Leaving The Border Watch

Posted on March 9, 2010 at 3:01pm | 8 comments

There may be some interest in the fact I have left The Border Watch. This will be my only public statement.

When you hold a senior position in an organisation you learn to ride the bumps and take the rough with the smooth.

If you’re unhappy in a job you either put up with it, change the things that make you unhappy or leave.

I couldn’t change the things that were making me unhappy, so I chose to leave. I reflected on this while on holiday in January, and handed in my notice the day I returned to work.

The Border Watch is a very good newspaper with a proud history. It will be 150 years old next year.

The Border Watch is unique. (more…)

Blue Lake on a calm day

Posted on February 7, 2010 at 3:11pm | 2 comments

Blue Lake, Mount Gambier

The Blue Lake was looking particularly beautiful today. Conditions were perfectly still, which magnified the reflection, and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky.

Doctor’s appointment

Posted on December 10, 2009 at 5:25pm | 1 comment

Juliet wants to see a doctor. She rang our clinic today (December 10) for an appointment and the earliest she could get in was February 17.

Telford Scrub

Posted on November 14, 2009 at 2:50pm | 0 comments

Telford Scrub

Telford Scrub Conservation Park is 175ha just 15km north of Mount Gambier off Riddoch Highway towards Penola. (more…)

November heat wave

Posted on November 12, 2009 at 9:43pm | 2 comments

Slightly cooler today, just 30 degrees, but the nights are more pleasant. Much better in Mount Gambier than elsewhere in South Australia.

Typical spring

Posted on November 1, 2009 at 7:26pm | 0 comments

The next two days promise a typical spring forecast for Mount Gambier: Monday 32 degrees, Tuesday 17.

Roundabouts

Posted on October 23, 2009 at 5:07pm | 1 comment

Give way to the right at roundabouts? In Mount Gambier, truck drivers give way to nobody and elderly drivers give way to everybody. It’s chaos!

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