How not to get a Cold!
If you are out not to catch a cold, then don't catch a flight. To anywhere!
When I think back over the years, the number of times one brings home a heavy cold, or worse from travel, is probably around 50/50.
Congested airports, snuffling passengers, 'diseases' of the world ... they are the biggest competition to happy travels!
I had a few days in Kununurra last week, reviewing sandalwood plantations we have an interest in. How good was the warmth ( 30' and mild o/nite), SHORTS an T SHIRTS!, after the ongoing winter chills of Perth.
Following the abject demise of Quintis and its Sandalwood investment projects, we were able to come up with a means to salvage a part of our losses with the support of one of the key landowner stakeholders in Kununurra.
Suffice to say, at this point things are going well and the trees are certainly doing their bit as we head towards a planned 2028 harvest. Oversupplied markets following the collapse of Quintis remains the big unknown, but we look for this to resolve over the next year or so.
Sandalwood are an interesting topic, requiring a host tree for their survival, and producing heartwood which has a high oil content with a myriad of uses, including as a sought after additive for the cigarette crazy Indian market who remain the biggest product buyers.
The irrigated environment of Kununurra is an ideal location, but they also grow wild, and are harvested, across much of our temperate WA.
Unfortunately, bringing home some good news has been well and truly over influenced by the 'airport disease', but hopefully over the worst of this now and on the road to recovery, a wasted week the penalty clause.
size of the host trees removed after harvest & cotton which is replacing the sandalwood and suger cane on the Ord
the root bols of the Sandalwood trees, high in oil and lifted for processing
Update on the MCCC.
Unfortunately progress on the partnership between our local Rotary and the MCCC has been delayed as a result of the need for the appointment of a new CEO at the Chamber.
This has now been successfully completed and I note an e/m has arrived from the MCCC which will hopefully get this moving again.
Similarly with the RAC in terms of a delayed response to a proposal to work with them on community projects, especially aimed at younger people of school age and new drivers.
Look forward to progressing this asap.
All for now, with Ray busily fixing a Bintang breakfast in Bali!
Please don't bring home a cold!