The official dismissal of public concerns after E.coli bacteria were detected in a SEQ water reservoir in March must be disturbing to the community.
Residents were not informed at the time which makes the claim by acting Water Grid Manager Barry Dennien that all communications were done in "an honest and transparent way" look absurd.
How can they be honest and transparent if there is no communication at all?
The spin doctors have taken over the SEQ Water Grid!
Barry Dennien is also quoted as saying the March incident was "not unusual" compared with other metropolitan water authorities around Australia.
Which is like saying Jack the Ripper wasn't such a bad chap compared with Osama bin Laden!
The State Government has acquired an on-going hot potato since taking over water management and distribution in SEQ last July.
By all reports, Barry Dennien is a decent and professional guy but he has a duty to keep the public informed of all health scares and to stop the spin-doctoring of media statements which fool only some of the public some of the time.
