HeleneMcKenzieresidesintheNSWregionaltownofCoonabarabranandisanavidastronomerjustlikeherfatherwas,workingintheobservatorythatoverlookshersmalltown.Whenanearbyandmuchnewerobservatorythreatensitsfundingandresearchgrants,Helene’sobservatoryisindangerofbeingshutdown.Heleneactivelyfightsitsclosureandalongwithherteamofmisfitcolleagues,sheattemptstorallyhersmallhometownbehindher.Plaguedbyacorruptlocalcouncilandhinderedbyalazytownmayor,Helene’sprospectsofsavingherobservatoryareslim.Whendisasterstrikesontheeveofabigbreakthrough,Helenemaygetthechancetosavemorethanjustherbelovedobservatory.WrittenbyShaneDunlop