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NIMMITABEL WEATHER

Marjory Kobold 2003

(written in despair on the day before the Show 2003,  when, after 3 days at 35’, the forecast was for snow above 1,000metres)

“It’s as cold as hell in Nimmitabel,”

That was Banjo’s line.

But in my view,

It’s not all true,

“Warm hearts” is more in line.

Mates.  Neighbours.  Cobbers.  Pals.

The warmth of friendship’s strong.

Nimmitabel’s face 

Is a tiny, cold place,

But plenty of heroes belong.

Our Volunteers won the National Bank prize,

Took the medal and ten thousand dollars.

Five thousand people had come

“Back to Nimmity Belle”

And confounded all the scholars.

Unsung heroes like Pinky Stove

Make a difference you wouldn’t believe

It’s amazing how much,

Without any fuss,

This quiet, gentle hero can achieve.

He fixes and cleans wherever the need.

Smooth running, tidy place is his pride.

Working to the last

On community tasks,

Loyal and humble beside.

Rae Stove herself is a legend as well.

She’s another who works till she drops.

Rae graciously gives

Of her effort and time.

Stove kindness to all never stops.

Then there’s JAG.  He’s one out of the bag,

Going from sun rise to night fall.

He reckons his knees

Would bloody well freeze

If he ever stopped working at all.

So JAG’s out with the snags, delighting the wags,

With barbies, gossip and cheer,

Building Nimmity panache

And Lions funding stash

With his smile, his yarns and a beer.

Ian Blyton juggles all - the farm, Show and Hall,

Wool, Ram Sales, church and history if you please.

Rae works alongside.

We warmly take pride

In our unsung heroes like these.

Marg Weston’s another, a top wife and mother

Whose giving continues without glory.

Mend fence?  Fix Nim News?

Or cook Lions’ stews?

In between, she’ll write a poem or story!

I won’t mention feuds or the ten-year bad moods

No fuel, neighbour’s niggles and chi-ack,

For disagreeing with passion

Is constantly fashion

Among some on the Nimmity track.

Though snowy winds are cold, here’s my statement bold:

“Nimmitabel hearts are the warmest by far.”
Charlies, Alcocks, Thisso’s, Greens,

Roses, Tozers, Buckleys, Jardines -

Strong families make us what we are.

So Banjo may be right, the thermometer’s a fright,

Coldest in Australia, but it’s strange:
We’re a warm friendly lot

We love the job we’ve got,

Keeping Nimmitabel proudly “Top of the Range.”