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Front cover: It's time to say goodbye to 2020 and roll on 2021! And to keep you occupied over Summer we have given you a few ideas of places to visit in your own backyard.
December 28, 2020 Issue 212 Roll on 2021!
The Local is a weekly community publication covering the Central Highlands. The next edition is out on Monday, January 4, 2021. Or online on Sunday, January 3 at www.tlnews.com.au Space bookings: Wednesday, December 30 Copy deadline: Thursday, December 31 Editorial deadline: Thursday, December 31
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Managing editor | Donna Kelly General manager | Kyle Barnes Sub-editors | Nick Bunning and Lindsay Smith Writers | Kevin Childs, Tony Sawrey, Jeff Glorfeld, Narelle Groenhout, Sandy Scheltema and Donna Kelly Photographers | Kyle Barnes and David White
The Local - The Heart of the Highlands
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Local Lines
What virus?
(After John Fuller) The things that lately I do hate And over which I cannot skate Is people now have crazy theories (Instead of simply having queries) And what they say is just a series Of views the foolish duplicate. To listen to these silly dearies Sometimes I think it is my fate They simply cause my nerves to grate And from this dross that simply wearies Fly naively to their eyries While we for sense just have to wait They set a course that never veeries With fantasies no one can slate. While we’re left watching from the gate With sadness and eyes full of tearies. They want us to ignore the law And think of neighbours as a chore Which they don’t want to care about. Then marching they all cop a clout And go home with their heads quite sore. And in their rooms just scream and shout. Well all of this just makes us glum That people really are so dumb To simply run around the grass And end up sitting on their arse In cuffs with bruises on their bum Thinking that they’re bold as brass
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They blame the network called 5G We roll our eyes and sip green tea They blame world banks and paedophiles Their logic showing all the wiles Of Hector and his dancing flea They want us all to give them freedom They think that laws you just don’t need ’em They suit themselves and ignore others Go where they like and have their druthers But still want all of us to feed ’em When blaming they all say cabal It’s vague, embracing and banal The commies, Muslims and the Jews, Like blaming sadness on the blues, Or Lenin, Moses, or Kemal When they say virus from China All we see is virus denier While others say it’s all a hoax And facts and stats just will not coax Them into looking any higher I suppose that when it’s all wrapped up Conspiracists are babies, pups. They’re really saying look at us We are not coping, stop the bus, Don’t treat us like we’re all grownups
- Tom Perfect Tom Perfect thanks everyone living here and in Melbourne who did the community thing during this pandemic. Local Lines are mostly written by a group of local poets but if you would like a poem considered for publication, contact Bill Wootton - cottlesbreedge@gmail.com
