Shame to hear that because I support rail and trail together that Dave Lisle and John Scrivener say I’m a fantasist.
I strongly support bus service upgrades and total system overhaul too (as in my letter) as well as cycleways. The whole issue is not either/or or black and white.
Remember, there is a train running on the line already and it could be extended to Mullum.
Unfortunately many rail trailers want only a trail. Most pro-rail in the community support trail as ancillary or next to rail i.e. not on the lines but next to it, which is called ‘off formation’. This preserves the 33-metre-wide corridor for both rail and trail. That is what I take on as a councillor responsibility i.e. long-term strategic planning for the whole community. Rail and trail can coexist. That ain’t no fantasy!
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. 
