Limited flights

The airport flights are so limited as to be almost useless unless you want to fly to Sydney.

There used to be early and late Qantas link flights used regularly by visiting specialists, these no longer exist. The Fraser Council own the airport Wholly I understand, so aren't we getting Bonza or Rex airlines to fill the gap if Qantas don't want to upgrade their service I ask.

My family have a special milestone to celebrate in November and I would like to fly my son down from Darwin.

I find however it's almost impossible to fly from Brisbane to Hervey Bay when connecting to flights from other cities with the exception of flights via Sydney.

This Council I understand wholly owns our airport. So I ask then why are we so locked in to Qantas link who do not fly early or late to and from Brisbane to connect with other flights?

Why are we stuck with using either Bundaberg or Sunshine coast airports and driving home when our airport is on our doorstep but definitely DOES NOT suit the needs of its ratepayers?

I am so very angry about this, in fact to travel from Darwin to Hervey bay can take as long as 24 hours!!

Is this Council in the pocket of Qantas too?

Why can't we have Bonza or Rex airlines in to fill the very obvious gaps in ratepayers needs?

If the Council does not know how to run an airport properly then perhaps you should consider leasing it out to some who does! Or selling it!

A very unhappy resident

Regards,

Jean Bowen - Eli Waters

In response to the submission by Rolf Light:

Well said Rolf,

Nice to hear your idea for personal service. Banks etc go out of their way to avoid providing personal service; Seniors in particular will enjoy being able to discuss concerns personally with someone prepared to listen. The older one gets, the more difficult it is to express oneself well in writing; face to face works best.

The word I’m hearing is that many are concerned at the amount of development that is being approved. With a new term for FCRC outlooking 4 years from next March, it will be a healthy sign for constituents to sound out Councillors about their vision for the region. I for one, would like to see more infrastructure planned… especially water!

Warren McLaughlin - River Heads

It’s a ‘yes’ to Esplanade highrise

I would like to express my thoughts on recent discussions on our esplanade and developments. I for one love our esplanade and beaches, utilising the walking path most days. I don’t for one minute believe it will stay like that forever. I appreciate what we have but understand “evolution” has been part of our society for hundreds of years and it will change.

Reference to “we don’t want to be like Noosa and Sunshine Coast” is short sighted because guess what…..we are Hervey Bay. This is our change to make Hervey Bay are own identity but lets stop this rubbish “it should not change”. It will change, lets embrace the discussion and create our own future. Developers are identifying us because of value. If we don’t want that attention, are we prepared for our house values to go backwards? End of the discussion.

Mark Peters - Torquay