The wonderful new laundry opening in Bangalow is a good news story of hope and employment – that was ‘opened’ by our prime minister and our invisible federal member who never usually ventures beyond the Tweed.
Perhaps there is an election looming? The commercial laundry was an inspired creation and the local community could do with a little more imaginative problem-solving support from our federal and state representatives.
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It was more than “opened” by the PM Carole. The federal government support – along with all the most conservative councillors on Council (according to the Echo) – were instrumental in getting this excellent initiative started.
As for Justine Elliott not being seen beyond the Tweed, maybe it’s a case of it being way less publicised. It’s not like the Echo reports glowingly, accompanied by pics, every time she blows her nose. Maybe it’s about quietly getting stuff done rather than turning important stuff into a giant publicity stunt. After all she doesn’t have a weekly Echo column to advertise every public interaction.
It actually was an election commitment by Justine Elliott along with a funding injection of $700.000, it’s strange that in the previous article the Echo ran on the PM’s visit failed abysmaly to mention that important fact. Justine makes many visits “south of the Tweed” for important events but is constantly hounded by rent a crowd Greens protestors trying to damage the great work Labor is doing.
Yes more green criticism of the federal government. No complements when something done just criticism.