Project misconceptions

The monstrous – 800%  –  cost blowout of the shiplift facility is in company with:

The Arts/Cultural museum in Smith Street – $100 million with no occupational use in sight.

The Nightcliff Police Station is a $12 million edifice that serves no real purpose.

The Bundilla Beach sculpture which cost $700,00 all up, which  has little cultural value or relevance.

Very limited CBD accommodation for students, challenges the Darwin University Campus in Cavanagh Street. Sequentially, accomodation should have been first, the facility next.

The building of a new 21-story Civic Centre next door to the current premises, but nineteen floors higher.

 Sometimes vision outstrips the essence of reality in terms of the ultimate value of projects.

Coreflute Awareness

As of yesterday (August 13), there were 146 coreflutes along McMillan’s Road from Bagot Road to the Vanderlin Drive roundabout. Returning from the roundabout to Bagot Road, there are 116 more coreflutes. Now, that’s a significant saturation of awareness opportunities.

Local  Government elections

We are blessed to have many thoughtful and vibrant people standing for the local government election. However, voters will be hard pressed because, no matter who they vote for, candidates of equal calibre will miss out.