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DO OTHER CBD residents have issues with the charity groups’ operations out of the community centre?
Whilst I have no issue with supporting those in genuine need, I take exception to the drunks who are attracted to this venue, particularly at weekends.
Recently I saw a few of the drunken grubs pick up their food and proceed to my building’s verandas where they spread food scraps and rubbish around, urinated everywhere and staggered off.
Sunday saw the same group again make their way to the community centre, and as usual screaming and fighting followed by a drunken male stripping naked on the footpath followed by further screaming. Later watched as an ambulance left the area.
This is now an every weekend occurrence.
If this charity continues to operate from this location then it and the council should respect the local residents and police the area, not just supply one token security officer, or alternatively find a more suitable place away from a highdensity residential area to conduct their work.
DAVE GILMOUR, SOUTHPORT
A NUMBER of Carrara residents had a ‘Here we go again’ feeling when they read that Chinese company Songcheng, who owns undeveloped land on the Carrara/ Nerang boundary, was ditching its plan for an unwanted theme park and replacing it with an ‘esports precint’ and residential area instead.
Some of the land was to be sold off for even more residential development – right in the path of the new Coomera Connector. The only bright spot was news there would be some public wetland near the river.
Roland Evans, the agent for the company, was quick to say Songcheng had listened to residents’ concerns when hundreds wrote submissions to oppose the theme park. His clients now don’t want to do anything controversial, it seems.
But they’re forgetting some important facts – this land is floodplain. It serves as a huge sink and holds massive amounts of water in wet weather. It was clear from expert advice, that any significant building on this site would seriously increase the risk of flooding, both nearby and downstream. In addition, there are really only two access roads that could serve the area.
One leading to Nerang Station and often busy and soon to be joined by Coomera Connector vehicles. The other is a small residential cul-de-sac already deemed inappropriate for heavy works vehicles.
Accessing this floodplain to build multiple buildings is likely to prove a nightmare. The biggest problem, however, is the flood risk and with a triple La Nina expected and many building experts warning people not to build on floodplains, it looks like Songcheng’s latest proposal will be just as controversial as the last. YVETTE DEMPSEY, CARRARA
A ROYAL Commission into the robo-debt fiasco looms. And about time.
The Honorable Stuart (Robert) has been deathly quiet of late. He must be preparing to account, in detail, for what he presided over at dear old Centrelink.
DAVID HALL, COOMBABAH