The Truth Behind “Gertie and Her Goats”
A screenplay about three goats hired to devour an outbreak of blackberries threatening prize-winning begonias might seem a stretch to some readers, but not to me. Disturbingly, this is everyday stuff in my world near the bottom of Australia. Yes, even annual Begonia Festivals are real in the state of Victoria. Our nearest capital city is Melbourne – not as flashy as Sydney with its Harbour Bridge and Opera House – but a similar population of about five million, which has prod