The scene of neglect at the Coral Sea Battle memorial in Townsville's Anzac Memorial Park on May 9 . The anniversary of the monumental battle which marked a major turning point in the Pacific had passed a week earlier with about six paragraphs in the Townsville Bulletin .
Just inside the main entrance to the park , on the same day , in the afternoon , a sign relating to the "Labour Day March " starting and finishing on The Strand Park was visible on the ground , apparently there for days . In the background was the still not functioning fountain celebrating Queensland breaking away from colonial NSW . After the Shipping Reporter revealed the slimy condition of the bottom chamber of the fountain, it was cleaned a few days before Anzac Day , starting to turn green again , leaves building up . More site details and photographs later .
This unsatisfactory situation repeatedly shows Townsville cannot get its act together to organise a DAILY check of major public military sites. These military memorials are local and national shrines and as such demand close attention .
The latest check of the malfunctioning Victory in the Pacific memorial fountain found a hubcap and other rubbish in the leaking structure .
