Shipping Reporter Discovers Drab Signs of the Times
For yonks this fading sign has stood near the ferry terminal in Townsville inviting people to let a nebulus website know what they love about the place. The sign was a short distance from the terminal where the faded SEALINK signs were ,well, illegible for a long time until only recently. Even now the hoarding surrounding what appears to be the air conditioning plant at the top of the terminal does not shine...paint is visibly peeling .
Travellers arriving at the front of the terminal are greeted by a sign saying the building is on an asbestos register. Pointed out previously in this blog is the nearby neglected memorial to the Battle of the Coral Sea , a giant anchor off an American aircraft carrier , and port war activities with information signs which are impossible to read .
The sign which boasted that Townsville shines has been replaced with one for the dazzling New Zealand wearable art exhibition in the Perc Tucker Gallery.
The sign's removal comes just before another glowing editorial in the Townsville Bulletin declaring the region is showing signs of shrugging off suggestions that regional cities are limited in how much they can shine .
