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For those who are not familiar with Australian Politics, there is Federal, State and Local governments. Federal - Elected and elections are mandatory. Takes care of everything that concerns the whole country, federal police, customs and quarantine, national parks, mail and that sort of stuff. State - Elected and elections are mandatory. Takes care of all major highways, freeways and main arterial roads, power, police and emergency services, fisheries, state border control especially with interstate quarantine, ports, railways, wildlife parks and nature reserves, marine reserves, that sort of stuff. Local - Elected but elections not mandatory. Are responsible for rubbish removal & recycling, street lights, recreation parks, skateparks and sports centres, gardens, street sweeping, libraries, rangers, that sort of thing. A little different from most countries... Q

With double concrete-block, walls and double insulated, to with stand the hot summers that we get each year. The building will be mostly just two levels, with a small section in the middle that will have a third level, which will be for air traffic control. At 280-metre wide, 80-metre deep and 9-metre high, the air terminal will be revealed as that, when I submit the plans for a second airport runway, that will be 2,250 metres long, to the local council. I did want to have a longer runway, b

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A short while later, we arrived at the wharf, and there was a tender waiting for us on the beach, as the yacht was anchored close to Red Island, and after Jacky made a ear piercing whistle. Ashton soon appeared and we set off back to the yacht, where Elizabeth and two of the new stewards had a tray of cool drinks waiting for us. “Well, what do you think, did they seem to like my suggestions?” I asked James as we sat down in the upper saloon, “I think they liked it very much, I will be intere

I must have fallen asleep, as I woke to the sound of Kyle trying to wake me up. “Come on mate, it is time for some breakfast,” he said to me, and I groaned in pain as I moved. “Does it still hurt? We will get you some tablets once we are at the table,” Kyle said to me as he helped me up. “What happened to Dinner?” I asked, as my brain started to recall what happened the day before. “You were out like a light after you had that soup, so we thought best to let you sleep,” Kyle replied, Are we

After some discussions earlier, James had reluctantly agreed to be part of the show, so on occasions he would be included, with the filming crew beginning as soon as the temporary crew step off the plane. James and I remained in the bus where it is much cooler, and James stepped out as the crew approached the bus. “Welcome to the Northern Peninsula, I am Captain James Hakney of the Yacht Saluzi, which is moored at the wharf at Seisia,” James said to the crew as they dragged their heavy lugga

“Hey, just wait a moment. Did you just say his Lordship as in aristocracy?” Margaret asked her boss. “That is correct, I did a bit of digging, which was not very easy to do, but I found out who really owns this yacht. Margaret, may I present to you, Lord Edwin Crawford, the Baron of Fordell, and Baronet of Wigan, Scotland,” George said. Margaret stood up and gave a short curtsy, “My Lord, this is indeed a privilege,” she said to me. “Yes, thankyou, I guess I can’t be surprised that you would

“Excuse me Mr Fordell, has a decision been made on the film crew accommodations?” he asked me. “Yes, the Director gets the double cabin across from me, while the other six have the three twin cabins, close to the laundry. Make sure that they only use three cabins, as the rest are for the temporary crew,” I replied, and Marius set off to relay the information. “One other thing, I think that all senior officers should dine up here during this 13 week charter, so if you can let Samantha know, a

Meanwhile the remaining eight crewmembers, will share twin cabins, and the producer and two film-production crewmembers will have a twin cabin each. From Cairns onwards we will have a larger production crew onboard, to work out the finer details of the programme before the temporary crew arrive, and the extras will fly out on the day the temporary crew arrive,” I informed my crew. The crew decided to wait until after all the carpets are cleaned before moving all of their belongings over to t

Suddenly I saw Kyle approaching fast, “Look if you don’t want to believe me, I will pass you onto him,” I said to the Police Officer, and I handed the phone to Kyle. “This is Dr Kyle Davies, Forensic Psychologist for the Department of Corrections, if it is number 8 Ventnor Avenue that has just blown up, then it is my business office, and I suggest that do as what my good friend suggested and get a squad car here pronto,” Kyle said before ending the call. “Bloody idiots, good quick thinking a

Thanks for that I will check Q

Once the staff of the school had left the yacht, we raised anchors and headed up river, to where we would be meeting those coming on the cruise. When we arrived at the pier, there was two supply trucks waiting for us, to top up supplies for the yacht, for the overnight cruise, and for our trip up the East coast to Newcastle. Once the supplies were onboard, we had about three hours before the guests started to arrive, so I retreated to my suite for a short nap, while the crew were busy cleani

Fixed one spelling error thanks. Q

Hey mate, I have been to Tassie once many years ago, and loved seeing the Apple Isle. ive seen just Hobart, and most of the west coast including Strahan and Queenstown plus Cradle Mountain, Stanley, Launceston and Devonport, enjoyed the trip immensely, and I was planning to visit Tassie again this year until the pandemic hit, so I’ve been forced to holiday elsewhere later this year.

This is when I learnt that James has a younger brother – Ashton, who is in his second year of studying at university, in the area of Marine Biology, and he has also just completed his certification as a master diving instructor, plus certification as coxswain, to skipper vessels up to 12 metres in length, and the shipboard safety course. The following day, I was in the ships office extremely early as I had a telephone call to make to Robert, where it was 8 pm there and 4 am on the yacht. The

Without mentioning the email, I failed to convince them to stay on, even with an increase of pay and responsibilities, so I thanked them for meeting with me and wished them all the best of success for the future. After they had left, no doubt to finish their packing, I sat back down and thought about this situation a bit. “Hunter, can you check to see if any of my belongings are still in my suite, while I speak to the Captain alone,” I asked, and Hunter headed off upstairs. “Captain, did you

When Sebastian learnt of my plans to build an exact replica of the Eifel Tower in Perth, he thought it was a crazy idea, especially when I asked for some financial support for the project. It was almost a week later before he contacted me back and let me know that he has agreed to build the 324-metre tall building, which is 125 metres in diameter. I had also offered to build four new bridges over the Swan River, which will have higher clearances, and wide gaps between the support beams to al

After I had eaten, I burped loudly, and said excuse me in German. I said that I was sorry that I can not remember no more apart from coming from Zurich, and I had no idea how I managed to remember that, although I do get flashes of looking at a large castle, but I was not sure where the castle is located. For the next two days, I tried to remember some more but I couldn’t, but I was able to speak a bit of English now, which was helping with communicating with the doctor and nurses. When a ma

I guessed that I had hidden the wave runner at Amber Creek, as I decided to continue to move away from the river, as a deadly slow pace, trying to make very little noise and very little sign of me being in this area. When I heard the motor start up again, I increase my speed, as the motor would hide any noise that I would make, as I headed in a south-westerly direction according to the compass that I had retrieved from my backpack. I was aiming to come up to the road that I pad passed under

“Oh, I see, well I do apologise for intruding, I will go now, as I only have a few hours before the yacht leaves,” I said as I started to make my way to the door. “Not so fast Mr, I need some details first, take a seat at the table,” the man said to me, and I did as I was told, still not sure, if he was really armed or not. “Right, firstly your full name, and the name of the yacht you are on?” the man demanded of me, “My name is Edwin Fordell, and the yacht I am on is called the Calamity Jan

After five years of studies, I had finally graduated with a double degree with honours in Business and Law, and I was now ready to take on a new challenge. The family was once again scattered all around the world, with the twins back in Switzerland, while Sebastian and Lewis are onboard the Southern Explorer, travelling around the world. Our newest addition to the family Louis Devereaux, is now studying at university in England, while I had decided to remain in Perth, Western Australia, as I

Xander has just completed his university studies, and is already busy with a lot of investments and projects.

is this error in Chapter one, or where? Can yo be more specific on the location please. Q

thanks mate, I will go back and check on that now

You always seem to pick it right