There is an interesting news story here . The word is that land is going to be cleared to make way for a pop up eatery at Nelly Bay catering for backpackers. A power pole has been installed . It is just one of many island yarns going begging , one being the growing Melbourne connection and influence on the isle, another a new high tech business set up.
In other island news , not picked up by the sleepy mainland scribes , there has been a build up of weed on several beaches , causing nostrils to twitch . Weed along Nelly Bay beach , near the groyne, below..
Our Shipping Reporter , the only one north of Bondi , he's seemingly everywhere- like Chicken Man - was present when a dramatic rescue took place off the Picnic Bay Jetty. It involved the retrieval of a hat blown from the head of a woman
The attention of the above passing outboard was made and it gave chase after the hat , finally plucking it out of the sea with a boat hook and passing it up to the happy owner, who rejoiced with a group photo in which she has her arm raised in jubilation .