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LATEST NEWS
| Thursday, 03 October 2002 |
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Epeli, who
is a member of our staff, spends most of his spare time
fishing. His patience paid off early in August when he
caught this 24.5kg 'saqa' - beautiful fish, beautiful
eating. He went trolling just outside the main reef in
front of town and caught this fish using a hand line
and pulled it in without a gaff.
There are many varieties and sizes of fish in the waters
of Ovalau. There are no guarantees that you will catch a
fish every time you go out, but more often than not you
will come home with something.
HAVE A
WHALE OF A TIME
In early August, David Paton and Nadine Gibbs came from
Australia and spent two weeks based in Levuka looking for
humpback whales. They were following up on a study done
in 1950 of humpback whales in the waters around Ovalau.
The coconut wireless did not take long to spread the news
to the villages around the island and whale spotting
began in earnest. There were several sightings, causing a
lot of excitement around the island. David and Nadine
also used hydrophones to record humpback whales singing -
probably the first such recording in the waters of Fiji.
When David and Nadine left, they were confident that they
had enough evidence to support a full scale survey this
time next year - subject to getting funding. We wish you
both well in sourcing your funds.
If you are reading this and can help with funding for
this important project, please let us know and we can put
you in touch with David.
No, John
has not gone strange, nor is he suffering from being too
long in the tropics. His moment of madness was all in aid
of fundraising for the Marist Convent School annual
bazaar, held on Saturday, 14 September. A great day was
had by all. Entertainment was provided courtesy of
special items by the different classes and a special
dance by the teachers.
Fundraising has been going on for most of the year with
the bazaar being the culmination of great efforts by the
children and their parents. A sum in excess of $23,000.00
was raised - a huge achievement given that it is only a
small school and a small community. Well done to everyone
who was involved.
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For more information:
levukahomestay@connect.com.fj
(+679) 3440777,
Box 50, Levuka, Ovalau, Fiji Islands
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