Sit Down With Sam

Hi Readers

I’ve added a new item to my list of new year’s resolutions, and that’s to catch a barra.

I know next to nothing about fishing and when I’ve sat in on conversations with experts talking shop, it seems to me like they’re speaking another language.

But, equipped with a fishing rod and tackle box recovered from my Pa’s shed and a cast net I got for my birthday as a child, I’m determined to reel one in – you could say I’ve got all the gear and no idea.

A couple of people who know a thing or two about fishing are Neil and Sienna Green who you would’ve seen on the cover of this week’s edition alongside Niel’s wife Leanne, Sienna’s partner Dale and their fishing dog Bozo.

I sat down with the father-daughter fishing duo to get an update on the Government’s phasing out of gillnets – you can catch their story on page 4.

I was sure to get some tips and tricks from the experts while I sat down with them and will keep you updated on this venture.

You’ll also find more information about the upcoming local government election in this week’s newspaper, with some photos from Burdekin Chamber’s Candidate Forum on page 6 and some comments from the two mayoral candidates on page 7.

Home Hill Chamber of Commerce also hosted a forum this week, however it was after our print deadline, so you’ll see photos from that in next week’s edition.

Election time always arouses different thoughts, opinions and ideas from members of the community, and we’ve been contacted recently about sharing these views in ‘Letters to the Editor’.

As a locally owned, independent and neutral publication, Burdekin Life is open to receiving and printing Letters to the Editor, however these are printed at the publication’s discretion dependent on space available and the contents of the letter.

So, if you’ve got something to share, feel free to send it in to the email address on your left.

One last update from me: the first instalment of the Home Hill Happy Hour, my new show on Sweet FM, was a lot of fun.

I’m looking forward to integrating the show into my weekly routine, so tune in to 97.1 Sweet FM every Tuesday from 7:00pm to hear some of my favourite tunes that I think you’ll enjoy.

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