Agnes and Ecstasy – vol IV                     

December 2005             

The Agnes Water main beach (yes - the one you cannot see because views of the beach are against the Council Planning Scheme) has been closed to the public for 5 days now and there is no sign that it will re-open soon due to an influx of irukandji ( evil jelly fish) which can kill in certain circumstances. Agnes Water has always been advertised as the northern most surf beach which is safe and FREE of nasty stingers etc, so assuming it has something to do with global warming, here we are in the peak of the season and no one in town can cool off in our ocean!

The Lions Madame President Lynda (or the Lovely Lynda as we call her out of ear shot)  is the Secretary of the Aquatic Community pool committee and she tells me that whilst out and about in various shops and service centres in Agnes Water yesterday, she overheard or partook in at least a dozen different conversations along the lines of - 'its school holidays we have lots of visitors in town and there is no where for anyone to swim safely'… at times like this the Aquatic Community pool would be invaluable to the safety of eager kids and adults to cool off.  Like everything that the Lions do up here, she does it with full gusto and unflagging enthusiasm so there is a good chance the Aquatic community Pool will be a reality. My husband (doesn't that sound deliciously possessive - 18 months married and I still get a thrill from it!) wrote a support letter and its really worth a read.  Write yours today please!

Update November 2006. Working at their usual light speed, the Council is now circulating the third survey to residents asking whether we want a public pool. What part of 'YES' don't they understand?

Agnes Water Etiquette

June Dally-Watkins eat your heart out!  We were dining at Kahunas (and doing thekill-that-fly-in-my-soup dance) and idly watching the never ending passing parade of folk waddling through the dining room area  to collect their take-away pizzas, when a young woman with husband and two small children in tow declares to a male attendant "Don't mind my bare feet, I would wear  shoes if we wee eating here".