Baby boomers still rock
Sue Brooks May 31st, 2010
Sat night at Seafront Oval saw a large crowd enjoying some excellent live music. We arrived at about 6pm just in time to settle in and listen to Joe Camilleri minus his female backing singers. Joe was great and his music still excellent after over 30 years of entertaining us. Next we listened to Shannon Noll and although I didn’t know a lot of his material he was an energetic and charming performer. Next of course was the ever loud Jimmy Barnes. Jimmy can still belt out his songs and we listened to nearly an hour of newer material followed by his hits of course. I was glad it didn’t rain and also found it very enjoyable to hang out and rock along in a mosh pit with such a mix of people. Many grey beards mixed in with young school children. The concert was an enjoyable family affair. It was well organised, sounded great and I hope we see more acts here in the future.
Fraser Coast 2031. The future of our region is up to you! http://www.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/web/guest/fcrc2031-have-your-say
Council is asking for your input now to help us decide the future footprint of our region. If you do or don’t want more high rise along the foreshore or you want development to grow in a certain direction or not at all or you want to see certain types of industry encouraged to come here this is the time to have your say. Decisions will be based on community input so I can’t emphasise the importance of taking the time to engage and be involved in the process. There is heaps of information on the Council web site and there will be hard copy forms and brochures available at Libraries etc. If you fill in the questionnaire online there is weekend away at Kingfisher to possibly win!
Also there are some sign boards up and about asking for your input about developments. The Maher development cnr Beach Rd and Esplanade is a multi storey building and submissions are open now. Many of you have received letters from the solicitors acting for the Braith Vidler, Anson’s Rd, Dundowran Beach decision. The developer is appealing the Council rejection of this application so Council will have to defend its decision in Court. Main Roads will also have to defend as they advised Council to say no to the development. I encourage you to all to be involved in what is occurring in relation to development. Your voices matter and it really is too late to complain once a building is starting construction or a telecommunications tower is being erected or a housing estate is going in down the road! If you require more information about how to become more involved don’t hesitate to ring Council, peruse the web site or ask a Councillor.
Jimmy rocks the Seafront Oval
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My views on development reflect my position as an old retiree living a modest life style in a place I chose because it was not a ‘Noosa’ or a ‘Gold Coast’ . Naturally I , and I am sure many others, would like it to stay that way. Were there an “Anti-Progress Association” for Hervey Bay I would be a paid up member with a bumper sticker like the one you used to see for Toogoom twenty years ago.
High rise is an abomination, particularly on a beach front, and only serves to line the pockets of the previous land owner, the developer, and the Real Estate and Hospitality industries. Surely the Wide Bay Council must be aware of the number of older ratepayers who feel this way. The blandishments of developers – “you can’t stand in the way of progress” – should not blind them to their responsibilities to them as well as to Mammon. We ratepayers have to live with the results, and pay the cost of extra infrastructure that Council does not have the guts to pass on to developers in their expansionist anxiety to increase the rate base.
Today’s mantra about ‘creating employment’ is a nonsense. Employment arises when a need is felt and someone meets that need. It cannot be ‘created’. There is no need for more high rise on the Esplanade as the Peppers fiasco illustrates. We need it like Brisbane needs a desalination plant when the dams are full .
Industrial development out by the airport or at Nikenbah, fine. Housing development inland from Boat Harbour Drive , unfortunately necessary. Anything to diversify away from our near total dependence on the bubble economy of tourism which may pop at any time if there is a more severe GFC.
Sue,
Just what is the point of this exercise? We went down this path some years ago, as you would be well aware.
We were ignored and we will be this time.
Council is not about people, it’s a job and compared to other jobs in this region well paid.
Please don’t insult the people intelligence, nothing will come of this survey.
Sadman
Sadman how cynical of you.. The last time you refer to was at least 5 years ago in relation to the development of the current Hervey Bay Planning Scheme. This time around we have a different Council, we have a different CEO, we have different staff and a different or changed community. I encourage you and everyone else to have your say. The process is quick and easy and I promise that I will do my utmost to see that your views and those of the greater community are very well considered as we develop yet another Planning Scheme. Please do get involved. If we all lived our lives based on what happened in the past I think the world would be a sadder place.