Bowraville

I love this little town. Yesterday I heard it referred to as the town that time forgot and I agree. It is just a regular country town from my childhood. Not over developed, not renovated to within an inch of it's life, not trying to be anything it isn't. It has its problems but if community spirit has anything to do with long-term success, then Bowraville will be forging ahead forever :-)

Yesterday was the opening of the new town clock. The town had had a clock for an infinite number of years and it had been broken for almost as long! So a number of community groups got together, formed a committee, worked their butts off and bingo! One new clock :-)

And this isn't just any clock - it has a webcam built in so you can go onto the local website and check out the view at any time - day or night!

The clock was actually opened by the widow of the original designer which was a lovely touch. Also present for the ceremony were the famous Bowraville Singers, and the local pollies.

Now I could say something cheeky about the pollies coming out but the elections are over, their presence was obviously appreciated and they spoke warmly and genuinely. Nothing to criticize really ...

Anyway, and this is another indication of how the town works, it was amazing how many people in the audience had gone to a significant effort to get dressed up for the occasion. This wasn't just a brief interruption to the Saturday morning routine, this ceremony was genuinely important.