Gympie mayor Glen Hartwig has blamed people "not from our region" for what he described as the "unprecedented" protest march in Gympie's main street on Wednesday.
Fraudulent and deceptive Gympie regional divisions must go
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Letter to the Editor
The good news arising from last week’s protest at the Town Hall is that democracy is alive and well in Gympie. The right to protest is an important plank in the platform of a genuine democracy.
But the reality in this case is that the council probably could not win. To appease the protesters, the environmentalists and wild-life champions, the council would continue to bear the anger of the landholders disadvantaged by the environmental restrictions legislated by the previous council.
And there is right on both sides.
Concern for the environment and the health and safety of our wildlife is a sign of a mature and enlightened society. That concern is to be appreciated and applauded.