The city slicker is on her way to country bumpkin

MY VIEW: with Lauren Hermon. Email: lauren@plainsproducer.com.au
Posted by Lisa Redpath in Our View on 13 Jul 2010 at 05:04 am

I didn’t know what to expect when I left Adelaide and arrived in Balaklava to begin work as a journalist at the Plains Producer in February.
I’ve been in Balaklava  for about five months now. The first week I arrived I was thrown into reporting on the 2010 state election. I had to learn who was who, which MPs were important to this region and the political jargon that comes with the territory.
During these few months of being a journo, I’ve reported on some of the biggest issues Wakefield Regional Council has faced in recent years. The Evans land case and how could we forget Port Wakefield’s Community Wastewater Management Scheme (a story which I’m proud to say I got my hands on before The Advertiser and Channel Seven’s Today Tonight).
Even Balaklava’s community bus story caused some controversy with council recently deciding to manage the service after Yorke and Lower North Health Services’ withdrawal from the long-standing joint venture.
I’ve had to learn ‘farming’ terminology and facts – when is the best season to sow, and the kinds of things farmers can actually sow!
Among all of this, I’ve also got up close and personal with an alleged murderer who cut his own ears off (Mark Brandon ‘Chopper’ Read).
I was thrown into the deep end.... and did I mention I can’t swi...
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