tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post8986256136790426952..comments2023-07-27T21:14:18.975+10:00Comments on The Magpie's Nest...: Kid Crisafulli hits the big time, and The Green's Bob Brown does it just for larfs.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-1473030202062538732012-04-02T17:18:28.027+10:002012-04-02T17:18:28.027+10:00ALERT TO GRUMPY - URGENT: This is to inform you th...ALERT TO GRUMPY - URGENT: This is to inform you that your brother dwarf Dopey has written in with a comment USING YOUR NAME. - The 'Pie is certain a fine intelligence like yours would not have come up with this shallow understanding of what goes towards making a vbrant city - read inner city. And buses and car parking would be, for once, well planned with adequate facilities catered for - The'Pienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-25746718644152785672012-04-02T11:27:32.623+10:002012-04-02T11:27:32.623+10:00Have to take issue with you on this on, 'Pie. ...Have to take issue with you on this on, 'Pie. The proposed location of the Stadium would result in inevitable traffic chaos and parking nightmares. Dairy Farmers is not exactly a cut lunch away from the city and is situated convenient to the old Thuringowa dormitory suburbs as well as the burgeoning Nothern Beaches. Dairy Farmers is, what, a 20 minute drive from the city? However, if youGrumpynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-41396757470355484882012-04-02T07:25:19.414+10:002012-04-02T07:25:19.414+10:00The really unfortunate thing emerging from the inc...The really unfortunate thing emerging from the inclusion of our land assets sold from Qld Rail to Qld Rail National is that a lot of people still do not realise that this valuable real estate is no longer a parcel he people of Townsville can consider as land that can be untilised in the best interest of the city for either infrastructure development or urban planning without buying back at some Queen of the Castlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158614975139801643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-81969898049390975182012-04-01T11:27:40.062+10:002012-04-01T11:27:40.062+10:00Hmmm, McGuffin 'What is forgotten etc' not...Hmmm, McGuffin 'What is forgotten etc' not quite right, The 'Pie didn't forget it. Have a gander at the March 10 post.But you're right, it would seem reasonable that we can forget a stadium, which would require the Railway Yards land, unless the developer across the road and next to the creek would be willing to sell at a reasonable price instead of building another load of The Magpienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-39751106777521837022012-04-01T11:23:02.198+10:002012-04-01T11:23:02.198+10:00What is forgotten in the Stadium debate is the lan...What is forgotten in the Stadium debate is the land costs.the land was included in the sale of Qld Rail and bought by Qld Rail National ALONG WITH MOST OF QR RAIL ASSETS.(Really) It was then leased back to a separate company for 20 yrs With a 20 yrs extension . The parent company QR Rail National makes more out of the lease costs than to sell an asset that may provide an income for 40 years QR McGuffinnoreply@blogger.com