Chapter 33
Matt sat with Penny and Fraser in the dining room at Canterbury Downs. Afternoon sunshine streamed in the French doors, highlighting the glossy brochures spread out on the table before them.
‘That unfortunate tree business,’ said Fraser. ‘That was Kate settling the score. I want to make it up to you.’
Matt and Penny had been devastated by Pallawarra’s passing, along with the rest of Hills End. Such an iconic part of the town’s history, central to so many stories, connecting so many families. And it wasn’t just locals who mourned him. Pallawarra had become a symbol of the natural world throughout Tasmania and beyond, beloved of children and adults alike. If the Government’s election campaign was in trouble beforehand, Pallawarra’s demise hammered the final nail into its coffin
