Sunday, July 26th, 2020 |
The totally confused future of the prime CBD sites has been shunted onto the market, and all the fuzzy snake oil guff surrounding its sale spells continuing disaster for the CBD and for Townsville itself. The Magpie glides in for a closer look. A Townsville investor whinging about his investment property rates has the mayor… View full story »
Sunday, July 19th, 2020 |
And it is no beat-up by The ‘Pie – an email floating around this week is canvassing the local arty-farty crowd for comment on a possible new super art gallery and ‘performance space’ (whatever that is) for the CBD. This, and another unrelated statement in the weekend Astonisher, raise a helluva lot of questions. Which,… View full story »
Sunday, July 12th, 2020 |
And a very selective silence at that. Why was our mayor (Hannibal Hill?) conspicuously missing in action when JetStar flights from virus-stricken Melbourne started arriving in Townsville during the week? But at the same time, very prominent when making grandiose statements on state and national matters well beyond her remit as mayor. The ‘Pie pontificates…. View full story »
Sunday, July 5th, 2020 |
Culling kangaroos has always been a touchy subject, but this latest push to drop the kangaroo as our international symbol is one that practically no one agrees with. But not to worry, the report and its loopy suggestion will go the same way as the man who commissioned it, Malcolm Turnbull. And the gabbling guff… View full story »