Water is being wasted
So I have a question.
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Why is it that only last month there was a call from the Mayor of Mount Isa in this paper for people to conserve water as the lake level was falling dramatically due to increased consumption and summer heat?
So why is it that this morning on my way home from night shift, the council lawns had sprinklers flat out on already soaked soil?
So saturated that the water was simply running off the lawns into the gutters and down the street!
I also passed another eight to 10 houses that had their sprinklers on doing nothing more than filling the gutters and drains.
It rained seven of the last nine days (in December) with massive falls in the last three or four.
If the council are serious about water conservation they should lead by example and change everyone's mindset in this town.
If it's raining, turn the water off.
Matthew Hart
(via Facebook)
Ruling the roost
When Tony McGrady ruled the roost at Mount Isa I was so used to seeing his face in the paper, I went to the obituary pages if I hadn't seen his dial in the other pages.
With less papers per week, the incumbent Joyce McCulloch has put Tony "Papers" McGrady in the shade.
George Harley
Mount Isa
Queensland tourism claims are a furphy
Labor’s latest claims on tourism growth in Queensland would not look out of place in an episode of Mythbusters.
We are continuing to fall behind the other states and Queensland is not capitalising on the national tourism boom.
While national tourism expenditure is growing at 5%, we are growing at only 3.4% and are stuck in third place on the ladder, well behind New South Wales and Victoria.
Acting Tourism Minister Leeanne Enoch’s claims that Queensland is performing well above the national average is a complete furphy. We are ranked last in growth on visitor numbers in the year ending September 2016 – even behind the ACT and South Australia.
While Labor has been coasting along without a plan to grow tourism, Queenslanders are missing out.
Introducing lockout laws, scaremongering over the Great Barrier Reef and watering down anti-criminal gang laws isn’t a plan to grow tourism, it’s a recipe for failure.
Only the LNP has the energy, experience and track record to Get Queensland Moving, grow tourism and create more tourism jobs for Queenslanders.
Jon Krause, Shadow Tourism Minister
Biofuel mandate gives consumers choice
The introduction of the Queensland Biofuel Mandate, as of January 1, is not only set to give consumers cleaner fuel choices at the bowser but allow them to choose fuel made right here in Queensland.
The mandate means liable fuel retailers will be required by law to ensure up to 3 per cent of their total regular unleaded and ethanol-blended petrol sales each quarter are bio-based (ethanol) all of which are produced here in Queensland.
Two of the best known renewable fuels are ethanol and biodiesel, which are commonly called ‘biofuels’ which are produced from agricultural grains, sugarcane, fats/seed oils, algae and agricultural waste.
The implementation of a biofuels mandate will allow consumers greater opportunities to support local industry and agriculture, whilst investing in building strong regional industries for the future.
The mandate has been a long time coming for Queensland. It means consumers will be provided with more fuel choices at their local service station. It provides people with the choice where there hasn’t previously been one offered.
Larissa Rose, Qld Renewable Fuels