A bloke in a mustard cap and black tee sits on a bush ledge with his boot braced against a large lichen-covered boulder, a red cordless drill and a long bit lying beside him above a forested gully. — Picture: @jimjackson2468

THE GULLY EDGE

Rock Breaker Hire Cancelled After Bloke Plants Size Ten Boot Against Cliff-Edge Boulder And Declares It A Bit Of Fun

9 November 2026, 5:30 pmOn The Boom

THE GULLY EDGE — The geotech report said hire a rock breaker. The bloke in the mustard cap said he had two legs. A boot the colour of old Weet-Bix has been planted flat against a lichen-crusted boulder teetering on the lip of a bushland gully, with a cordless drill and a long…

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Rock Breaker Hire Cancelled After Bloke Plants Size Ten Boot Against Cliff-Edge Boulder And Declares It A Bit Of Fun

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