Busy Beryl – Stars in Your Eyes

By Julie Matthews

I am always amazed at how talented our volunteers are and the many different things that they do.

Beryl Keaughran began her volunteering with us as a Gatekeeper of the Universe in September 2019. She had recently retired from being a security guard at the casino, and whilst she was a Gatekeeper, we (the staff) enjoyed watching her trying to use those security skills to gently coerce the kangaroos to stop eating the roses at the front of the building. Needless to say those troublemakers have made it their mission to avoid all attempts to keep them from their beloved roses.

Beryl’s love of talking to people, sharing stories and the beautiful night sky soon had her joining the Night Sky Tours as a Till Operator and general helper, but she didn’t stop there! Beryl is also a Museum Guide for Sunday Guided Day Tours, is writing a booklet on meteorite craters and helps with general administration when anyone needs a hand.

Beryl obviously thought she wasn’t busy enough, so has just started creating beautiful stained-glass stars for sale in our AstroShop. Her range of “Stars in Your Eyes” will be available soon.

Thank you, Beryl. Your kindness to all and willingness to help in so many ways is always appreciated – and I’ll treasure your first practice star.