The Bay Post/Moruya Examiner’s front page story today about the exuberant Bonnie Brewer is another example of why it is so much fun to live and work in the Eurobodalla.
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As Emily Barton’s story shows, when Bonnie is not leading her rugby union team on the field, Bonnie appears in other incarnations.
Bonnie is a keen and cheerful member of the Bay Theatre Players, in both that group’s youth and general ensembles.
She is a joyful dancer and a student at St Bernard’s Primary School, Batehaven.
She has a ready smile and clearly loves life.
She clearly saw no reason not to follow her brother onto the rugby field and has been having a blast.
She plays halfback for the Batemans Bay Boars’ under 11s – which means she sets the plays – which means – to be frank – she’s smart.
Go Bonnie – and go all the other girls she hopes will join her on the field.
Her days of playing with the boys are limited and her cheerful wish is for others to step up and form an all-girls team. Why not?
The rubbish that collected on the Batemans Bay foreshore over the long weekend (page 3) brought back memories of the rubbish Moruya residents bemoaned after the Easter weekend – fishing tackle, bags of bait etc – left in the North Head break wall.
Our problems are nothing compared to those on Sydney and Melbourne waterways, but perhaps twice daily collections should be introduced in such a popular tourist thoroughfare as the Batemans Bay foreshore.
We’re glad tourist operators have reported a good weekend for business (page 5), but tourism is a double-edged sword.
Our picture shows some tried to stack their rubbish neatly. Ensuring there is enough bin room for those who do wish to dispose of their rubbish is wise.
On the bright side, the shire’s beaches have come up very nicely in the regular “State of the Beaches” report (page 5).
No beach will ever be free of bacterial contamination – a pristine beach off a national park will still collect bacteria after heavy rain, from native animals.
However, the shire’s beaches are doing well indeed, which is good news for all of us – those who depend on them for their income and those of us who just love them.