Higgins Hoi Polloi is published monthly to bring you the latest news, views and muse from the auspicious suburb of Higgins. For those of you wondering where this utopia is, its in west Belconnen in the Australian Capital Territory.
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This month we talked to local Higginsonian, 'Fran M'. This is what she had to say:
Q. What new addition would you like to see in Higgins?
Fran: I'd like to see communal vege patches and more native shrubs and grasses in our local parks.
Q. What is the most romantic place in Higgins?
Fran: My house, for sure.
Q. Where would you go if you wanted to feel creative and inspired in Higgins?
Fran: I'd go for a walk up to Landsend on Drake-Brockman Drive,
There I can look out over the paddocks and the Brindabella mountains,
its absolutely beautiful.
Q. Do you think Henry Higgins would be proud of Higgins?
Fran: Definitely. There's a real mix of people. I'd say we're proud of who we are, and generally everyone's pretty friendly.
Q. Should we have a flag and if so what should it look like?
Fran: Maybe some of those pictures from down at the shops that the kids have drawn could make a good flag?
Q. Should 30 June, Henry Higgin's birthday, be a public holiday for Higgins residents?
Fran: Definitely!
Q. Should we invade Scullin or Page?
Fran: No way. Those suburbs are no where near as cool as Higgins. I
think we should build a fence around us, to stop them from invading us!
LUV frm Ainsli
I absltly LUV this website! U guys R way cool. Where is Higgins tho? Or hawker? Sorry is that rude J ???XXX Minty in Ainslie.
Ed. Why not visit Higgins one day Minty, the real thing is way cooler than this website.
A note from our neighbour
I don't know who you people think you are but this website is an
absolute outrage and I have written to the Board of Slanderous websites
to complain. Hawker is in no way a snobby neighbour thinking itself
above its' lowly 'post-Kingsford-Smith drive neighbours'. We are quite
happy to have you come to our video shop that specializes in french
erotica or the trivia night with free cocktail sausages at the Soccer
Club. Do you hear me complaining about your pathetic little empty
shopping square with monuments to the 2 shoppers who came thru in 1971
or something. God, just because you “used' to be the end of the
bus route. Really, what have you got going for you now??! (I can't
believe I actually read that monument!-I must have been really bored!)
Exhasperated Arminel, Hawker.
Ed. Complain away Arminel! Maybe if you call her majesty and invite her
over for a little tea party, she can decide if you are as good as you
think you are. Henry Higgins would run rings around Harriet Hawker (or
whoever it is).
And from Scullin
What is this sh%@?
Jody, Scullin
Ed. …!!