There are those in the community of Shellharbour who are still bemoaning the sacking of their city council, but the evidence clearly said they had to go.
Inconsistency in performance and decision-making were just two factors as to why they got the bullet, but now we look to a somewhat uncertain future for the region as a whole.
There’s already talk of the NSW Government deciding to introduce a super council, one that would embrace Wollongong and Shellharbour, but surely this is not the answer.
We might not be far apart distance wise, but in reality the two areas are very much different in their characteristics.
What the ratepayers in both areas really need to know is if and when they will again have the opportunity to elect the people of their choice as city councillors.
And here again thought must be given to the timing. I am concerned already that a four year break for Wollongong might be too long.
Any substantial time for the cities to be governed by administrators will only allow the council management to gain a greater control over “the affairs of the nation”, so to speak, and, after all, this was a key situation in the investigations into both councils.
The ratepayers deserve to be represented, but in turn they must also think long and hard about the type of person they want on council and, perhaps more importantly, whether party politics should remain a dominant factor.
But definitely no super council! Drugs danger not being ignored
The water police are, I believe, concerned that the growth of the Port Kembla harbour as a freight drop–off point could see an increase in the area becoming a more popular place where drugs will also be landed one way or another.
Fortunately, the police concerned have already, I believe, stepped up their patrols in and around the area, and will have a greater presence in the immediate future.
They have always worked closely with the customs people and this liaison is expected to grow in the coming months. Ornamental wall replacement concerns
As long as most people can remember there was always an ornamental wall as a feature of the park adjacent to the Dapto railway station, but this recently vandalised and wrecked showpiece might not be replaced.
The initial brainchild of the Dapto Rotary Club the wall gave the park real vitality, but now the city council has informed the Rotarians they must present a strong case as to what benefit there might be in having it replaced.
I would have thought that considering Rotary’s strong input into the suburb over many years the replacement by the city council should be automatic. She was worth the look
There I was browsing through the TV guide becoming increasingly frustrated at finding something worthwhile to look at and I happened to note that well known actress Pamela Anderson was making a guest appearance on Big Brother.
Now, I’ve never before tuned into Big Brother and, apart from Pamela, now I know why.
Her appearance was as brief as what she was wearing, but it brightened up 15 minutes of an otherwise dull night on TV.
I suppose one can be excused, even at my age, of the odd act of pervery! Where do we draw the line?
The bloke in the crowd who called NRL star Petro Civoniceva a “monkey” was located and the NRL wants to ban him from attending matches for five years.
Now, personally I think that’s a bit rough, but what are they going to do with Petro’s coach who said for all to see on TV that the bloke concerned was a “goose”.
We can’t have it both ways. Petrol non – action continues
Petrol at the bowser has reached a new price high, but nothing really seems to be happening about it.
Kevin Rudd’s Petrol Commissioner is still settling into his new offices in Canberra, and surely this is more important than him being out and about questioning the petrol suppliers and some of the stations about the price fluctuations.
The NRMA continues to talk and not act, and that business standards overseeing mob the ACCC headed by Graeme Samuel is guilty of the same.
When will we get to the point where somebody in authority steps in and tells the suppliers that every Tuesday, for example, is not just designated as a price increase time.
But, I guess that’s very much our way of life on too many things. The truth of the matter
All this talk about the heaps of dollars needed to be spent at WIN Stadium to provide more grandstand accommodation and the like isn’t aimed in the right direction as far as I’m concerned.
The major concern for WIN Stadium is a major lack of adjacent parking, and when you study the location of the ground there aren’t any immediate solutions to this.
The truth of the matter is that the ground should never have been built there in the first place. In hindsight the originally mooted site at Berkeley was the correct option, but that’s another story.
What is really needed is a new site, but don’t hold you breath.
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