Haven’t They Got Anything Better To Do?
Now I know we elected them but seriously, you have to wonder whether the councillors on the Fraser Coast Regional Council are proving to be a little past it.
Here we are still facing tough times with tourist numbers down … a mountain of coal that could end up at the bottom of Hervey Bay threatening the whale season for years to come, the lack of employment opportunities etc. etc. etc. and what do our councillors discuss?
A kiosk at the seaward end of Urangan Pier. Yes, I’m sure that’s just what we need … I mean it’s obviously what we need right now and we sure don’t have enough fast-food outlets at the other end of the pier do we? And then there’s all that wasted space out their on the pier isn’t there? What better way to fill it up than put a kiosk out there … right at the very end … just like a pimple on the end of your nose.
But wait, the kiosk could do more than just sell food … it could act as passive surveillance to keep all those rowdy people who want to wet a line under control … at least that’s what one councillor thinks. Really?
What is the kiosk person going to do if someone gets a bit rowdy … rush out of their kiosk and bring the offender under control by hitting them over the head with a cucumber sandwich?
Fair dinkum! Is it too much to hope that our highly paid councillors might come to council meetings with their brains actually switched on and working and ready to wrestle with the real problems that Hervey Bay faces?
May 13th, 2010 at 7:38 pm
Hervey Bay? And what of the problems facing the rest of the region. It would be for the better if they gave them some attention to.
May 21st, 2010 at 12:55 pm
I dont mind the idea. Sure there are a lot of other things needing fixing, but doing something is better than nothing.
This council is far behind the times, and I can see this being squeezed into our rates for a further hike though. Kiosk will equate to another $300 for rate payers……I know how these guys work you see
June 17th, 2010 at 7:26 am
I dont think there is a need for a kiosk at the end of the pier..what I would like to see is a couple of rubbish bins…one at each of the fish cleaning stations…If they were to build something at the end of the pier I would recomend a toilet. The other thing I would like to see, and dont mind paying for is coinbox (or token) powered under pier lighting for squiding. The practice of trying to light an lpg gas light in the wind is potentially dangerous, and this would also provide locals and tourists the chance to catch some squid without the need for gas lighting…..I dont know about ‘rowdy fisherman’…the only time I dont go out there is fri and sat after dark as that is when the drinkers tend to wet a line.
June 22nd, 2010 at 7:04 pm
Another stupid Council idea.