Bouquet to everyone who participated in Clean up Australia Day down at Little Manly Beach, Collins Flat and East Esplanade. Little Manly was one of the original sites for Clean up Australia when it was started in 1990 by Ian Keirnan. We have picked up a lot of rubbish in those 34 years.

Brickbat to Council for delaying the purchase of new Hop Skip Jump buses. But we don’t mind riding the crappy buses as long as the service remains. The drivers are what makes the service great. The free (but you can make a donation on board) Hop Skip Jump bus service is very much appreciated.

Bouquet. to Council for starting works to fix the broken stormwater pipe from East Esplanade to the harbour adjacent to the Manly Yacht Club. We look forward to the reopening of the walkway soon.

Brickbat to the Council for cancelling the Taste of Manly because there was no alternative to the Police requirement to ‘fence the event in’ on the Corso. But it is ok to lease areas of public space in Market Lane and then fence that area.