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Bicycle tracks in bushland parks
The Queensland Government stated that the
commercial in confidence defence to not reveal
the cost of the Wellcamp fiasco was to ensure that
the Wagner Corporation was able to negotiate
A country view
Previous administrations are to blame
Fourteen years have come to pass since amalgamation came
Now we have Olympic dreams perhaps a new fast train.
We’ll build a big new library or perhaps a swimming pool
Don’t think about those country roads. We haven’t got the tools.
We’ll buy another ipad and put it in a ute
Someone to take the photos. Oh yes, these shots are beaut.
They can see the natural landscape while they drive out through
the mud
Don’t talk to me of maintenance. This has all been done by floods.
The government will give us grants. These floods they are a pity.
But now we have these country rates we’ll spend them in the city.
There’s little west of Boundary Road and nothing south of Nelson
To hear these country people whinge you’d think they lived in
Belsen.
They live in nature’s wonderland with neither tar nor gravel
The joy of it must be sublime with never thoughts of travel.
Now since amalgamations come, to enhance their country lives
We hand out opportunities to use their four-wheel drives.
Election time is coming near and I’m sure you’ll all agree
We’ve done a wondrous job for you, oh please vote for me.
- John McGrady
• Written after being continually told the problems with country
roads are issues left by previous administrations. The current “Regional”
Council have had 14 years to fix these issues.
Wellcamp contract
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Around Highfields there are
many small parks. Some are just
a bare block left by developers to
meet open space committments,
others valuable small remnants of
Australian bushland.
A few are special purpose and
have a lot of management, like
Davidson Arboretum, Peacehaven
Park or the Highfields Sports and
Recreation Park.
Some of the bushland parks that
are remnants of special Australian
bush types have a few dedicated
volunteers helping stop weeds
from invading them.
Recently, one of these weeding
groups stopped for smoko
and was joined by a person from
Toowoomba Regional Council for
a discussion about walking and
bicycle trails.
The group has had problems
with bicycle riders cutting down
vegetation and digging tracks and
jumps for bicycles, i.e. damage to
the valuable local bush remnants.
The TRC person talked about
the small bicycle park in Stenner
Street (southwest part of
Toowoomba city), and the community
involvement in planning
and making the bicycle park.
The discussion turned to how to
get a similar or larger set of downhill
bicycle trails at the Highfields
Sports and Recreation Park.
There should be sufficient space
for two or three downhill tracks of
500 metres or more without destroying
any bushland.
There are even large piles of
earth and fill stockpiled from the
oval construction that could be
used to make jumps etc.
The TRC person stressed that
such tracks would only be supported
by council if some local
parents and the local mountain
bike riders would, as a group, petition
the council for such tracks to
be made.
In the case of the Stenner Street
facility, the local bicycle riders and
some parents were involved in the
design and construction. Are there
any downhill riders in Highfields
prepared to try council for similar?
Maybe an online petition? -
Dougal Johnston, Hampton
favourable contract terms with suppliers is tripe.
The Wagner corporation, I believe, would be well
versed in negotiating favourable terms for any
contracts entered into. - John Healy, Glenvale
West of Elswhere with Clinton Ireland
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