HOPEFULLY the first thing the incoming Sunshine Coast mayor does is get someone to read the council’s press releases before they’re sent out for public consumption. Take this one for example: “Just as Australia welcomed Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour last month, Sunshine Coast Council and its partners, SunCentral Maroochydore Pty Ltd and Walker Corporation, are welcoming a new era for the Maroochydore City Centre, with amendments to its Development Scheme to reshape the vibrancy and attractiveness of the CBD now in place.”
KIll me. Tay Tay was so last week. But not only is that sentence a long-winded mess, if you’re going to associate a land development scheme with Taylor you’d better nail it. This doesn’t.
NO RELIEF
I’d really hoped that former Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s call to memorialise the Matildas’ fourth place at the World Cup had been consigned to the dustbin of history (joining the Gabba upgrade). Wishful thinking with news this week that a six-metre wide ‘relief’ is on its way. Even the government can’t spin this one. Yes, the Cup was fun while it lasted, but an “inspiring quarter-final defeat” doesn’t scream the need for a permanent tribute. Maybe the relief could include recent post-Cup activities, like the captain spewing in a cab and (allegedly) saying something untowards to police.
BIG DUMB CUPS
I’m probably the last person in the world to know about Frank Green water bottles, but now they’ve been brought to my attention, I’m going all, ‘what the…’ to anyone who will listen. Apparently I’m required by law to fork out $50 a pop for these bottles for every child I own because they simply MUST have one.
It’s an annodised aluminium flask. They’ve been around forever.
“But they keep my water colder,” I’m told. I don’t care, or believe you, but that’s beside the point.
