tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post3617245589611931589..comments2024-01-20T10:32:53.309+10:00Comments on CairnsBlog.net: Professor calls for archelogical digMichael P Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890121680113642715noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-83917719270611465332008-10-22T11:49:00.000+10:002008-10-22T11:49:00.000+10:00Why are we all ignoring the fact that Cairns man, ...Why are we all ignoring the fact that Cairns man, former Mayor of the old Cairns City Council and I believe director of the company to construct the abomination along Wharf Street to Kenny Street, Kevin Byrne, is equally as culpable as anyone in this whole sorry fiasco. <BR/>His co-councillor Alan Blake, now councillor for division 5 in the new Cairns Regional Council must also be held responsible for his contribution, right up to when he voted against the new council taking action to attempt to preserve the old building.<BR/>Let us hope now that an archeological search will be encouraged and the old building's reconstruction will by suitably overseen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-82598721696676164572008-10-22T10:01:00.000+10:002008-10-22T10:01:00.000+10:00It appears that the whole sorry demolition saga an...It appears that the whole sorry demolition saga and the precious black bean floor getting wet comes down to the responsibility of the lowest common demoninator - the Security Guard who is paid around $16.50 per hour. The CPA says it left a rolled up tarp for the Security Guards to put over the floor and they didn't do it. One would have thought the Security Guard was there to protect the site so the Contractor could carry out his contracted task of preserving the Heritage for transportation. The buck stops at the top of the food chain, not the bottom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-4899164934326377032008-10-21T16:40:00.000+10:002008-10-21T16:40:00.000+10:00"It is my job and the responsibility of government..."It is my job and the responsibility of government to listen to the will of the people" (Anna Bligh, The Sunday Mail, 19 Oct).<BR/><BR/>3,000 signatures from a population of about 3 million resident stops $1.7 billion project in Brisbane. <BR/>11,000 signatures from a population of 130,000 is totally ignored in Cairns. <BR/><BR/>When did the will of the people become just a South East thing?Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00473473335577649591noreply@blogger.com