Comments on: Peter Chapman reads this blog! http://suebrooks.com.au/2009/peter-chapman-reads-this-blog/ The Blog of Councillor Sue Brooks, Hervey Bay - Fraser Coast Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:34:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: sue http://suebrooks.com.au/2009/peter-chapman-reads-this-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-835 sue Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:15:35 +0000 http://suebrooks.com.au/?p=563#comment-835 Alan I endeavour to respond to every email and letter and phone call I receive and remember responding to you. I do not speak on behalf of any individual and when I defend Council it is because I believe the majority of staff work diligently. If Council is unresponsive please let us know. I constantly ask the CEO and other senior staff to ensure that Council is responsive to enquiries and complaints etc. Thanks, Sue Alan I endeavour to respond to every email and letter and phone call I receive and remember responding to you. I do not speak on behalf of any individual and when I defend Council it is because I believe the majority of staff work diligently. If Council is unresponsive please let us know. I constantly ask the CEO and other senior staff to ensure that Council is responsive to enquiries and complaints etc. Thanks, Sue

]]> By: alan http://suebrooks.com.au/2009/peter-chapman-reads-this-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-834 alan Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:39:39 +0000 http://suebrooks.com.au/?p=563#comment-834 Sue I think it a bit rich you complaining that Peter and other media don't answer your emails. I sent you and other Councillors emails re the Flight Training Centre and you chose to ignore a request on where you stood on the issue. Only one Councillor bothered with a response. I bet there won't be the same reluctance to reply when elections come by? While throwing stones at other people's responses to your emails try ringing the FCRC and see how long they take to answer. Your CEO has ignored three written letters from me, so some work needs to be done to clean up your own backyard! Alan Wetton Sue
I think it a bit rich you complaining that Peter and other media don’t answer your emails. I sent you and other Councillors emails re the Flight Training Centre and you chose to ignore a request on where you stood on the issue. Only one Councillor bothered with a response. I bet there won’t be the same reluctance to reply when elections come by?

While throwing stones at other people’s responses to your emails try ringing the FCRC and see how long they take to answer. Your CEO has ignored three written letters from me, so some work needs to be done to clean up your own backyard!

Alan Wetton

]]> By: sue http://suebrooks.com.au/2009/peter-chapman-reads-this-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-819 sue Sun, 20 Sep 2009 06:38:27 +0000 http://suebrooks.com.au/?p=563#comment-819 Fraserwatch. I was not trying to stir anyone or anything. I just get sick and tired of reading inaccurate info or one sided opinion about Council or other important community information. If pure sensationalism is part and parcel of all media these days I sadly shake my head. I trust that Mr Peter Chapman has broad shoulders and enjoys a good debate and can accept a difference of opinion. After all if he is sensitive to the Chronicle being criticised he knows exactly how I feel. The community deserves to hear about Council activities and I trust that it will continue to receive coverage that truthfully informs and educates the community via the Chronicle, about all its doings. Ben. I don't believe Council is failing so please enlighten us. Fraserwatch. I was not trying to stir anyone or anything. I just get sick and tired of reading inaccurate info or one sided opinion about Council or other important community information. If pure sensationalism is part and parcel of all media these days I sadly shake my head.
I trust that Mr Peter Chapman has broad shoulders and enjoys a good debate and can accept a difference of opinion. After all if he is sensitive to the Chronicle being criticised he knows exactly how I feel.
The community deserves to hear about Council activities and I trust that it will continue to receive coverage that truthfully informs and educates the community via the Chronicle, about all its doings.
Ben. I don’t believe Council is failing so please enlighten us.

]]> By: fraserwatch http://suebrooks.com.au/2009/peter-chapman-reads-this-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-818 fraserwatch Sun, 20 Sep 2009 05:41:28 +0000 http://suebrooks.com.au/?p=563#comment-818 Sue, you could be very sorry in the longer term that you have stirred this matter up. Whilst you may not have been the previous editor's favourite Councillor, she was very kind in her comments on Council in general, rarely being critical of its actions,(or inactions.) This same tolerance applied to Wide Bay Water Corp. If the Chronicle becomes more proactive in its reporting of Council actions/happenings, Council & WBWC. will have many, many, more difficult questions to answer. fraserwatch. Sue,
you could be very sorry in the longer term that you have stirred this matter up.
Whilst you may not have been the previous editor’s favourite Councillor, she was very kind in her comments on Council in general, rarely being critical of its actions,(or inactions.) This same tolerance applied to Wide Bay Water Corp.
If the Chronicle becomes more proactive in its reporting of Council actions/happenings, Council & WBWC. will have many, many, more difficult questions to answer.
fraserwatch.

]]> By: N. Webber http://suebrooks.com.au/2009/peter-chapman-reads-this-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-817 N. Webber Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:06:12 +0000 http://suebrooks.com.au/?p=563#comment-817 A little Peter history for your edification. http://northcoastvoices.blogspot.com/search?q=%22peter+chapman%22 A little Peter history for your edification.

http://northcoastvoices.blogspot.com/search?q=%22peter+chapman%22

]]> By: Ben Collingwood http://suebrooks.com.au/2009/peter-chapman-reads-this-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-814 Ben Collingwood Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:11:56 +0000 http://suebrooks.com.au/?p=563#comment-814 Sue, The fact you have responded not once but at least three seperate occasions to the Chronicle's reporting indicates Peter is doing a great job. Instead of Nancying around (pun firmly intended), Peter is bringing out the issues that are out there in the community. Right or wrong, the perception is there council is failing. Under the former editor, council, councilors and council's subsidiaries where protected from scrutiny and criticism and this was very disappointing. So a warm welcome to Peter from me and I look forward to more news-worthy reporting and the added focus on council and our elected representatives. Bring it on! Sue,

The fact you have responded not once but at least three seperate occasions to the Chronicle’s reporting indicates Peter is doing a great job.

Instead of Nancying around (pun firmly intended), Peter is bringing out the issues that are out there in the community. Right or wrong, the perception is there council is failing.

Under the former editor, council, councilors and council’s subsidiaries where protected from scrutiny and criticism and this was very disappointing.

So a warm welcome to Peter from me and I look forward to more news-worthy reporting and the added focus on council and our elected representatives. Bring it on!

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