Table of Contents
Contents
Municipal Gum ii
L.P.D.G.R (Unincorporated) Corporate Overview 1
You Should Be Here 2
How We Do it 6
Meet the Team 12
Governance and Committees 17
Our Facilities 21
Critical Friends 25
Gallery of Local Colour 26
Hearing from You 27
Public Submissions
Playground 29
Playground Shoes 31
Song of the Left Behind 33
From the Parents and Friends 35
Not Hard to Gauge 37
From a Playground Weary Parent 39
Answer to Her Question 41
She Stoops to Love 43
Autumnal Dance 45
Can I Have Your Attention 47
Park 49
Thrown by the Sight 51
If it Was Your Son You'd Ask the Same Question 53
Wildlife a Note Found 55
Holding His Own 57
Intercourse in my Local Park 59
Requiem for a Gambler 61
Out of the Fire and into the Frying Pan 63
Roadside Ode 65
Brought to the Ground 67
Temperature Rising 69
Parkview 16 June 2022 71
The Prodigal Daughter 73
Rack and Ruin Ltd 75
It Didn't Escape Our Eye 77
Correspondence
Received 79
Fax from Royal Park Volunteer Weeding Group 81
Telegram from The Leveson Street Reserve Social Committee 83
From the External Advisory Board of Pleasance Gardens Progress Association 85
From the Archivist of Clayton Dog Park Owners Association 87
Issued 89
First and Probably Last Police Report 91
To the Chair of the North Melbourne Recreation Reserve Landcare Group 93
To the HR Section of Poles Victoria 95
Email to the Full Council 97
CEO to North Melbourne Police 99
Voicemail from the Secretary 101
To the Chief Chemist of the North Melbourne Pool 103
Investigating the Ring Cycle 105
Field Report from the Loss Assessment Officer 107
Notice of Removal by Poles Victoria 109
Telex to North Melbourne Police from the Waste Management Delegate 113
Contents vii
Consultant's Report on Chain Management Process 115
Breaking News from the Loss Assessment Officer 117
From the Bylaws Enforcement Officer 119
The Loss Assessment Officer to the Ethics Officer 121
Memo to the Head of Public Works 123
Leaked Council Whistle Blower Report 125
Loss Assessment Report 2022/N7/Final 127
A Blue View from the Waste Management Delegate 129
A Warning from the Parking Inspector 131
Loss Assessment Officer's Note on the Question of Doubt 133
Announcement on Loss of Loss Assessment Officer 135
A Final Word from Our Sponsor 137
Last Minute Quiz 139
Other Works by this Author 141
