Don’t tar all bikers
THE State Government has pushed through legislation that will ban bikie groups such as the Rebels and Devils Henchman from wearing their colours, club badges on their jackets. Yet there are biker groups as opposed to bikies, that also wear colours such as the God Squad and Vietnam Vets. Will they be allowed to wear their club badges? Then there are the bike riders who ride Harleys and wear jackets with the Harley logo. By association of the bike brand and jacket, they may be thought of as bikies. Banning
Pro-cable car rally
NOW that Tony Shadforth and Chris Oldfield have been appointed directors of the MWCC, and with chair, Jude Franks, I believe a path will be found to enable the project to become a reality. To those who believe it will become a blight on our beautiful Mt Wellington, take a visit to Brook Street Pier and look at the visual presentation as it would be when completed; one simply can’t see it or the proposed infrastructure below the skyline of the mountain. Congratulations to the MWCC for the 1/2 A4 depiction. Now we need to organise the pro-cable car rally.
Bus lane lemon
I SPOTTED a surveyor at the Southern Outlet-Davey St intersection last Monday. Assuming the fifth bus lane works are under way, I revisited the proposal to divert traffic up Huon Rd and down Elboden St to an extension of the one-way section of Macquarie St. My conclusion? A total waste of taxpayers’ dollars on a lemon. If a
Blow the Organ Pipes
IN agreement with Gary Tew (Letters, August 26). And I say: blow the Organ Pipes! Rather look to the destruction of our mountain-top! How deep do we have to drill to accommodate water, sewer and other pipes connected to the restaurant and amenities block? The alpine flora on the mountain took 50 years to come back after the ‘67 fires. I would be very proud not to have a cable car in my beloved city.
Mercury rising
IT has been rather cold in Tasmania these last few weeks. If future weather forecasts are to come out of Brisbane, that might make our weather warmer. On the down side, there’s the problem that our curtains will fade faster.