COVID-19: Daily delivery of a priceless laugh

Evie Chappel has made life a lot brighter for the residents of Morawa during COVID-19. Locals in the Mid West town have made daily visits to the post office — regardless of whether they had to collect or send a letter or parcel. A chalkboard outside the PO, where Evie’s mum, Mia Andrews, is the manager, is the reason. Since COVID-19 started, Evie, 10, her brother, Wylie, 8, and some of their mates, have been writing jokes on the chalkboard. “It’s wonderful, there’s a different joke every day,” local resident Betty Heitman said. “Evie is a good little artist and has done some great drawings which have made people smile. “She’s a real doer and sometimes runs a little stall, but during COVID she’s been doing jokes.” Ms Andrews said it had drawn plenty of comment. “It’s been good. Sometimes Evie and Wylie and friends do different things, like drawing rainbows on the windows,” she said. “They’ve done cartoons also. It’s a great little community and everybody expects something now.”