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Card 778 of 9982026-08-29 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-08-29

The Shire of Nearenough, Where Every Form Has Another Form

shireofnearenough.org Observed source
Editorial interest 92/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A fictional local-government website for a place somewhere between a good idea and the turnoff you were looking for.

Landing page captured for the 2026-08-29 issue.

Field notes

The site builds its fictional council through familiar information architecture: service categories, notices, agendas, minutes, consultations and a strategic plan. Its procedural details carry much of the world-building, from the requirement to avoid “general” on a triage form to the question of whether ducks count as residents or stakeholders. The Crooked Carrot provides a recurring civic mascot and a local principle: “Not everything needs to be straight to belong here.”

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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.

○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use

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Landing page observed 2026-08-29. The live site may have changed.