Perth,
Western Australia
May 10, 2008
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'Daniel is peddling misinformation'
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Daniel Boase-Jelinek's inflammatory letter, "Is Subi on the path back to the bad old days?" (POST, 3/5), once again reveals a deliberate strategy to misinform the public. He implies that councillor Allan Stoney participated in the recent vote on the issue of repairing the retaining wall around Lake Jualbup. The truth is that Mr Stoney excused himself from the full council meeting while the issue was being debated and voted on and did not return until it was over. Mr Boase-Jelinek's letter also implies that the five councillors who did not vote according to his personal wishes somehow acted inappropriately in this matter. In my view, nothing could be further from the truth and I am sure that every one of these councillors feels deeply insulted by Mr Boase-Jelinek's implication. None of these councillors lives anywhere near the lake and could have no possible vested interest in the outcome. They have consistently demonstrated that they act with integrity and are prepared to listen to and act on behalf of the community - as they have done in this case. Mr Boase-Jelinek's letter also reveals that, like many who zealously push politically correct rhetoric, his thinking is as simplistic as his cartooning skills. The issue voted on by the council was to undertake appropriate maintenance on a major item of city infrastructure which has been neglected for 15 years. It was not about permanent water in the lake or anything else. The lake, which used to be a rubbish tip, is in a park in an inner city suburb. Some 50 years ago it was developed into an urban amenity, a gift from a past generation that deserves to be recognised and valued. To try and reverse 150 years of urban development and recreate a lost ecology is folly. Even King's Park can't do that. Mark Wilshusen |
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