[Kharon]

A good yarn TB, well told which has not allowed the truth to impinge, as all good yarns should. Now we are all familiar with the many and varied types of Pooh; hell, we wade through enough of it; but the ‘pooh’ that caused the girls school to be moved was not the sort that would benefit a market garden or orchard.

The analysis of the earth under the school is long and technical, the results bad enough to ensure a huge pay-out to those affected and to move the school. There were, allegedly some elements a little more sinister than the contents of many 24 door sedans (night carts).

Now we can all see the intent to build shopping malls and 3000 car parking spaces over Bankstown; the profit motivation and a need for car parks subsuming the industry, it seems inevitable; however. There is a government responsibility and duty of care to the people that will build those features and to those who will use the facilities provided.

Based on the soil analysis for the school case, it would be grossly irresponsible to continue the project without an independent, in-depth analysis of what exactly will be disturbed during construction, where, exactly the excavated material will be dumped and which water table will be polluted by run off from the tailings dump.

There are some seriously sinister materials under the ground at Bankstown, soon to be disturbed and moved. Two headed ducks that glow in the dark and bark will no doubt feature large in the real estate come-on to buy.

Quack – woof – quack.