Gold Coast threatens to go it alone on daylight saving
By Greg Stolz
* Queensland Government rules out daylight saving
* Gold Coast threatens to go it alone in new time zone
* Most Queenslanders in support of daylight saving
THE Gold Coast is considering defying the the Queensland Government and going it alone on daylight saving.
Gold Coast Mayor Ron Clarke was seeking legal advice yesterday about whether the tourist strip could have its own time zone
after the Government controversially ruled out a daylight saving referendum, despite a majority of Queenslanders supporting it.
Coast business and tourism leaders joined Cr Clarke in condemning Premier Anna Bligh's decision to reject a referendum, daylight saving trial or southeast corner zonal system. Ms Bligh justified the decision on Government-commissioned research showing minority support for daylight saving outside the state's southeast.
A frustrated Cr Clarke said he had asked the city solicitor to investigate the legality of the Gold Coast going it alone on daylight saving.
He said ideally, southeast Queensland would introduce daylight saving under the banner of the Council of Mayors.
Cr Clark is frustrated? Maybe Cr Clark should think about where the boundaries of Queensland actually begin & end. Hint for this self-absorbed idiot: QUEENSLAND doesn't start at Tweed Heads & end at Labrador! There is more to this state than your shithole corner!
"It's a really stupid decision by the Government – the people want daylight saving,"
Which people?
Was this an actual poll taken of people on holiday on the coast or your mates at the golf club?
"It's just ridiculous, absolutely ludicrous, that the Premier can bow to the wishes of the minority," Gold Coast Licensed Venues spokesman Jim Bell said. "The majority want it and we should have it."
As opposed to the minority on the Gold Coast who think it should be implemented and a state full of people be forced to change so that they may increase their profits?
Gold Coast Tourism chief executive Pavan Bhatia said the multibillion-dollar tourism industry would fight the Government's decision.
"There's lot of investment in this town that is dependant on something called sunlight," Mr Bhatia said.
Bullshit! The Gold Coast only has sunshine as an ancillary feature. It's the drug-life that is the popular attraction in that dump!
Government polling this week showed that 51 per cent of respondents statewide supported the adoption of daylight saving – a level that increased to 63 per cent in the southeast corner. Support throughout the rest of the state, however, was much weaker at 31 per cent.
I actually support the dual time-zone for Queensland idea but object greatly when power-mad local councils start dictating what the time should and shouldn't be in their regions.
Let the Gold Coast have their daylight saving - it's not like anything of any consequence happens down there other than an increased crime-rate; drug-taking; drunkenness; and tolerance of debauchery.
Does Malaysia have Daylight Saving? What about Singapore? Bangkok? Has anyone worked out that the closer you get to the equator, the more STUPID an idea it is to have Daylight Saving? Evidently not.
I admit that I was dubious about what Anna Bligh was going to do when she fell into the job of Premier of Queensland - she's got big shoes to fill if she's going to be anywhere near as incompetent as Petie Beater. It seems though that she got it right on this one in that she is sticking up for QUEENSLAND.
Let the Gold Coast secede from the state. How about the Gold Coast also not stick its hand out to the State Government for monies (ie: taxes from ME and people from ALL over the state. Ie: the "minorities") to maintain facilities that are often neglected while corrupt councilors vote themselves pay-rises and new cars.
It's not like Ron Clark has made much sense in the last couple of years anyway. What can be expected of someone who employs an abusive cretin like Jim Soorley to be your "advisor" after hitting public office?
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