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Matt Formston paces the car park at Lennox Point in far northern NSW like a sugared-up kid waiting to pounce on the end-of-party lolly bags. Many goals have been set during the COVID-19 pandemic, some quickly broken, others set in stone. Formston has been dreaming of surfing enormous barrelling waves. He wants to stand inside a 10- to 15-foot screamer – for some arcane reason, surfers firmly adhere to imperial measurements – with a curtain of water curling over the top of him, the ocean spitting and snarling at the temerity of his intrusion.
Even in the madness of youth, when broken limbs are laughed off more readily than in middle age, there are no guarantees when a human flings themselves down the front of a big wave. In Formston’s case all bets are off: he’s nearly 95 per cent blind.
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The NSW coastline is being stormed by an armada of bluebottles as the state s beaches get battered by weather conditions favourable for the stinging species of jellyfish. Strong north-easterly winds came in on Thursday night and have continued on Friday, blowing from Coffs Harbour on the state s north coast down to Merimbula on the far south coast. Thousands of bluebottles have already washed up on beaches in Sydney, including Maroubra and Bronte in the eastern suburbs as well as Warriewood and Palm Beach on the northern side of the city. Bluebottles blanket Sydney’s Palm Beach.
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Governor Beazley quietly starts a progressive party
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Governor Beazley quietly starts a progressive party
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NSW Governor
Margaret Beazley might have made history at Government House on Friday with a decidedly new-age end of year celebration. The Governor, who is a former president of the NSW Court of Appeal, invited a number of friends and associates to the historic residence for a spot of yoga followed by sunset drinks. A progressive approach to the festive season indeed.
The group started with a yoga class inside Government House’s public state rooms before heading to the verandah for champagne and canapes while watching the sun set over Bennelong Point.