tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post8409037379771347289..comments2023-04-20T04:34:11.624+10:00Comments on CAIRNS HILLBILLY WATCH - DAILY LIFE IN CAIRNS, QLD EXPLAINED BY RATIONAL, THINKING PEOPLE: BAD PLANNING DECISIONS MEAN RATEPAYERS PAY, AND PAY, AND PAY AGAIN WHILE BOB MANNING PROMOTES THE VILLAINUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-78302518474468860572013-04-01T07:21:04.104+10:002013-04-01T07:21:04.104+10:00And while council are about it, they could get hol...And while council are about it, they could get hold of the Clifton Views Body Corporate and have them clean up the creek - sorry drainage easement - as the Body Corp are required to maintain this area as per their development approval. The residents can thank theirlucky stars that we have not had a wet season this year, otherwise the drainage easement would be flowing through their units.Another Clifton residentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-28932071615349203802013-03-28T07:45:09.522+10:002013-03-28T07:45:09.522+10:00Whilst Manning is at it, he can fix another draina...Whilst Manning is at it, he can fix another drainage issue at Clifton Cottages Captain Cook Highway, Clifton. Another Sno and Kevin approval in the mid 2000s.<br /><br />This time, because of the overdevelopment of the site, there was no room for drainage apparently and the site has no storm water connection.<br /><br />Hard to believe but true. Instead they have a number of sumps (read holes in the ground with rocks). As the soil underneath is mostly clay, come wet season, the sumps fill up and overflow causing massive flooding of downstairs units and neighbour's backyards.<br /><br />CRC solution (some smart arsed engineer by the name of Rankine), cheerfully suggested to adjoining residents that they spend up to $40,000 to build a wall to block the water onto the Clifton Cottages property. Another hard to believe but true story!!!!!<br /><br />At least one resident had to resort to this strategy after failing to get the CRC to fix the problem and they literally were getting a 1m of water in their backyard come rain.<br /><br />We hear that many of the units at Clifton Cottages are full of white ants.<br /><br />Fancy............Clifton Watchernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-12463178008233002452013-03-28T06:27:35.205+10:002013-03-28T06:27:35.205+10:00It is important that the proposed airport redevelo...It is important that the proposed airport redevelopment be properly analysed by local media. There are significant implications in building a business park on the present general aviation site. The impact of that on the CBD retailers is likely to be devastating. This is yet another bad planning decision that is based on purely commercial considerations rather than the public interest. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-1554779596645221712013-03-27T20:33:25.627+10:002013-03-27T20:33:25.627+10:00Saw the fat Mr and Mrs Byrne at the airport the ot...Saw the fat Mr and Mrs Byrne at the airport the other day, a great ad for weight watchers. On another note, Silverbeet, from the anoxic and toxic heights of Park Rydge, has obviously stopped taking his anti-psychosis medications, as he realises that there is not such a big difference between the ALP and LNP, as he pushes what he calls the 3rd alternative, namely the KAP. His rantings on the LNP Compost keep getting worse! Maybe he will burst an artery? Where is Creepy Clem from Koah? I miss him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-70834674476531927192013-03-27T14:19:06.704+10:002013-03-27T14:19:06.704+10:00Quite off topic, but we were intrigued this mornin...Quite off topic, but we were intrigued this morning to hear McKenzie blaming the crocodiles which are threatening our tourism industry and menacing us every time we step outside the door on 'that American woman', with emphasis on 'American' as if they were the the world's worst people. Terri Irwin was not named of course but Australia Zoo was.<br />And this is not the first time those Americans have worked against our tourism industry. Apparently they prevented an entire fleet of enthusiastic Japanese from coming here in 1942!<br />Well, gotta go and see whether there's a saltie in my pool. Vi L. Schummnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-11375114270253444892013-03-27T13:10:51.405+10:002013-03-27T13:10:51.405+10:00Now why doesn't the Cairns Post do this kind o...Now why doesn't the Cairns Post do this kind of REAL reporting? Daniel Studwick is only just rewriting press releases while HBW gives us the full story. <br /><br />And you're right about Tabulo, he's the ultimate chameleon, just like Bonneau.<br /><br />CBD Warriornoreply@blogger.com