Same old spin

Last night on Channel 10 News, Monday, 20 December, 2010, was Graham Quirk, Deputy Mayor, Chairman for Infrastructure, explaining how the BCC had just ‘saved’ a heritage listed house from being demolished for a ‘car park’ in West End. Read the story HERE Also see post on this blog ‘Hall of Shame’ HERE

When the Westside News had our Anzac Park story on the front page on Wednesday, November 10, 2010, ‘Hands off our park’, featuring Toowong RSL Sub Branch president Kerry Gallagher, Lord Mayor Campbell Newman went on ABC News that afternoon announcing the tunnel was renamed ‘Legacy Way’ and the donation of 1 cent per toll. See post on this blog ‘Time for some entertainment - The Lord Mayor giveth and the Lord Mayor taketh away' (God TV) HERE

When Diggers’ Drive was annihilated by Airport Link, the BCC had a media launch on April 22, 2009 announcing the new Avenue of Honour Project (Anzac Park is on this list of Avenues even though Cr Peter Matic falsely said, "While Anzac Park began life as a memorial park, it is no longer recognised as such and no memorial exists." HERE)

Didn’t we just tell the BCC that their proposal for the car park within BCC Heritage Register listed Anzac Park would breach many of their codes and the BCC Heritage Place Code (3.2.1 Development of or in a heritage place or heritage precinct and 3.2.2 Development on land adjoining a heritage place or heritage precinct) but they ignored us and we were forced to file in the Supreme Court? With the Coordinator-General's refusal of the car park proposal Friends of ANZAC Park 'Save Anzac Park' have legally achieved, with our Application to the Supreme Court, what we wanted and the Hearing listed for 23 December 2010 will therefore not proceed. We are certainly ready for further action if required.