The large dead tree jammed up against Nelly's Groyne on Magnetic Island for months has broken free ,according to our drifting Shipping Reporter, the only one north of Bronte Beach , Sydney . Unless given the Ryobi slashing treatment it will surely become a menace to Manly and Mandorah ferries.
High tides and constant winds which have buffeted the island are thought to have dislodged the flotsam,seen above up against the groyne . During the year the groyne was painfully impaled by a floating frond.
Our waterfront roundsman says the shipwrecked mainland media has not cracked the story behind the life size mermaid which suddenly appeared on the rocks at the entrance to Magnetic Island . Over the year , it was mistreated-arms torn off, beheaded . Still sitting there, exposed to the elements , a gruesome sight .
