How credible was the previous Council?

Even if the previuos leaders were competent in some areas , they weren't effective in convincing lots of people. They tell us they tried, but going on the elction result , few enough people believed them. What I predicted happened - the council were out of touch.
If planning was not just a lot of talk talk for the old Council, the education departments taking over the name "arts precinct" just wouldn't have happened . the master plan would have said something about it - as it would have said something about bypasses and lake improvemnets that go deeper than windowdressing

Employing a publicity officer was anything but credible. Putting ads in to talk about controversial private developments and not public ones is plain unconvincing. Employing a PO when You want to leave the future to someone else or "marketforces" is no way to be convincing esp on planning , --ever ever councillors!.


Why do our increasingly aged population have to go to increasingly greater lengths to read the newspaper, magazines , get internet access and borrow great DVD's - things that maybe we once could afford to buy outright, but now are happy to SHARE.

Lucky our forefathers had the good sense to create libraries that come to us.
Spring street get the jump on us over the arts discussion because we aren't far enough ahead of them! see below