Catalogue
Maggie Marriott
Sunday, 21 January 2024
50.1 N ewsletter 04 The Pirate Queens' Buoys
The Kindness of Strangers has saved me from despair. Before COVID Facebook Friends offered me accommodation. When COVID lockdown left me stranded sleeping in the 4WD and nowhere to go, no cafes or libraries to sit and work. No public toilets or showers, I stayed out of town in State Parks - although even that was illegal. Eventually, a total stranger reading my FaceBook Post offered me an unfurnished cabin.
52 N ewsletter 09 The Pirate Queens' Buoys Fiduciary Duties
The Kindness of Strangers has saved me from despair. Before COVID Facebook Friends offered me accommodation. When COVID lockdown left me stranded sleeping in the 4WD and nowhere to go, no cafes or libraries to sit and work. No public toilets or showers, I stayed out of town in State Parks - although even that was illegal. Eventually, a total stranger reading my FaceBook Post offered me an unfurnished cabin. 53 Controversy over Rowing Course Consultant for Head Of The Lake CONTRACTORS have criticised a decision by the City of Ballarat to fly in an international consultant to advise on the Lake Wendouree rowing course. An email sent to all City of Ballarat councillors and seen by The Courier yesterday calls into question the hiring of New Zealand consultant Chris Johnson ahead of the Head of the Lake event next month and the Australian Masters Championships in May. A spokesperson for the City of Ballarat yesterday declined to detail the cost of Mr Johnson’s travel and employment. Assurances have been
made that the rowing course will be ready for the Head of the Lake on March 4. Written before a meeting between council officers and Rowing Australia officials yesterday, the leaked email was sent by Stawell-based firm Buoyage Systems Australia, which was contracted to refurbish and reinstall the course ahead of last month’s National Canoeing Championships. In the email, company director Maggie Marriott said staff were “incensed” after being misinformed about the state of the Page 44
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