VICTORY IN PACIFIC TURNS OFFENSIVE

 Once  more , Townsville's Victory in the Pacific war memorial  fountain in the CBD   is  not working  , being  used to   store  barriers  and   rubbish has been   thrown  into  it ,  says  our  Shipping Reporter . 

Furthermore , he says that  not far from  the fading   memorial  plaque,see above , there   is  a  black, smelly, mass  attracting   flies  , certainly  no  way  to  look  after  a  war  memorial , especially in  a  garrison town . 

The plaque records that  the Railway Oval was reopened  during  Victory in the Pacific   50th anniversary  celebrations on  August 11 , l995. by the Chief Executive of  Queensland Rail , Vince  O'Rourke ,  and the Townsville Mayor , Tony Mooney . Our waterfront roundsman says  the  clock on the nearby railway  travel centre  still  permanently  says  it  is  eleven , which  it  has  done  for   years .  

Getting the fountain running smoothly , regularly  removing   assorted  rubbish from  water  , and  cleaning up  the surrounds, including the  nearby bus  shelter , seems beyond  the  capacity of  Townsville  ,  our Shipping Reporter  declares .

In the past, he has  drawn attention to  the rundown and neglected state  of the  fountain .

  A  tile sticking up in the footpath near the  bus shelter  is bound   to  cause   someone  an  injury , he   added. 

The fountain is a short distance from the Townsville Bulletin and WIN Television . He   suggests   reporters  visit  the site  , find out  why  the  fountain  is  neglected  ,  now   bone  dry  , could  be  an   interesting  story .