Embattled Mayor flogging dead dog ...

Toowoomba Mayor Di Thorley believes in flogging a dead dog.

With an increasing number of Federal MPs against the use of recycled sewage for drinking water, the Mayor continues to press on claiming that the National Water Commission application is still on track.

Federal MP Ian Macfarlane has said that all alternatives should be fully reviewed and costed. And so they should be. The embattled Mayor seems hell bent on committing Toowoomba to recycled sewage for drinking purposes without any consideration of the alternatives.

Recycled sewage should only be used for drinking purposes as a last resort - and once long-term scientific studies show it is safe. There are other alternatives and these should be fully assessed before spending taxpayers' money on what could be an enormous white elephant.

The question remains - would the Council be negligent if they didn't assess all water supply alternatives thereby exposing Councillors to personal liability?