SEQ poll expanded - more to vote on 17 March ...

Excerpt from Border Mail (annotated):

More to vote on recycled water

9 January 2007

More Queenslanders will get a say on recycled water after three councils joined the March 17 plebiscite.

About 30,000 residents of Jondaryan, Rosalie and Crows Nest shires will join voters in 19 other south-east shires, from Coolangatta to Noosa, in the poll.

The poll will give voters a say on whether recycled sewage should be introduced to the drinking water system that services the southeast corner.

Crows Nest Mayor Geoff Patch, whose shire has moved to stage 5 water restrictions, said he would be encouraging a “yes” vote. [Yes, but what do his constituents think?]

The State Government said it was confident purified recycled water could be used as a safe and reliable source of supply. [But has provided no evidence to back up its opinion. Trust us?]

See - Border Mail - more to vote.