I don't usually take any notice of the 'Australia's Best ...' competitions which pop up in the media from time to time. After all, who needs to know that Australia's Best Icecream is found in a little shop in South Australia? I'll never be there to try it. But, my interest is piqued by a claim that Australia's Best Vanilla Slice comes from a shop in Campbelltown, Tasmania, just down the road. Of course the locals call it Australia's Best Snot Block.
The claim is suspect, of course, as it's the proprietor of the shop saying it with no evidence of any procedure to measure one slice against another.
I did note one 'Best Of ..' in today's news. Somebody has been looking at Australia's small towns and has tried to rate them against each other. What a job! And what criteria what you use? And what an opportunity for corruption!
In any case, I was pleased to see that Deloraine in Tasmania came second. I have a soft spot for Deloraine, of course, as it's the home of Giant Steps and the world-renowned Deloraine Craft Fair. I don't know whether any benefits will flow from being chosen as second-best but one can only hope.
Oh, by the way, the winner this year is Fremantle. My only memory of Fremantle is of Marilyn and i having coffee there when we stepped off a cruise ship many years ago, so I have no idea what sets it apart from any other small town. Or maybe it was just Western Australia's turn to have a winner.
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