So we elected a new Fraser Coast Regional Council and had high hopes that they would take some positive action to bring some form of prosperity back to Hervey Bay, Maryborough and the other parts of the Fraser Coast.
Sadly those high hopes of having a Council that actually got off it’s collective bum and did something positive for the region seem to be have been dashed.
Instead of actually getting in and doing the things we all know need to be done the new Fraser Coast Regional Council has come up with a 120 day plan. Yes folks instead of action we have “The Plan” and you can read the full text of it HERE.
Don’t be surprised if, after reading it, you feel rather underwhelmed.
In some ways “The Plan” sounds quite inspiring … the Council is going to plan to do some wonderful things. It’s going to have committees … it’s going to meet with local businesses … it’s going to do … pretty much what the old Council did … bugger all but talk!
People on the Fraser Coast Regional Council you all got elected because you told us that you already knew what was wrong with this region and you had already had plans to fix it so why do we need another plan? Why aren’t you just getting on with the job?
Why aren’t you already out there talking to small and medium sized businesses and telling them about the advantages of moving their businesses to Hervey Bay. You don’t have to look hard to find those reasons and it’s not rocket science to understand the incentives that those businesses might need to encourage them to come here so why are you talking instead of doing?
If so many of you ran on a platform of bringing more jobs to this region why is there one very important word missing from the announcement of your 120 day plan?
For a mob who were elected on the promise of bringing more jobs to the region why does the word “jobs” fail to appear anywhere in that announcement? If there’s no mention of jobs in the plan maybe our new Councillors have lost the plot already.