government for many years and now
its arch rival!
The Property Council of Australia continues its political campaign against the Bligh Government in Queensland with another full page advertisement in today's Courier-Mail.
The Property Council under Executive Director Steve Greenwood wants to retain the status quo with property valuations set to drop overnight by up to 35%, as a result of a recent court decision.
The corresponding shortfall in rates would have to be made up by ordinary householders, forced to subsidise big business, if Steve Greenwood had his way.
This guy is really a class act - having worked with the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) and now in his new role with the Property Council attempting to smash local government financially.
If fairness and equity were the test on this issue, Steve Greenwood would fail badly.
Today's Courier-Mail also features a full page advertisement from the Queensland Government which puts this whole issue in perspective:
NO CHANGE for family home valuations
NO CHANGE for mums' and dads' investment properties
NO CHANGE for superannuation funds
NO CHANGE for tourism owners and operators
NO CHANGE for local shopping centres
NO CHANGE for farmers
NO CHANGE for renters
NO CHANGE for retail tenants
NO CHANGE for tradies.
LGAQ President Paul Bell is quoted in the State Government advertisement rightly supporting the proposed legislation.
Paul Bell must be acutely embarrassed that a former LGAQ staffer would spearhead such an anti-local government campaign to stop this legislation.
The ONLY CHANGE really needed is for the Property Council to dump Steve Greenwood for wasting its funds on this ill-conceived political campaign which is doomed to fail abysmally.
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PAUL TULLY: PaulGTully@gmail.com
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