“If I can get something for nothing, I love it.” Perhaps no truer an Australianism has ever been uttered. Those are the words of Renae Cannon, police officer and single mum of eight-year-old son, Arlen, who lives in the regional town of Emerald, in Queensland's Central Highlands. While she loves a good freebie, she also appreciates a bargain or the good-ol’ bartering system that one can only really benefit from in country Australia, where a cup of sugar from your neighbour will cost you a song. “Sometimes you just meet people and work out what
a local gem
Nov 09, 2022
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