WATERFRONT BIG BROTHER SEES ALL AND DISCOVERS FURTHER EVIDENCE OF TROPICAL MEDIA MUSHROOM CLUB

North Australia's only S(h)ipping  Reporter spots another  Townsville  ghost fleet   oddity  and   yet  more  examples of   civic  and media  inertia. 

On the very day that the Liberian registered  bulk carrier  Waimea  was in port , not far away ,  there was a  yacht  with  the  very  same name , Waimea.The odds against such  a  situation occurring   on the same    day must be astronomical  , not even listed   in  the  waterlogged  Lloyds of  London records,  one would  think.

In the nearby Anzac Memorial Park  our nautical watchman  once again  discovered Townsville's   50th anniversary of the  Battle of  the Coral Sea  memorial  was  neglected, leaves  piled up at the base of one part , a few small weeds growing in cracks  at the other  half .   

Sadly, the ejaculating  fountain  which  celebrates Queensland  breaking away from  New South Wales  looked seasick  the   same day , lots of chunderous   green  detritus  swirling  about  in the  big  pool. Glancing about the fountain  surrounds, he spotted a  surprising  host of-not romantic, golden  Pommie  daffodils , dancing in the  wind - large  mushrooms.   

 Needless to say, over on Magnetic Island , much of the  remaining wall  of  scrim signage   was  still flat on the  ground, Townsville City Council unable to get on top of the situation, keep a simple daily check on it ,  so it has been going on for months , without mainland  media coverage ,   showing  the city's Jewel in  the Crown  is  indeed   subjected  to   rule  by  inward looking, desk bound cowboys . 

UPDATE:  The Townsville Bulletin finally caught up with a P3 story  headed MAGGIE'S UGLY LOOK  -no photo-which included the claim that the Townsville City Council is going to place more banners and flags on  the island next week .This morning(  Friday, February 2  ) a large part of the  banner   wall  was  still  slumped on  the  ground .