THIRD CAMPER: A car parking area right down on the rock platform would be a good idea too.

SECOND CAMPER: And there’s been a lot of concern about the building of the lookout.

FIRST CAMPER: If we’re going to turn that headland into a scenic attraction we’re going to have to do a lot of work—

ALL: To make it work!

THIRD CAMPER: There needs to be a gravel surface road up to the lookout itself.

FIRST CAMPER: As well as a decent turning circle—

SECOND CAMPER & FOURTH CAMPER: [together] And a cyclone wire fence to make it perfectly safe.

THIRD CAMPER: We’ve got a list here of our proposals as well as a few other ideas.

FIRST CAMPER: Draining the lagoon,

SECOND CAMPER: Banning pets,

FOURTH CAMPER: And keeping the under twenties—

ALL: —out of the Saturday night dances!

FIRST CAMPER: We’ll leave one with you.

SECOND CAMPER: See what you think.

THIRD CAMPER: There’ll be a public meeting in the Hall the day after New Year’s Day.

JIM: Thank you.

SECOND CAMPER: Have a lovely Christmas Day.

FOURTH CAMPER: Big lunch on the way?

JIM: I… I’d say so.

They all howl with laughter and go. Silence.

MEG: I got a tick once. You said it would burrow through to my brain.

JIM: There was no-one here that year except a few abalone divers.

MEG: And they went swimming in the nuddy. And Mum hit the roof.

JIM: Went after them with a broom.

He folds up the list, looks at it and tears it into pieces.

SCENE THREE

The roof of the Gold Coast Hotel.

CORAL and RICK.

CORAL: I found myself up here by accident.

RICK: As long as we’re not away too long.

CORAL: I got out of the lift on the wrong floor and saw a door.

RICK: A few people saw us sneak out.

CORAL: I thought, why not? It said no entry but they didn’t mean me.

RICK: I don’t care what they might think.

CORAL: I came up those stairs and here I was on the roof.

RICK: Some of them like making snide remarks. Susie might get the wrong idea.

CORAL: There! Now look at the view. Aren’t you sorry I got you away from that party? You can see the mountains.

RICK: Susie’s a little bit suspicious, I think. I’m always just going to meet you when she wants to do something.

CORAL: And you can see the whole of the town.

RICK: She seems to know just when I’m going to see you. Maybe I get nervous and she can tell. Do I get nervous?

CORAL: It’s even better up here at night. With this breeze.

RICK: Do I get nervous?

CORAL: It’s like a desert in the daytime.

RICK: I want to know if I’m acting nervous whenever I meet you.

CORAL: No, of course not.