LEVEL 4: WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER (SOME MORE LAMINATED THAN OTHERS)

Level 4 water restrictions are now in force across the district, and if you somehow missed the council notice on the hall, the council notice on the store, and Lorraine Apps' personally laminated guide affixed to the ice-cream freezer at eye level and slightly crooked, then this newspaper will not be able to help you either.

The restrictions are, by general agreement, necessary. Whether they are sufficient is the quieter conversation. The beer garden hose at the Royal is off — Macca made that call…