Did Julia Roberts quarantine in the Hunter?
The Sun Herald reported on Sunday that the actress arrived in Sydney by private jet earlier this month.
Roberts, who won an Oscar for her starring role in Erin Brockovich, will shoot a movie in Australia with her pal George Clooney later this year.
"She spent her quarantine at an estate north-west of Sydney, perhaps as far as the Hunter Valley, with assistance from Nicole Kidman's security team," the story said.
So was the pretty woman herself holed up in a mansion somewhere in the glorious Hunter Region?
A Shark Tale
Nathan Cliff gave us a great belly laugh with this photo that he posted of a "bull shark" stuck in floodwater.
It's become a bit of an internet meme, which is thought to have originated in Kempsey during the flood.
Nathan reposted it on the Dora Creek public Facebook page for "a bit of a laugh while I watched the footy".
He added the line: "Bull shark in a mate's backyard".
The post attracted a lot of interest and back and forth comments about what to feed the shark and how there had always been sharks in Dora Creek.
There was a suggestion in one post that someone could wrestle the shark.
One post said: "This would have made a good national story, and [put] Dora Creek on the map".
Another said: "The truth has no place in 2021".
Nathan kept the joke alive, though, when he added in a follow-up post: "Lucky you you don't hang the washing out in this weather. May have got a nibble on the ankle".
Cleaning with Style
A colleague sent us a press release titled, "Fancy working in Newcastle's first five-star hotel?".
The press release began like this: "In preparation for the luxury hotel's opening this June, Crystalbrook Kingsley is looking for experienced curators, style curators (housekeeping), food and drink guides, chefs and The Fix-It Team [that's maintenance, we assume]".
Housekeepers, it seems, are now known as "style curators".
Our colleague quipped: "I love 'style curating' my house when I'm cleaning the toilet".
Kick in the Guts
A colleague also sent us a few details about the NSW government's "half-yearly budget review".
"It was released at the end of February, mentioning Sydney 16 times," he said.
"But NSW's second biggest city [that's Newcastle, in case you've been living under a rock] doesn't rate a mention. Nor does the Hunter."
So there you have it. Another kick in the guts for the Hunter.
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