Saturday, July 3, 2021 No. 32,871 $2.50 BROKEN HILL Fan-tastic The ‘Great Big 2000 forfor TODAY: 13° writing Australian Silence’ Bulldogg Sunday: 13° practice reimagined Captainn Monday: 13 Tuesday: 14° Page 2 Page 8 Back page Unknown unknowns and the price of deceit Page 3 Turley passes gauntlet After over four decades in the health service, Darriea Turley is passing the gauntlet on. Mrs Turley had her last day as Community Engagement Manager for the Far West Local Health Service on Wednesday; after enjoying a career that has spanned 42 years. Full story page 6. PICTURE: Emily McInerney Fears removal of 40km signs could result in fatality By Emily McInerney the preschool are not compliant “The 40km signs that “The signs have forced people a submission to the traffi c with the current standards and were around Happy Day to slow down. Quite often you committee. will need to be removed as soon Preschool were considered will see young mums pulling “It’s Transport NSW who The removal of 40-kilometre as possible. illegal,” she said. up on my side of the road. The make the rules. I can see speed signs from the Happy Mr Vant informed the “I had been told by Transport little one will get out of the car this being a problem right Day Preschool area has committee there is funding NSW many years ago that the as parents are trying to get the throughout NSW. parents and neighbours available through Transport for signs were illegal because it is a baby out of the car seat. “To say a preschool is not concerned it could result in NSW that can be used to install preschool, not a school. “As everyone knows, it a school is ridiculous; in my a fatality. blisters in Kaolin Street adjacent “I think the issue was only takes a second for a child opinion. It says that children to the Happy Day Preschool. left because the signs were to run off. under fi ve don’t need to be as At Wednesday night’s Council stated they will also already there.” “Our concern is that they cared for as children over fi ve do. Council meeting, Councillor install traffi c counters in the Clr Adams said Busy Kids have taken something away that “The fi rst fi ve years is when Christine Adams approached area to determine the volume preschool in Bagot Street applied ensures the safety of children.” children take in a great deal of an issue discussed at the recent of traffi c. for signage as well and it may Clr Adams said the knowledge. Traffi c Committee meeting. “I brought it up as a have prompted Transport NSW pedestrian refuge on Kaolin “Preschools are educating The Traffi c Committee resident, not a Councillor,” Clr to re-evaluate the situation. Street is hardly used. our young.” reported in their meeting notes Adams said. “It was then brought to “It’s also in a dangerous spot Clr Adams said many people that Transport for NSW, David “The corner of Cummins Transport NSW. That’s how I and often cars will take a U-turn have approached her about Vant and Jenene Pout have and Kaolin is an extremely busy understand it. around the refuge. the issue. She said Councillor inspected various road markers corner, it is really quite bad.” “Then my husband saw the “You can’t see traffi c coming Marion Browne will also speak around the city and determined Clr Adams said she is signs being removed and he was down Kaolin Street.” to the Traffi c Committee about that the road markers and the concerned for the safety of the upset and worried. Clr Adams has put together the submission on behalf of signage adjacent to the Happy children attending Happy Day “We see the traffi c that a petition for neighbours and the Council. Day Preschool on either side of Preschool. comes through every day. parents to sign and is taking Continued on page 6 Phone 8087 2354 www.bdtruth.com.au facebook.com/BDTruth A fan-tastic writing practice By Nardia Keenan ‘Star Trek: Voyager’, viewers already know and care about two of the main characters; Captain Janeway, who is According to fanfi ction writer Lori captain of the starship, and a borg called Emmett, writers who want to Seven of Nine, who is a recovering practice their craft without having human/robot hybrid. to world-build or set up lengthy “You don’t have to make characters or plots can benefi t from fanfi ction. try and build up empathy for them with your audience,” said Lori. It was one of the genres presented She said that the characters in ‘Star at the Broken Hill Writers’ Festival this Trek: Voyager’ could be transplanted year, which was an initiative of ‘Under to an Alternate Universe (AU) such as the Silver Tree’ co-op bookshop. the most popular fanfi ction trope or Fanfi ction is defi ned by the recurring theme, a Coffee Shop AU. Organization of Transformative Works “One character will be the barista. as “…a work of fi ction written by fans The one you want them to pair up with for other fans, taking a source text or a will be the customer.” famous person as a In the ‘Star Trek: point of departure.” Voyager’ example, a Lori said that fanfi ction writer could fanfi ction is a good write a conversation way to practice where Captain Janeway writing imagery. If is a barista who teaches a writer wants to ...A writer can a customer, Seven of describe a storm Nine, how to develop her at sea, fanfi ction go straight to individuality. eliminates the need Lori said that to write a context for ideas when a fanfi ction provides a rapid the storm. way to represent social “You pick ‘Pirates world already issues and can educate of the Caribbean’ and teach tolerance and or ‘Moby Dick’, you exists and acceptance. select the characters “There’s quite a bit of you want and then doesn’t need to fanfi ction where people you just focus on are using characters trying to describe ‘it be built. and a world that are was wet and windy’ already built and well- Fanfi ction writer, Lori Emmett , taught locals how to write without world-building in as many different known to explore some or lengthy plots. PICTURE: Nardia Keenan ways as you can.” bigger issues. Lori said that readers already know One way is through ‘headcanon’, a the characters in those established term used to mean a quality that is not although, if you’re posting on a fanfi c “It’s a way to represent, be stories and can picture them being hit by part of the original story but becomes site, credit is generally assumed.” represented, practice and learn and a sudden storm at sea. accepted when fans feel that it is or A fanfi ction site also provides a it’s one that anyone with the internet “You don’t have to give a reason for should be. following for a writer and Lori said can access. the ship or the crew or the storm.” “I’ve read some really good that publishers these days like to see “Even if I’m wrong, it’s still a She said that not having to write Spiderman fanfi c, where the author published work and a following. lot of fun.” context can also make it quicker to headcanons Spidey as autistic.’ “They like it if you have a blog For more information on writing write dialogue. However, fanfi ction writers can’t just with a following of readers already fanfi ction, Lori recommends fandom.org “A writer can go straight to ideas plagiarise established works and make a established. Fanfi ction can do the same To register interest for future writers’ when a world already exists and doesn’t few tweaks. things for you.” events, contact ‘Under the Silver Tree’ need to be built.” “Credit must always be given to Lori said that people might scoff at co-op bookshop on 8000 1942. In the science fi ction television series the original work and original authors, fanfi ction but she sees it as important. 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