tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post781934931581180438..comments2023-04-20T04:34:11.624+10:00Comments on CAIRNS HILLBILLY WATCH - DAILY LIFE IN CAIRNS, QLD EXPLAINED BY RATIONAL, THINKING PEOPLE: MAYOR BOB "SLEEPY" MANNING GETS FREE KICK - CAIRNS POST FAILS TO ASK THE HARD (OR EVEN THE EASY) QUESTIONS - AND MANNING MAKES STATEMENTS EASILY SHOWN AS MISLEADING AND UNTRUTHFULUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-32837055127189864232016-02-09T15:49:41.866+10:002016-02-09T15:49:41.866+10:00What about Kevin Browns peach fuzz head? Cairns co...What about Kevin Browns peach fuzz head? Cairns coconut heads rule spupreme.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-44771955794589896462016-02-09T15:04:45.984+10:002016-02-09T15:04:45.984+10:00Davros the lord of the Daleks. Very little makeup ...Davros the lord of the Daleks. Very little makeup needed.Gavin Blandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16724030263962955116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-56757303752139435572016-02-08T22:04:46.212+10:002016-02-08T22:04:46.212+10:00Have ya seen ya head HBW , good luck 'Have ya seen ya head HBW , good luck 'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-22749399905124512992016-02-08T18:22:17.825+10:002016-02-08T18:22:17.825+10:00
High fliers like Karl from Mooroobool?
ha<br />High fliers like Karl from Mooroobool?<br /><br />haAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-33943146114148686092016-02-08T12:49:39.984+10:002016-02-08T12:49:39.984+10:00
I doubt whoever qualifies as high fliers in this...<br /><br />I doubt whoever qualifies as high fliers in this town would support Manning. Unless they want to be grounded.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-25739277496268552162016-02-08T10:17:50.044+10:002016-02-08T10:17:50.044+10:00Manning is a DOG on a chain of the Cairns high fli...Manning is a DOG on a chain of the Cairns high fliers. Nothing but a pan licker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-19611027448248776562016-02-08T09:49:27.632+10:002016-02-08T09:49:27.632+10:00Is it just me or do some of Bobs photos make him l...Is it just me or do some of Bobs photos make him look like an alien?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-85327317173324736462016-02-07T20:26:19.273+10:002016-02-07T20:26:19.273+10:00All the freeloaders who live in harbour lights are...All the freeloaders who live in harbour lights are the scum of this town and want this city place for themselves, chapman was the one who set that up and now we have the city property scammers trying to shut the centre down for themselves, don't we betros , the almighty mouth of talkback.Ernienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-23736453972053230722016-02-07T09:34:35.780+10:002016-02-07T09:34:35.780+10:00Manning has been an unmitigated disaster for Cairn...Manning has been an unmitigated disaster for Cairns on two fronts: <br /><br />Firstly, he is a nasty spiteful operator. He came into office on the sole basis that anything achieved or pending by the previous mayor (Val Shier) must be undone/negated out of sheer partisan spite. It cost the city over $100 million in lost funding and the loss of what would now be a stunning waterfront entertainment centre and an image changer for Cairns. In it's place, and three years later, we are to get a revamp of a tired inadequate old 'cinema-looking' building in the wrong end of town and UNFUNDED.<br /><br />Secondly, Manning is devoid of personality and vision. He can hardly string a coherent sentence together, is totally out of his depth in the machinations of running a city such as Cairns (evidence his inability to ensure he is included in vital discussions on lock-out laws, or his inability to formally lodge and lobby for project funding) - and is totally reliant on a small clique of Unity councillors (gang of four) for guidance - which has never involved consulting with their constituency for a consensus view of what we want. As for the rest of council, they need not have existed this past term for all the value they have been.<br /><br />Connect Cairns is a new and largely unknown coalition. But they cannot possibly be worse than Manning and Unity. <br />I am of the vain hope that the Civic Centre project can be cancelled and we go back to the beginning. <br /><br />Our entertainment centre needs to be where it was originally proposed, a place of civic pride where it is the first building you look upon when arriving on a cruise liner into our stunning Trinity Inlet. <br /><br />Compare that to what Manning is offering: a sub-standard tarted up 'Roxy' cinema on the city fringe.<br /><br />Manning did not have the decency or self-respect to resign over his EventsNQ bankruptcy debacle. It is now up to the electorate to give him direction.TASnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-54659441014129990052016-02-07T09:19:00.843+10:002016-02-07T09:19:00.843+10:00Anon 19:20
If they had any business acumen they wo...Anon 19:20<br />If they had any business acumen they would have kept the CEP and fixed the issues. Instead they slaughtered the investment reputation of the town for political gain. An example might be ALP and AQUIS and Adani. They probably know both are duds but as a government a process has started and as a government it must be allowed to reach completion giving business certainty. Business need the government to be the Cairns local government or the Queensland government not ALP council or LNP state government. Happened to me, thought the town was on the up and up Only to then find out it is polically unstable and so I made a costly error. Then the idiots say they have business acumen. They know how to kill it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-62017386913321633742016-02-07T07:05:12.001+10:002016-02-07T07:05:12.001+10:00Where oh where is the CCC? Why aren't they inv...Where oh where is the CCC? Why aren't they investigating this? I also think that a dirty grey cloud hangs over the heads of the Councillors, 'birds of a feather stick together'. The more of this that comes to light paints a clear picture that the Mayor has had support and coverage through all of this, courtesy of his fellow Councillors. The entire lot of them need to be investigated, no stone left unturned.<br /><br />HBW solid work with your reporting. I reckon we need to put each Councillor under the spotlight, and the same applies to the management and reporters at the Compost. Strip through every owned business, business connection, assets, friendships, mateships, lovers and relatives and expose any nepotism, corruption or unethical behaviour and put it in print for the State to see.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-81377205074368749512016-02-07T05:02:37.086+10:002016-02-07T05:02:37.086+10:00I've never before lodged a comment at this blo...I've never before lodged a comment at this blog, or any blog. But I'm very angry at the facts that have been presented - not just by you but the Cairns Post as well.<br /><br />Think about what happened at the council meeting where EventsNQ was put on the list of no-bid contractors. And look at it in the most favourable light to Mayor Manning. <br /><br />Staff at the business likely filed for this exemption some months before, maybe he didn't even know about it.<br /><br />So the item comes up in the Council agenda - EventsNQ to be approved as a no-bid contractor.<br /><br />Manning clearly SAW this item in the agenda, because he declared an interest in the matter and didn't vote.<br /><br />However he has at this point already been advised that the business has failed and that he should get out. He admits to being told this - accountant? Solicitor? Someone who's professional advice he's paid for and then ignored.<br /><br />Does Bob Manning quietly ask that the inclusion of his business be withdrawn from the list? Nope. Does he advise his fellow councillors privately that his business is failing? Nope. He lets them go on to vote this additional perk into his trough, knowing full well that the business is doomed.<br /><br />You're right Hillbilly, this is the height of immorality at least, and perhaps criminal. It's the equivalent of Contempt of Parliament, a very serous charge in Westminster-style government.<br /><br />Lyndon Parker in Palm Covenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-33518958199698451332016-02-06T20:12:41.752+10:002016-02-06T20:12:41.752+10:00WTF did you say Shanghai? what a fucken mob of Par...WTF did you say Shanghai? what a fucken mob of Parana's there are on this site, yep typical leftie mob mentality. HahahaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-58904424952120985762016-02-06T19:24:09.539+10:002016-02-06T19:24:09.539+10:00This is a really great exposé of the ruthlessly in...This is a really great exposé of the ruthlessly incompetent Cairns post and a ridiculous unworthy mayor. When is the movie being filmed I want to add a few stories about the swinggers on Lake St.CBD Tarzanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10939543939246034601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-53562957298321371142016-02-06T19:20:17.425+10:002016-02-06T19:20:17.425+10:00This may well be the end of him. Even the shock jo...This may well be the end of him. Even the shock jock can only dance around it for that long. If he had any decency he should just stand down. Those Unity councillors are constantly crapping on about their business acumen and now this. Move over Bob. Let someone young and energetic take over, sell your investments and pay your bloody bills! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-24914728306932864082016-02-06T17:55:21.100+10:002016-02-06T17:55:21.100+10:00Manning, after being elected as mayor, bought Even...Manning, after being elected as mayor, bought EventsNQ. It has been alleged that the business then became the preferred tenderer to CRC (funny that) and therefore did not have to tender for each and every job that council awarded.<br /><br />But even with the playing field unethically skewed in his favour, he still manages to send the business broke. Not only does he lose his money, employees lose entitlements, customers lose deposits and have to queue with other creditors in futile attempts to seek refunds.<br /><br />Despite this, in a breathtaking exercise in cronyism, Bankrupt Bob still manages to retain the confidence of his council and continue on as mayor. <br /><br />But it gets worse: at age 70, having lost the family fortune, he now need another term (on $220K plus pa of ratepayers money) to keep him in the lifestyle he and Clare have come to expect (flying down to Brisbane for shows, etc).<br /><br />Bob, you should go now. In the unlikely event you are elected, the next council will likely not be so complicit, you will be watched and investigated. Have some self-respect, take the best, most modest retirement you can afford. It will still be infinitely better than most ratepayers of Cairns can enjoy. TASnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-15107533115469550682016-02-06T17:06:18.546+10:002016-02-06T17:06:18.546+10:00He could afford to have his eye lids lifted for th...He could afford to have his eye lids lifted for the election. What about his creditors. This just makes me want to vomit my lunch up worried about his vanity at 70 and not his company's employees entailments, scum of the earth I say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-51594745242400781442016-02-06T16:08:00.891+10:002016-02-06T16:08:00.891+10:00Must be voted last but if we have anyone thinking ...Must be voted last but if we have anyone thinking of Cairns first and its reputation then he will not contest the next election. All the councillors should be removed for supporting a mate instead of the best interests of the city.All of them. Cronyism is legal corruption. The reputation of Cairns is already tarnished so our highest priority should be to ensure we have the best. Bad enough with Entsch and CEC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-60882841972362165562016-02-06T15:35:43.121+10:002016-02-06T15:35:43.121+10:00John MacKenzie, who spends the first 45 minutes of...John MacKenzie, who spends the first 45 minutes of the show reading the Cairns Post, will of course fail to mention this little nugget, or just gloss over it like he does for the "mates". Manning wonders why he can't have a meeting with the Premier and get a commitment for the new theatre on a handshake. Handshake deals can only be had between people who trust each other. Manning is so untrustworthy he couldn't get any deals with Campbell Newman nor now with Anastacia Palaszczuk for exactly this reason.<br /><br />If Manning stays on the ticket, we need to vote the Unity Team LAST in every division. They're all guilty of gross stupidity.Smithfield Samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-73704344398403853072016-02-06T14:00:49.598+10:002016-02-06T14:00:49.598+10:00Kudos to Rob Pyne for wanting investigation into d...Kudos to Rob Pyne for wanting investigation into dodgy CRC councillors and Mayor. Gutless CP not game to write truth about Manning and his stooges. How is it possible that a bankrupt can be in control of a multimillion dollar business(CRC)?? Is that even legal?moral? or ethical? Way too much corruption in this town between the business community and council/councillors.Muck in Boganvillenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-28143907193032407162016-02-06T13:47:17.883+10:002016-02-06T13:47:17.883+10:00It's time to get external financial auditors i...It's time to get external financial auditors in to do a forensic audit. Pull each and every tender or quote that was won by his company and match that against other people who submitted tender applications or provided quotes. Let's see how many jobs that EventsNQ won against the others, and by how much etc. Have a close look at all Council signatories, who approved the jobs, dates and signatures on the paperwork etc. Bob is such an ignoramus and clusterfuck that I doubt all of the 'T's would be crossed. <br />What a joke Cairns is, fucktard Central run by bat loving dickheads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-5546379774093559472016-02-06T13:42:55.779+10:002016-02-06T13:42:55.779+10:00
If he does make Mayor again I doubt he will have ...<br />If he does make Mayor again I doubt he will have the same number of councillors giving him a free ride so next term will be hell for him. Nowhere to hide plus debt issues will start to surface,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-35123603487697214552016-02-06T13:41:06.850+10:002016-02-06T13:41:06.850+10:00Manning is looking for 'financial sympathy'...Manning is looking for 'financial sympathy' from a region in which high unemployment an shit wages reigns supreme. This clown is earning over $200k per year, and that doesn't include all then other little 'perks' that come along from business developers. This fool has drawn a government funded wage for over a quarter of a century (25 + years). He gets Government level superannuation indexed at between 12 and 15% (much higher than the average shit kicker on the street who stacks shelves). Bob has earned bonus after bonus, tinkered in other business interests, enjoyed the use of government credit cards, Ollie jollie trips and other public servant perks. The guy owns numerous investment properties and yet he still looks for 'sympathy'! The guy even made sure he owned a business that DID make money and it got the money from his Council! Fuck off you clown, you've got a lifetime of government superannuation coming which will see you out of this world and into the next world. <br /><br />Bob, you've earned all of this money all the while being a non-performer! Not bad if you score that gig! And you want us to shed a year? For Christ's sake mate take a reality pill and wake up. Your days are numbered for apple bobbing in the taxpayer trough. You've had a good run, decades worth of big money an trough swilling for little output, plus you have a big fat government pension coming. <br /><br />This region is totally rooted having been run by a failed businessman for 8 years. Bob Manning - you are the weakest link, goodbye.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-58809025031980336082016-02-06T13:33:57.777+10:002016-02-06T13:33:57.777+10:00Spot on he should be man enough to step up and tak...Spot on he should be man enough to step up and take the blame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-53067536749161836152016-02-06T13:15:51.540+10:002016-02-06T13:15:51.540+10:00Cairns Post needs to be investigated. We cannot af...Cairns Post needs to be investigated. We cannot afford to have this level of cronyism. He failed to respond to the invitation for the talks on lock out laws and blamed everyone but himself. Now we hear he did not make formal application for funding yet once more blames everyone but himself. Cairns Post headlines lie that he is the victim in both cases. I hear the same happened with ports as he did not respond when the time was appropriate when LNP were developing port policy then came blaming ALP. I am not sure Brooks in the answer but I know 100% that Manning is incompetant and it is a crime the CP try to cover that up and act as his PR. I have provided press council with evidence a few years ago of CP fabrication but never heard back. Maybe we need a more concentrated effort to report the constant lies which I can see are innocent but not being able to think should not disqualify the CP from being held accountable.<br /><br />Re his wife's illness, he should have stood down as Mayor to support her. He is retirement age so work should not come first. To say the business went under because of her illness but that it never stopped him working 60hours appalls me but then to say it was a legacy for 30 odd year old children beggars belief. They were of age to run it now so if they could not then it would be a worthless legacy. Just more excuses. It seems he got a long way on contacts and ego because he is really not very capable. Blaming the ALP for his problems when he was Ports CEO now look like just another excuse to deflect away from his incompetence. Sems a habit of his.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com