tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028439431808189055.post753080875158895641..comments2023-06-23T18:13:15.106+10:00Comments on Blogging Townsville: ET brought a lemon - Stupid rich people and that CycloneIsland Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503585655271035750noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028439431808189055.post-68577403750576880062012-08-18T12:36:12.273+10:002012-08-18T12:36:12.273+10:00July 2012: Bob Katter and Wayne Swann are in leagu...July 2012: Bob Katter and Wayne Swann are in league to do this all over again, at Mission Beach.<br /><br />Having deduced that "Port Hinchinbrook" is not a "safe harbour", they have agreed that a safe harbour will be created by merely building a rock wall off Mission Beach.<br /><br />For those unfamiliar with the FNQ coats, "Port Hinchinbrook" has the length and height of Hinchinbrook Island a few miles to windward, and was still not safe; Mission Beach is on a wide-open lee shore - it has no protection at all. <br /><br />Storm surge (the result of low atmospheric pressure in a cyclone) reached around 6-7 metres in Cardwell and 3 metres in Townsville during Cyclone Yasi.<br /><br /><br />Wayne Swann has already transferred $5.5 million to the state of Queensland for the purpose, thus preempting the proper decision of the Commonwealth Environment Minister under the EPBC Act. <br /><br />Not to mention leaving out the local council (Cassowary Coast Regional Council), who read about it in the media.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com