Crank the Croc
RED SPOT SALE
I SEE that the proposed Coles site is up for sale in Beerwah.
The grocery giant had hoped the Roys Rd/Steve Irwin Way property would be home to a new supermarket, petrol station and Maccas, but alas trying to build on a corner block at an increasingly busy intersection proved a bridge, roundabout and overpass too far. Coles pulled out of its court appeal millions of dollars later when it realised it had bitten off more than it could chew. Better luck next time.
BEERWAH BRONX
We all know Beerwah is going through a crime surge but – here’s a tip – if you can’t find any cops and need a safe space, head straight to the library. As locals know the most peaceful place in town has been provided with security detail and although statistics are hard to come by, I’m led to believe that most books are now being returned safely.
We were mooching around one fine and particularly quiet afternoon last week when an older lady walked past the security dude and couldn’t help herself. “All calm?!” she asked, with only a hint of sarcasm.
“Oh yes, all good”, came the reply. What’s next? A bear patrol?
TURN IT UP
Speaking of fine uses of the public purse, there’s one easy way to make sure a festival goes ahead rain, hail or almost complete lack of interest: get the taxpayer to stump up for it. Queensland Music Trails hosted the second, yet apparently ‘iconic’ Sweet Relief festival at Ballymore last weekend. We went along but there would have been less than 600 people there. They wanted to come to Maleny last year, but pulled out due to lack of support from the council.
Maybe they were on to something.