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Subscriber only A Central Queensland town has been labelled a shit town by a social media page with just under 290,000 followers, but a local politician has hit back at the claim. The Shit Towns of Australia Facebook page has made fun of many Aussie towns, and the seaside destination of Yeppoon was one of their latest targets on May 12. The page describes itself as the foremost authority on shit towns of Australia and their roasts often get a share of good and not-so-good feedback. Yeppoon couldn t decide whether it wanted to be a sleepy seaside village or a bustling tourist mecca so it did neither, resulting in a big fat nothing, the post read.
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Subscriber only A Central Queensland town has been labelled a shit town by a social media page with just under 290,000 followers, but a local politician has hit back at the claim. The Shit Towns of Australia Facebook page has made fun of many Aussie towns, and the seaside destination of Yeppoon was one of their latest targets on May 12. The page describes itself as the foremost authority on shit towns of Australia and their roasts often get a share of good and not-so-good feedback. Yeppoon couldn t decide whether it wanted to be a sleepy seaside village or a bustling tourist mecca so it did neither, resulting in a big fat nothing, the post read.
Queries about why the proposed Bundaberg North evacuation plan hasn t been priorised have been raised amid the push to actualise the Bundaberg East Levee. Member for Bundaberg Tom Smith has repeatedly called for the Federal Government to invest in the levee, after the state promised $42.5m for the project during the recent election. But before the Federal Government gets out the cheque book, they ve asked the State Government to complete a business case on the levee, which is underway. In meantime the
NewsMail has sought clarity about the State Government s position on the Bundaberg North evacuation route. According to the Bundaberg 10-year Action Plan, during major flood events northside properties are isolated and the window for evacuation is narrow.