Higgins
News in Brief
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HIGGINS!!
- This year marks 40 years since the first residents
of
Higgins moved in. It is rumoured that jumping castles will
soon
become a permanent feature of Higgins parks in celebration.
- Bilbys
Burrow (our
new fish n chip shop) renews hope for Higgins residents.
Higgins
footpaths treated to a makeover in preparation for its opening.
- Call
for Higgins tea-towels grows.... but design still remains elusive.
- Higgins puma mystery remains
unresolved, largely due to lack of reliable sightings.
- Dog
poo builds up in Boniwell St parkland. Hoi Polloi pleads for
persistence in poo pickups.
- Pennefather St pear tree struggling to
match last years bumper crop.
Tour the Hot Spots of Higgins!
 Hoi Polloi were totally chuffed
recently when
we sold one of our Higgins tshirts to a guy named Nick in California.
Way to go Nick, and welcome to the very exclusive club of
people
proud to wear Henry Higgins close to our hearts.
Being so far away and never having visited our beautiful suburb, Nick
was wondering what some of the Higgins hot spots are
that tourists like to visit. Well, Nick, here's our
top 6....
  
  
Have you visited
them all? Write to us and tell us what you thought.
editor@higgins.org.au
Opus Dei in Higgins?
 Hoi
Polloi went to have a chat with locally renowned conspiracy theorist,
Professor Bruce. His recent findings
suggest there's more to Higgins than meets the eye.
Professor
Bruce: There is a series of concrete structures sticking  out of the
ground that strongly suggest the presence of
underground tunnels.
Rumours have been around since Higgins was first gazetted that there's
a tunnel linking Parliament House to the Higgins fish n chip shop,
giving pollies and their staff easy access to the best fish n chips in
Canberra 24/7 during sitting time.
HP: We've read a book called ‘The Da Vinci Code’
and
thought maybe the Knights Templar have a base here. Do you think
that’s possible?
Prof:Ha. I have noticed a great
number of Christians in the area. I think it’s
more likely to be Opus Dei. Recently, though, we found something
terribly exciting, and our investigations are suggesting it looks very
much like a Fountain of Youth!.
Its supurbly camouflaged in mission brown, and inside is a tap that,
when activated, spurts out an elixir with magical properties.
We
are currently undertaking a complex series of tests, but at this stage
nothing is conclusive. Actually we are appealling to anyone
in possession of a key to the padlock on it to
contact us imediately.
HP:Wow that’s intriguing.
Photoessay
- Grafitti of Higgins
This edition we
give you the chance to get to know some of
the more artistic and expressive residents of Higgins.
  
  
   
  
 
Over the Fence
This article was
intended
as a record of comments heard over fences. Unfortunately, so far, only
one
conversation has been heard (Speak up peoples!).
So
instead we decided to interview some
residents about the fantastic new fence graffitti along Kingsford Smith
and Southern Cross Drives. Who are the artists? Please contact Hoi
Polloi if you know...
Hoi Polloi:What do
think of the new fence based artwork in Higgins?
Jaqueline (15
yrs): Oh
yeah not bad, very green.
Kacy (12 yrs):
Yeah
pretty good.
HP:Yeah pretty
good
job. Massive actually.
J: I know. I
didn’t
see anyone doing it. Did they do it at night?
HP:
The Hoi Polloi
thinks that there should be no fences in Higgins-well one of us anyway.
What do
you think?
J:
That’d be weird!
K: Yeah.
J: there
wouldn’t be
any privacy!
K: I know, I
don’t
want to see what some people are doing!
HP:
These fences look
pretty good anyway. How long have you lived in Higgins?
J: 15 years
K: Only 2.
I’m her
next door neighbour
HP:
Is the fence
between you painted?
J: It’s
a great big
green one. We have a little ladder going over it.
HP.
Cool. What about a
door.
J and K. Yeah
that’d
be awesome.
HP:
Maybe we should
get doors in all the fences in Higgins?
J,K:
That’d be
amazing!
HP:
OK Thanks for the
interview and I hope you get into Council one day. Viva Los Higgerinos!
J: What?
HP: That means
Long
Live Higgins
JK: Oh
A Knight in Higgins
As dusk fell on
Tuesday this week, shouts and clangs were heard in a Higgins park.
Hoi Polloi ran
outside to intercede in a community spirited manner but was surprised
to see members
of both genders clad in medieval armour whacking the begeezus out of each other
with wooden sticks.
They turned out to be the Creative Anachronist Society
under the Guidance of Sir Knight John (actually I’m not sure
it was John-please
write and correct me. We would be very happy to offer sponsorship to
these very
friendly and mentally appeased people).
Both young and old, it seems Sir John
has won the right to train his own army for the next local tournament.
Long
live Sir John and the Higgins army (not actual photo).
Hugh Jackman - a Huge Fan of Henry
Higgins
 A
recent story in a popular women's magazine has revealed that Hugh
Jackman
once played Henry Higgins live on stage. Our sources
confirm that HughJ was
initially thrilled to be able to play the great
man, but later was gutted when he found
out it was not a play about the
'Harvester Judgement' but in fact the story of My Fair Lady.
Rumour has it that he is now preparing to rectify the situation, some
25 years later, in a
play to be staged in the next season of the Sydney Theatre Company,
directed by
Cate Blanchett. Nice Work team.
Higgins Lends Hand to Weeds
of National Significance
 Higgins'
park mowing regime is almost ideally suited
to assist in the spread of some of the country’s most
significant weeds like
Chilean needle grass, Serrated Tussock and African Love Grass.
This sets us apart from the poor
residents in suburbs like
Griffith and Manuka, who get their parks mowed too regularly (even
watered) and have
to tolerate lush green lawn. They
wouldn’t even know what a grass rash is!
This
months
Competition
Email us at editor@higgins.org.au
and tell us where it is. If you dont
know, take a walk around your suburb and keep your eyes peeled. You
could win a prize.
Letters
to the
Editor
Dear
editor,
I
would like to congratulate you on your parochial webpage - purrrrfect
except for
the
"dogs of Higgins page". Equal bites and rights! What about the felines?
There
are many lap-cats in the suburb, in just about every window sunning
ourselves, or
sharpening
our claws on your shredded trees, or digging up your topsoil after doing
our
business. Sorry for the recent spraying spree, but it's that time of
year you
know,
it's damn hot and there is plenty of sexual frustration about.
So
how about a Whiskers-sponsored photo-spread? Meeeeeeeeeeeeow.
lick
lick.
If
you've something to say to us, please email editor@higgins.org.au
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