Hi Everyone,
Great to hear Bowen Pink Stumps was another huge success over the weekend and congratulations to the organisers, Bowen Cricket Association, whose event was once again able to be included in the top 10 of fundraisers Australia-wide.
Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the Bowen Pink Stumps event was made even more special by the attendance of cricketing legend Glenn McGrath who catapulted our small regional town onto the national playing field once again.
Our journalist, Bronte, was present on the day and was thrilled to get an exclusive interview with the man himself, commenting that he was indeed, very tall.
Speaking of Bronte, this is probably a good time to let you all know that sadly she is leaving us to return to her home town after a year writing across all four of our publications, and in particular this newspaper.
Since she started, Bronte has been a ray of light, not only in the office, but also with everyone she has met in the community.
I am frequently getting calls or involved in conversation where Bronte’s name is raised and praised far and wide.
She will be fondly remembered for her year in the ‘hot tropics’ – her hilarious phone interviews with good looking local musicians, her pineapple hair styles when it gets too hot and her ability to make every one she spends time with feel great.
For me personally, I will miss the massively important role she played writing often dozens of articles every week, always ready to help, forward-thinking and jumping in to predict what the paper needs next.
Bronte will now be moving closer to family who she has missed greatly over the last year, and we wish her all the luck in the future.
She is not leaving until the second week of March so if you see her around over the next few weeks make sure you wish her well.
Rach
Quote of the Week: “Change is hard at first, messy in the middle and gorgeous at the end” (Robin Sharma)
