Benign Neglect

Benign neglect – means that I really like you but I am not going to help you, that is what has happened to the Shorncliffe Pier.  In other words successive councils although they show and express kindness towards the Pier, if it falls down, who cares.  If it starts to fall down we will do the absolute minimum to keep it there.

The only problem with that argument is that people do care; we of the Protect the Shorncliffe Pier Group do, there are thousands of years of memories for people who have spent time there. People from all over the world have visited the Pier, thousands of people have had their wedding photos taken near and on the Pier, it cannot be counted the numbers of people who have relaxed there over the years it would be in the millions. It is an integral part of the Sandgate/ Shorncliffe precinct; it is part of the lifeblood of the area.

What is the BCC doing, plan to spend $20million on the Pier over a period of 4 years.

What is happening now to protect the Pier from falling down, very little.

What are they doing in relation to consulting with the people who really care, just fobbing us off, not keeping promises regarding meeting with the councillors in charge. They have generously given us reports to the condition of the Pier, but seem reluctant to talk with us face to face.

It is about time that the BCC practices what they regularly preach, to consult with the people, or are they just all talk and very little action! Can we trust these elected people; I doubt it, definitely not part of a CANDO team.