So there’s officially nine years to go until the Brisbane Olympics?
The rings look pretty and everyone is saying the right things.
I see the premier said the state had achieved a lot in the past two years and would achieve a lot more in the next nine years. Inspiring.
You would like to think so.
I mean they have handed over another $14m to keep kicking the Beerwah to Maroochydore rail study can down the road. It will be some sort of record when it’s finally revealed, if not just for time taken to reveal the bleeding obvious: Mass transit systems helps move large (and growing) populations around and takes cars off the road.
Dead as a dingo
AS A fellow native animal you’ll have to forgive me for feeling a pang of sadness at the killing of a dingo on K’gari last week. ‘Euthanised’ the reports said. It’s all semantics when you’ve copped a bullet in the head.
I get it though. Gone are the days where you can start gnawing away at people and expect to just get on with your life the next day.
The dead one had priors, which counted against him, but let’s not move past this point: we were here first. It’s not their fault that generations of naughty tourists trying to hand feed ‘cute’ pups has resulted in animals behaving badly. If only dingoes were as smart as crocs, then you could just draw a line in the sand.
Burning sensation
Anyone else watching the northern hemisphere burn itself to a crisp and wonder what’s in store for us this summer? The images from Greece – specifically the island of Rhodes are a visual reminder of the 2019-20 bushfires. That was just before Covid stole the show and La Nina hit.
Hope the European and North American disasters are not a precursor but I have this foreboding feeling it could be.