The council submits, and it is probably true, that the changes would allow commercial activity beyond the boundaries of the lease. In terms of the change there is little, if any difference in the impact or scale of the activity. He said having vessels pulling up to refuel the extra distance out in the river was not significant. The council had argued that if the vessels were allowed to encroach further out on the river and another 13 similar jetty leases followed suit, it would lead to an alarming amount 0f public river space taken up. While I am conscious of the need to avoid the cumulative impact of individually insignificant changes, there is no proper basis for thinking the present change will result in a cascade of successful change applications, Judge Cash said.
[Edit @ 6pm: I edited out/altered the thread title and removed everything from this OP except the cheery part.
I apologise to all for not attending to this promptly when I announced my intentions four hours ago in the Mod Sticky thread.
While it s fine to celebrate flipping Benny back to the Maize and Blue side, let s first beat spartie on the field before throwing shade at their head coach.
- rob f]
The interactive map of the Cooloola Coast shows the location of all the derelict vessels in the region. Another four derelicts vessels in the inlet have yet to be removed, and six more have been identifed as possible risks. Boaties are glad to see the back of them, but it comes at a cost. Noosa Commercial Boatman s Association spokesman Craig McGovern welcomed Maritime Safety Queensland s four-year, $20 million War on Wrecks program. He told News Corp, abandoned, unsightly and unsafe houseboats have been a bone of contention. for decades . They re a danger and they re polluting the river and they end up getting vandalised and the tinny rats get on them and make it worse, Mr McGovern said.
Using $8.1 million of the allocated funding, this equates to $11,756 per boat retrieved. But it was money well spent as far as Mr McGovern was concerned. We welcome any initiative that adds to the environmental and visual improvement of the river, he said. The Boatman s Association spokesman added it wouldn t be such a cost to taxpayers if owners took responsibility for their derelict vessels. It s a shame the government has to do it, Mr McGovern said. We know they are working with a few of the owners, unfortunately it is a slow process. Maritime Safety Queensland advised it was the vessel owner s responsibility to maintain their vessels to the necessary standard or appropriately dispose of them.