Mayor Thorley ... on the road again ..

You would think that the overwhelming No vote on 29 July 2006 would put an end to Mayor Thorley's endless conference trips at ratepayers' expense to talk up the benefits of drinking recycled sewage.

But no, here she goes again.

This time, she's off to Brisbane to talk at the Urban Water Sustainability Conference on 29 and 30 November 2006.

She will present a case study on Water Futures Toowoomba:

29 November 2006

3:10pm Case Study: Water Futures Toowoomba

Mayor Di Thorley is a passionate believer in the benefits recycling water for potable use.

Following the ‘no’ vote for recycled water, hear her discuss Toowoomba’s plans to secure water supply in the short and long term.

Reflecting on the referendum result: Lessons learned

Why recycling is the only sustainable option for Toowoomba

Overcoming the ‘yuk’ factor: Can it be done?

Where to now for Toowoomba, is there an alternative solution in the long-term?

See - Urban Water Sustainability conference.

That should be a fairly one-sided discussion.

Don't expect her to discuss the other options, nor how Toowoomba will not now run out of water as Toowoomba City Council "underestimated" the amount of available bore water.

Her comments on why her referendum failed will be interesting. Don't expect her to accept any blame for her poorly conceived project nor for her inept campaign to force people to drink recycled sewage.

Expect her to lay the blame on the Yuk factor. That's a lot easier than examining the real reasons for her failure ...