Wonderful woman! She should have been in the Queen's Birthday honours list, maybe next year?
meetoo said
03:23 PM Jun 16, 2018
Mike Harding wrote:
Wonderful woman! She should have been in the Queen's Birthday honours list, maybe next year?
She deserves a lot more than that too. Hats off to her.
Cheers, John.
JA2340 said
07:21 PM Jun 16, 2018
And there are thousands and thousands like Pauline all over this country!
Part of what makes travelling around is finding hidden gems like this and other small towns!
FWIW, I have lived most of my life beyond the "sandstone curtain" in smaller communities, and they each have a life of their own! While everyone knows everyone else (and sometimes knows more than is convenient) there's nothing I like better than being able to walk outside my home, wave to the postie, or some random driving past, maybe have a chat to the neighbours, see what the latest calving rates have been, check the camels are OK next door, and just go about my business, knowing that, if I had need of help, it would be there (and possibly before I realised I needed it!).
Every small community has its own "vibe" some are very welcoming of visitors, some not so much, but they all have something of value!
As for the Queen's Birthday honours, she'll have to wait another year. I'm thinking that she should be nominated for Australian of the Year. It's easy to do online.
just need to go to www.australianoftheyear.org.au/ and nominate her! I dunno how they decide, but a number of nominations should count, I believe. I've done it!
As we travel the highways, and byways, we sometimes dismiss the small towns we pass through as uninteresting
We sometimes take for granted, that roadside stops are our right, sometimes not realising that someone has been cleaning them
For those who have never had the privilege of living in a small community, below is a link to an ABC news article.
I have yet to visit this small town, but when I do, I shall certainly stop to spend a few coins, to help them along
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-16/pauline-hedges-85-year-old-cleaning-outback-toilet-to-save-lives/9874562
Thanks Tony.
Aussie Paul.
Wonderful woman! She should have been in the Queen's Birthday honours list, maybe next year?
She deserves a lot more than that too. Hats off to her.
Cheers, John.
Part of what makes travelling around is finding hidden gems like this and other small towns!
FWIW, I have lived most of my life beyond the "sandstone curtain" in smaller communities, and they each have a life of their own! While everyone knows everyone else (and sometimes knows more than is convenient) there's nothing I like better than being able to walk outside my home, wave to the postie, or some random driving past, maybe have a chat to the neighbours, see what the latest calving rates have been, check the camels are OK next door, and just go about my business, knowing that, if I had need of help, it would be there (and possibly before I realised I needed it!).
Every small community has its own "vibe" some are very welcoming of visitors, some not so much, but they all have something of value!
As for the Queen's Birthday honours, she'll have to wait another year. I'm thinking that she should be nominated for Australian of the Year. It's easy to do online.
just need to go to www.australianoftheyear.org.au/ and nominate her! I dunno how they decide, but a number of nominations should count, I believe. I've done it!