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ONE of Parade’s former colleagues, Kate Burke, made the news earlier this week, but not for the usual reasons. Kate, who was a journalist with the Western Advocate a couple of years ago is now a Sydney based property reporter, and found herself on the other end of the story after falling through floorboards in a derelict home the sale of which she was reporting on. Kate wrote about her experience this week saying one second she was admiring a dusty, old fireplace, the next she was about two feet lower, the floorboards level with her right knee. About 15 minutes later the house sold for $1,051,000, after a fierce bidding war between two buyers who were not the least bit concerned by all the caution tape, the cracked walls or the broken floor boards. Thankfully Kate said she was the only person to suffer a mishap at the house on Saturday, but wasn’t the first person to fall through that floor. “While it caught me off-guard, it wasn’t a complete shock. Just to inspect the terrace you had to be over the age of 16, wear enclosed shoes and sign a waiver, excluding the real estate agent of any liability for any personal injury that occurred.” she said. Having covered auctions for almost two years, Kate said she has seen her fair share of dilapidated and derelict homes but never had to sign a waiver, and always come out unscathed, until now. “I knew our property market was hurting the hip pockets of Sydneysiders, I didn’t know our hips themselves were also at risk,” she said. World Naked Gardening Day is rapidly approaching with the annual event set down for May 6. World Naked Gardening Day is an opportunity to pull weeds, plant flowers, and harvest vegetables while getting some sun where it doesn’t usually shine. Promoters of the event said while participants might get a little dirty, the intention is good, clean, fun in the sun, and a move towards becoming more comfortable in our skin with “non-sexual nudity.”

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