Despite the continued efforts of Andrew Powell and Fiona Simpson to broker a community meeting with Minister Nolan, they have had no success. Nolan's disregard for the Sunshine Coast comes as no real surprise; given the lack of Labor seats. Her attitude of looking after her own "patch", to the detriment of non-Labor areas is reminiscent of Russ Hinze's "you spend the money where your votes are" attitude. Differnet politics. Same beligerent attitude.
Meanwhile, the first 2 days under the new +15% fares went like this:
Monday morning train late departing Landsborough.
Tuesday morning train late departing Landsborough.
Tuesday evening no air conditioning. Some people were so distressed by the heat, that they forgot to swipe-off at Landsborough. Even then, they all paid $5 too much.
Is it just a coincidence that the departure times for these 2 days were in sync with the new timetable. Perhaps by next week we will begin making unscheduled stops at Petrie.
