Recently demised Tourism Minister

Sudden Death of Tourism Minister

We wish to report the sudden demise of the Sovereign State of Donbovawitthegunma's Tourism Minister.

It has been reported by our Sheriff department that Mr. Sidney "Skippy" Skidmarx, was accidentally hit by a beer delivery truck. It was stated by the vehicle's driver that "Skippy" was attempting to grab a couple of crates off the truck at the time of the accident.

"I hadn't even reached the pub yet to unload and the truck was still in motion." he said

When asked for a comment concerning the recently departed Mr. Skidmarx, the Emperor of Donbovawitthegunma said:

"I always have my doubts that "Sid Skid" was the right man for the job, what with his drinking habit and the fact he was an ex-telstra technician ... "

Fortunately, Mr. Skidmarx had no dependants.

The position of Tourism Minister is now vacant. Refer to Advertisment this page.

The Koala Cull

Friday March 04 2005 13:48 GMT

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The Donbovawitthegunma delegation sent to assist with the planned Koala cull on Kangaroo Island was today expelled following allegation that the six member team were indisciminatingly shooting at random.

"These accusations are preposterous," said Captain Arnold Shwartz, the leader of the team. "we were not shooting randomly. We were aiming at everything we shot."

"It is unfortunate that we shot six domestic cats, which we believed were feral, two or three wallabies, a dog and a postman ... but these things are to be expected when there is no clear guide-lines for the cull. Especially, when it was an on again off again event."

"Our team went there for sport and we had to ensure that after paying for our own accomodation and airfare that it was not a completely wasted trip."

Footnote: No charges were laid due to the incident and the seven wallabies, three dogs, postman and little old lady shot, all recieved relatively minor wounds and all survived.