I get emails from Council called Community E News. I received three after the wooden bridge over Belongil Creek failed. There was no info whatsoever about the half-closed, partially open and now completely open (albeit with sheet-metal repairs) timber bridge.
I wrote to the email contact media person who notified the E News writer. Eventually a nice Council contact rang me and said they were putting in a new grid-patterned bridge, similar to the one near Butler Street and that work should start in May. They would put up an electronic sign about the condition of the bridge – as cyclists can’t ride safely on it – and they’d work at night.
That day, 20 April, I got another E News that talked about bridge maintenance. Funny how making enquiries moves things along.
In the months since the bridge needed urgent repairs, I have been overseas, built a native bees’ hive, replaced my decking and continued my bit of saving the planet.
Let’s pray that the new bridge materials will arrive on time, Council will speedily deploy workers to replace the rotting timbers and the new bridge will be open before the end of May.
Let us pray…
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
