INGRID DOULTON | Local News | Contact

Despite having two arms and hands of her own, a self-described low-maintenance friend was forced to seek help applying some fake tan over the weekend ahead of a local function.

The Betoota Grove Rotary Club Fundraising Brunch attracts some of our town’s biggest names – from Mayor Keith Carton, to The Advocate’s editor, Dr Clancy Overell OAM.

This year’s fundraising efforts went to the Clive Overell Freedom Fund, which was set up to cover Clive’s legal costs after he was convicted of shooting and killing 16 Lake Betoota Longneck Nose Dolphins with a crossbow in 1998.

He was sentenced to 875 years in prison for the offences.

And of course Jennifer Rutland-Davis, who asked friend Cindy Genk the evening before the brunch to help apply her fake tan for the big day.

Speaking via telephone to The Advocate on this scorching hot afternoon in on the fringe of the Simpson Desert, Ms Rutland-Davis said she doesn’t ask for much from her friends but expects them to answer the call when he rings.

During the course of the conversation with our reporter, Jennifer said she didn’t just need help with her back.

“You need another set of eyes to make sure it’s spread evenly, the correct shade and that you haven’t missed any spots,” she said.

“So I asked Cindy to help me. We put a few towels down on the tiles in her upstairs body-emptying-and-cleaning room and away we went,”

“I’m pretty low-maintenance, though. It’s not like I do this every weekend.”

Surprisingly, however, Jennifer’s sentiments were not echoed by Cindy.

According to the sheepish Gemini, Jennifer has been incapable of applying her own fake tan for a number of years now – and it’s not just that.

“It’s sunscreen, as well,” said Cindy.

“Don’t get me wrong, I love Jennifer and having her around but she can’t in good humour say she’s low-maintenance when I’m rubbing fake tan on her chest at 1am on a Saturday morning,”

“That is a very high-maintenance thing to ask of somebody. That’s all I have to say.”

More to come.





