Comments on: Weekend woes. http://suebrooks.com.au/2009/weekend-woes/ 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: Jeanette Maynes http://suebrooks.com.au/2009/weekend-woes/comment-page-1/#comment-739 Jeanette Maynes Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:38:59 +0000 http://suebrooks.com.au/?p=471#comment-739 Hi Sue, Sorry to hear about your Guinea, that's abit sad!!! I'm all for your 'green zone". Kind regards Jeanette Hi Sue,

Sorry to hear about your Guinea, that’s abit sad!!!

I’m all for your ‘green zone”.

Kind regards

Jeanette

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I seem to be hearing a lot lately of businesses leaving town – and its not just the vocal ‘greedy’ developer types either.

Personally, I am begining to wonder if I should join them.. what WILL happen to Maryborough’s economy and jobs if EDI loses the new train contracts? All the wonderful work the former Maryborough City Council did setting up the Portside precinct will be wasted as families leave town seeking work elsewhere.

I have a young family and want to stay in the region but with council seemingly unwilling or unable to pursue new opportunities, I’m afraid sooner or later I too will have to make that decision. We need to be creating the opportunities to keep young people in the region.

You have commented elsewhere that private enterprise needs to play a part also, this is definitely true but to do so we need a council behind us helping to open doors not slamming them in our face.

It would be nice also to know where your fellow councillors stand on the issue. Sadly,most of them will simply bury their heads further in the sand. Their silence is deafening!

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