Gnomes in Foster Care?

This is part two of my old gnome-themed news stories, I guess.

This one is from Australia in 2009. Apparently this old lady died, leaving 1500 "small cement people" homeless. Of course, throwing all of these lawn ornaments into a landfill was inexcusable and there was a rescue organized to place all of these gnomes with enthusiasts. The complete article is linked here.

Not only is the story entertaining, but the people quoted in the story use Australian slang, which is awesome. And judging from this photo, they couldn't just show up and cart the gnomes away... they had to dress up like weirdo gnome cultists.


There are other cool things that this article brings to light.

The first is that there is an Australian Gnome Convention held every year, sponsored by The Rotary Club of the Lower Blue Mountains.

Secondly, there is a Gnome Master.  His name, apparently, is Trevor. He has an email. It's posted on the website. He looks like this -->