After the long running fiasco of the Welcome to Magnetic Island scrim banners which tore, flapped , collapsed in great lengths and lay about for ages , remnants tucked away in a bundle , reduced to an imitation Leaning Tower of Pisa , then finally removed , there is a new set of banners at the ferry terminal Welcoming visitors to TOWNSVILLE !!!
The banners invite visitors to share the dream of the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast which kick off next month .
This latest act in renaming the island Townsville, after it was dubbed Cowboys Island in a footy stunt last year , which involved the Townsville City Council , Townsville Enterprise and others, is confusing , to say the least .
Imagine the plight of weary overseas backpackers boarding a ferry in Townsville for Magnetic Island and upon arrival they are greeted with banners welcoming them to Townsville. They might think they fell asleep and have been brought back to the mainland . In a state of panic , they might call their shocked parents and inform them they have been hijacked on the Coral Sea . There is a fortune to be made producing a loopy Australian version of Mad Magazine which includes a swag of spoof from the tropics .
