Where's the Mayor in 2006 ...
Will Mayor Thorley actually spend any time in Toowoomba in the first half of 2006?
First, it's the Australian Water Summit in Melbourne on 21-24 February.
Then it's the Water '06 Conference in Brisbane on 1-3 March.
Next up (subject to Council sign-off), it's the great Asian junket between 4-13 April.
The Agenda for the Council meeting on 15-16 November indicates that the Mayor and other Councillors are scheduled for the following Japan/Korea trip at ratepayers' expense:
4 April - fly to Tokyo
5 April - sightseeing in Tokyo
6 April - meetings and (more) sightseeing with JACEA
7 April - travel from Tokyo to Osaka by bullet train, sightseeing in Osaka, travel to Takatsuki
8 April - attend Cherry Blossom Festival
9 April - meetings with Ishida family, AETs and (more) sightseeing
10 April - meetings with Mayor and councillors of Takatsuki, meetings with Board of Education and school visits
11 April - fly to Seoul, South Korea, meetings with Trade Commissioner (a phone call would be cheaper!)
12 April - meeting with Mayor and councillors in Paju
13 April - fly to Brisbane
See pages 103-104 - Council meeting agenda
That's a lot of sightseeing and not much Toowoomba-related work being done!
Purpose of the trip - "to maintain established protocols" ?!?
Why is there a need to visit Paju's Mayor and councillors when they came to Toowoomba just over two weeks ago?
See - ABC News
Wouldn't it be better to stay at home and deal with the recycled water debacle she has created?
Stay tuned for future Council minutes to see where the Mayor is next jetting off to at ratepayers' expense ...
posted by Concerned Ratepayer at 8:20 PM
6 Comments:
She is being a typical politician, even though she denies she is one!
I guess she is making the most of her last few years as mayor, and spending up big on ratepayers money.
The sooner she and her supporters go the better for all.
Then the council can get down to business.
10:58 AM, November 15, 2005
Do you really think Dianne Thorley is concerned about her re-election!?
I think it's pretty obvious she wants to ensure a future for the city she so clearly loves.
Her supporters are numerous and I think you'd find yourself terribly lonely if they all suddenly up and left!
Water Futures is Council business! Why don't you have some faith in your elected representatives and show some support for the only viable option we have!
12:21 PM, November 16, 2005
The only viable option we have?
Says who? The Mayor who is being coached by the likes of CH2M Hill (the contractor on the proposed project) on what to say.
How viable is this option when there have been 3 federal government reports in the past 5 months all of which say more research on recycled water is required?
1:23 PM, November 17, 2005
"Her supporters are numerous and I think you'd find yourself terribly lonely if they all suddenly up and left!"
I guess there's at least 7,000 + people I can talk to ...
1:26 PM, November 17, 2005
So Water Futures is Council business. And the people who pay their salaries should just shut up and take whatever the Mayor decides in her infinite wisdom is the best for Toowoomba?
Sorry, I agree with the House of Reps - an independent review of water options for the region. I don't want to take the Mayor's word on what's best. I just don't trust her.
3:54 PM, November 17, 2005
Anyone who says that the current mayor loves Toowoomba so much should tell us exactly what she has really done for this city and its residents since she came to power. I cannot think of anything grand unless you consider the following good stuff - a payrise for council as soon as she came to power, numerous trips overseas, cat registration, high rate rises, charging people to use the dump and to visit our dams recreational areas, the construction of ugly monoliths in our town center and now they put old rotting tree stumps in the middle of our streets as well. My list could go on and on but enough is enough.
Her recyled effluent plan should be illegal and perhaps it is?
1:54 PM, November 25, 2005
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