BATHURST has a lot of popular tourists attractions.
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Most residents could name the common ones, like Mount Panorama, the Carillon and any of the city’s museums, but there’s one no-one would name – the mayor’s chair.
A friend of Parade’s informed her that many of the Japanese exchange students that visit Bathurst love to get a photo of themselves in the mayor’s chair.
The chair is nothing more than a black leather desk chair, as seen in most senior management offices, but that doesn’t stop them being eager for the chance to say they sat in it.
But it turns out the chair isn’t just an attraction to visiting students.
Parade’s friend said she witnessed a highly-educated, esteemed member of the community rush to sit in the chair when they were in the mayor’s office recently.
While Parade won’t reveal the person’s identity, she wouldn’t be surprised if that chair one day was officially theirs to occupy.
Parade has no idea if they’d ever want to run for mayor, but they would have the skills for the job.
Worth the wait given benefits
IF you haven’t done your Christmas shopping yet, you better start allowing yourself some extra time.
Parade has heard from a number of people that the streets are becoming a lot busier now, meaning any attempts to find parking will surely end in frustration for drivers.
It’s easy for a lot of people to forgo shopping in the central business district for the ease of online shopping, but there are plenty of benefits to the former.
From Parade’s perspective, the wait for parking is worth the benefits that are delivered to local businesses and Bathurst as a whole.
The better they perform, the more likely it is that residents’ retail jobs will remain secure.
And if businesses in Bathurst get more support, hopefully opportunities for expansion will arise.
That creates more job opportunities, boosts the local economy and ensures Bathurst continues to have a range of businesses available to consumers.