On the weekend Parade and her significant other were outdoors tackling the grass with a good ol’ push mower.

It did just the trick at their old home where the yard was basically non-existent, but it just doesn’t cut it anymore.

The mowing would have taken hours, but just 10 minutes into things Parade’s neighbour of two months popped their head over the fence and offered the use of their far more modern lawn mower. 

As you can imagine, Parade jumped at the opportunity and less than an hour later the grass was all mowed.

It’s been a long time since Parade has been the lucky recipient of such kindness from a neighbour.

She couldn’t have picked a better person to move in next door to if she tried.

IT always surprises Parade just how many people flock to Kings Parade on a sunny day.

While working in the CBD on Sunday, Parade caught a glimpse at the beautiful space, arguably the heart of Bathurst.

There were so many people sitting together eating or talking and kids running around playing games.

It seems that as long as the sun is out, people will happily stop what they’re doing to enjoy one of the most iconic parts of the city.

THEY used to get called ‘Gen Y bother’, but you can’t say that anymore.

Parade was pleased to hear some praise for Gen Y after Saturday’s National Tree Day activities by the Macquarie River.

Usually the term Gen Y is followed up by criticism, but that certainly isn’t the case this time around.

Community engagement officer Bill Josh only had good things to say about young people after many of them showed up to plant trees on Saturday.

He said that attitudes towards the environment are starting to change and its people in Gen Y who are really leading people to see the importance of conservation.