Sunday, January 26th, 2020 |
The Electoral Commission of Queensland will be asked if the draconian but necessary new anti-corruption laws have tripped up our mayor, who, let’s face it, has a pretty relaxed attitude towards rules … Also, one wonders what consultant came up with Mayor Mullet’s brave new world for Palmer Street, and if any ratepayers were asked… View full story »
Sunday, January 19th, 2020 |
What the hell is going on out at the Townsville Turf Club? A year-long power outage – the ‘disappearance’ of $10,000 in race day takings – a mystery ‘off-the-books’ $58,000 payment for work reportedly never done, and uncertainty about what has happened to a million dollar insurance payout. Now, an executive and a relative are… View full story »
Sunday, January 12th, 2020 |
Maybe Not. This shape-shifting proposal for the stadium precinct leaves many unanswered questions, including two vital ones – like no one, at any time, has mentioned any figure about how much it will cost. And the frazzled looking white shoe twit from Pure Projects white shoe urgers tells us an unbelievable statistic. The Magpie shares… View full story »
Sunday, January 5th, 2020 |
Nothing official of course, Mayor Mullet doesn’t want to go public on the sad situation, so out of respect for her grief, The Magpie will report the bare facts as he has been able to discover. … and has departing Astonisher iditor Jenna Cairney given Townsville a departing finger in the form of a truly… View full story »