A proposed class action court case against the Townsville City Council(TCC) over the large scale reduction of staff is being considered . A recent demonstration on Magnetic Island by former council employees called for the TCC CEO to be dismissed and frontline services to be restored . Townsville's mainstream media , once again, failed to report this. Further demonstrations are planned .
The TCC is also under attack by ratepayers and others over its proposal to give $18.5million for an airport way outside the council area to serve the proposed Adani coalmine . It was recently pointed out that the pro Adani mine Murdoch Townsville Bulletin did not run a letter to the editor from former District Court Judge John Baulch QC, in favour of coal mining , nevertheless raising balanced questions about the TCC's decision to give Adani $18.5million , and the right of ratepayers to know the grounds and any advice on which this decision was made
