Chers Amis,
What a difference a day
makes! As I write, a day ago we received
the announcement that the Bega Valley LGA Covid 19 lockdown was to come to an
end. Up to that point, and in the
context of news reports of a number of Covid cases having been detected in the
area, the prospects were for a lifting of restrictions only on some distant
horizon. Social distancing restrictions
will continue and PPEs will still have to be worn in some circumstances but
now, by and large, we can all breathe a sigh of relief and get back to doing
the things we all want to do. With this
in mind you will be aware that, with the lightning speed of a dawn commando
raid, Mike and Clive organised a pétanque game on Friday the 17th and our
Committee is conducting a(n outdoors) meeting next Friday to get our Alliance
activities back on track again. Mike
will be contacting you by e-mail about upcoming events asap.
The other big item in recent
news, of course, concerns the demise of the troubled Franco-Australian
submarine project and consequent press reports of the challenges this has
caused for the bilateral relationship.
However, I am confident that with the passage of time and a refocussing
on our shared values and history, the maturity of our relationship with France
will restore the warmth of the links which for so long have joined our two
governments.
Best wishes Rob McCombie
