Happy birthday to Vinnie Nisbet who is 91 and will wear out another goafer yet. Vinnie has just bought himself a new racing model and wants to sell his old one.

Dot Canfield of Melbourne passed away aged 87. She was married to Bill ,the oldest of the Canfields

Congratulations to Miranda Reid and Tyler Stevens who have a baby girl called Natika Belle

Welcome home to Jill McFarlane of Passing Clouds

Welcome back to Wedderburn to Rick and Denise Caulfield. They missed us so have bought Biddy Jacques’s house and returned.

Poor Jeremy Mills broke his ankle on Saturday. Has had an operation to pin it.

More confidential fanmail


Dear Pearl of wisdom
I am glad to see you using your extraordinary wisdom to help Wedderburn people and fix global problems Have you ever thought of taking up the role of village crone? .I will remind you of the necessary attributes required.
1 Hooked nose
2 facial hair
3 An increasing tendency to look scary
4 Sound knowledge of herbal remedies
5 A willingness to make social comment even if you don’t know what you are talking about
6 An ability to deliver babies
Patricia Spruce
Sydney
Dear Patricia
. I can accommodate most of the criteria but I have retired from delivering babies. The last time I attended a birth I felt such empathy for the poor mother that I excused myself and went to make her a cup of tea. Had to drink it myself as sheep apparently don’t like tea. So no
I remain
Pearl of wisdom


Dear Pearl of wisdom
I gave up smoking 5 years ago to preserve my youthful complexion but I am getting wrinkles.
Tony Benain

Dear Tony
Tony ,Wedderburn people don’t get wrinkles ,only merinos have those. Wedderburn people get laughter lines. Considering you have the biggest heartiest laugh in town, of coarse you will have laughter lines deep enough to catch fluff in . If you are concerned about your laughter crevasses please don’t stop laughing.
Get your face mulesed before the practise is banned. Can you believe that Goochee bloke from Italy ( who probably wouldn’t know a sheep if he fell over it) can refuse to take Aussie wool if we mules the sheep.? The marketing ding bats have failed the farmer again. We all know that cosmetic surgery is an expensive business . Why didn’t they tell him that it is only the lucky sheep that have cosmetic surgery on their
Pearl of wisdom