Turnbull trots out his own Disneyland ...
MP Malcolm Turnbull's use of Israel as a good recycled sewage example for Toowoomba to follow is akin to Toowoomba City Council showing photos of Disneyland as a place where they drink recycled sewage.
It just ain't so!
Sending Turnbull to Toowoomba to try and talk up the Yes vote is another misguided strategy.
Turnbull's arrogant statements on WIN News that Toowoomba can either vote in favour of the referendum or do without funding will do nothing more than alienate more Toowoomba residents.
Voters in Toowoomba are not going to listen to a politician from down south telling them that you can either accept drinking recycled sewage from our demonstration project or none of YOUR tax dollars will be available to solve your water problems.
What rubbish!
Sounds like he's just trying to get the deal done and move on ...
posted by Concerned Ratepayer at 9:05 AM
4 Comments:
Very early on, a few people said we were expected to be lab rats for the rest of Australia. They were right.
11:40 PM, April 05, 2006
I don't remember the citizens of Toowoomba asking the federal government for funding to drink recycled effluent!!!!!
What idiots we have in our political system.
11:48 PM, April 05, 2006
In view of MP Turnbull's comments, it's worth rereading Commerce Qld's view:
31 March 2006
Commerce Queensland calls for urgent action on water alternatives
Commerce Queensland Regional Chairman, Ken Murphy, today expressed his concern that too much emphasis is being placed on the Toowoomba Water Futures project at the expense of alternative options.
Mr Murphy said that the project, which if accepted at the upcoming referendum, would not come on-line until 2012 and could leave Toowoomba short of water in the meantime.
"Toowoomba City Council is investing a lot of time and ratepayers' money into just one possible project, which if successful won't deliver water to the taps for another six years," Mr Murphy said.
"Council has outlined that even with extreme water restrictions, present indications are that we will run out of water in 18 months."
"We are concerned that the general community is being pressured into making an unpalatable decision about drinking recycled water, under the impression this will solve the water shortage", he said.
Mr Murphy said the reality of the situation is that other options need to be implemented well before this project could come on-line.
"The Premier recently confirmed that he is discussing other confidential options with the Mayor, so we know that they exist," Mr Murphy said.
"Business and the general community deserve to know what is in place for the short term and what Council's Plan B is if the Referendum is unsuccessful. Simply saying it is under control is not enough."
Commerce Queensland is calling on the Toowoomba City Council and State Government to expedite these alternate options and urgently publicly announce their plans to ensure that Toowoomba does not run out of water.
"We will continue to advocate utilising all available alternatives to develop a Regional Water Plan in order to drought proof the region."
In the interim, the short-term water supply must be urgently addressed, as by 2012 there will simply be no water to recycle.
11:58 PM, April 05, 2006
This situation will be heard in Canberra, They will feel it at the ballot box. How dare they want us to be the Pilot Program for the rest of Australia.
Turnbull try it out on your electorate first.
8:18 AM, April 06, 2006
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