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Mr and Mrs Mudal have found life quite puzzling since their move to the
Sunshine Coast. Having been farmers in Goondiwindi for most of their
lives, their new more sophisticated life has been a challenge. Mervyn is
not one to sit back and wonder, so he becomes a prolific letter writer. His
letters explain the problems he and Mrs Mudal are experiencing and he
demands explanations. He doesn't waste time by writing to employees; all
his complaints and queries are addressed to government heads, chiefs of
industry, prominent celebrities and sporting personalities.
He asks the Minister of Health whether the Noosa roundabouts may
be causing the Mudals' Insomnia. He suggests that his mother-in-law
be employed to swim up and down Loch Ness for the tourists. He gives
Michael Clarke advice on sledging and questions how many books he
can download before his Kindle becomes too heavy to carry. He inquires
whether Colonic Irrigation might be the best garden watering system and
presents the Minister of Arts with some of his poetry, offering to become Australia's first Poet Laureate
