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Man
on horse charged with using mobile phone:
Source:
Daily
Mail
11
February 2020
A
man in country Tambaroora (it’s near Hill End) was observed by the local
constabulary to be using his mobile phone whilst riding a horse, a still common
form of transport for some in the area.
But the citizens of Tanbaroora can sleep safe in their beds at night
knowing that the gendarmes are ever vigilant in apprehending lawbreakers and arresting
miscreants. He was brought before the
magistrate in the Local Court at Mudgee and charged with using the phone whilst
driving. It turns out that under the
road rules, a horse is a vehicle. He
pleaded guilty and was given a 3 month conditional release order with no
conviction, the magistrate classing it as “trivial in the extreme” and noting
that the horse was not fitted with a hands=free device.
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Piers
exposed:
Source:
News.com
12
February 2020
Wild
storms in Sydney have caused many beaches in Sydney to be eroded, in one
location, Coogee, revealing two of the pylons from the Coogee Pleasure Pier,
which remain buried under the sand at Coogee Beach after demolition in 1934. The beachside attraction Had been constructed
in 1928, modelled on British seaside pavilions.
The pier had a shark net, a 1400-seat theatre, a ballroom for 600, and a
400-seat restaurant. Over the years, the
massive crowds that loved the Coogee Pleasure Pier slowly started to diminish,
and storms caused damage to the structure. It was eventually demolished during
1933-34.
The
piers exposed
Coogee
Pier, 1928
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Death
of malls:
Source:
Daily
Mail
12
February 2020
The
Australian retail scene is in the doldrums, as witnessed by the succession of
closures of once-dominant retail brands.
Our increasing infatuation with online shopping, and very tight spending
patterns due to giant mortgages and climbing bills means fewer and fewer of us
are making the trek to local shops. The
main victim of this pincer movement is the shopping mall. Once a community hub where the big fashion
and homewares brands sat profitably beside the supermarket and department store
chains, the failing malls now struggle to survive, with a diminishing customer
base and an air of irreversible decline.
Northcote
Plaza, Melbourne
The victims of Australia’s retail apocalypse:
2016:
Dick Smith, Masters hardware, Payless Shoes
2017:
Topshop Australia
2018:
Avon, Espirit, Toys 'R' Us, Max Brenner, Roger David
2019:
Ed Harry, Diana Ferrari, Napoleon Perdis, Ziera, Bardot, Harris Scarfe
2020:
Jeanswest, Collete Hayman, EB Games, Co-op bookstore
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More
about the Inner West Council logo:
Source:
Daily
Mail
12
February 2020
From
the article:
Sydney's
Inner West Council has been slammed by ratepayers for wasting money on a new
logo that cost $90,000. The local council unveiled the new animated logo that
appears in the top left corner of their website on February 3 after 18 months
of design work. People from 28 suburbs forked out for the logo as the Inner
West Council is made up of five large wards; Ashfield, Balmain, Leichhardt,
Marrickville and Stanmore.
The new logo
But
Inner West residents have not taken kindly to the expensive new logo on
Facebook, with many saying the money would have been better spent elsewhere.
The
local council unveiled the new $90,000 logo that appears in the top left corner
of their website on February 3 after 18 months of designing
'What
a complete waste of time and money. Hideous, and hard to read,' one person
wrote. Another resident wrote: 'Improve
services to the community, i.e. street and footpath cleaning, then I'll be
impressed.' 'How bad must the rejected have been? Lol,' another person said.
The
logo itself has letters that pop up one by one when the Inner West Council
website loads up.
Some
reader comments in respect of the above article:
3
councils merged and not half a brain between them. Sack the lot and keep there
entitlements to pay for this was of time and money.
I
wonder whose mate scored the $90k to design that POS logo? A skoolkid could
have come up with anything way better than that.
Wastage
!!!!
The
reason it took 18 months was the council had to wait for the designer to finish
pre-school. This is just the tip of the massive iceberg.
Back
pockets spring to mind....!!!!
Sloppy
reporting, Daily Mail. How about you provide a link to the entire branding
package so people can have some context for how the $90K was spent? It's not
just a logo, but an extensive suite of branding assets, which go a long way to
communicate the vibrancy and creativity of the Inner West.
Time
for Australia to be rid of councils. They're a waste of time and money.
Anything the council does can be done cheaper, and faster, by the State Govts.
I
can't stop laughing. This is so ridiculous it seriously couldn't be worth $90
grand. Did Van Gogh sketch it up to be worth that much?
It's
a council, not a business. They should concentrate on what they are supposed to
be doing, and generally failing at, rather than waste money like this.
It's
the most 90s thing I've seen since the year 2000
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NME
Music awards:
Source:
News.com’
14
February 2020
The
above article is about some English rapper misbehaving at the NME Awards, being
the New Musical Express Awards. The
awards began as the NME Poll Winners Concert and associated awards ceremony in
1953. The item of interest for me was
the pic which accompanied Taylor Swift’s award for Best Solo Act in the World:
Seriously,
would you want that award on your trophy shelf.
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You
think your day sucked . . .
Source:
Daily
Mail
14
February 2020
An
elephant keeper faced the unpleasant task of extracting 50lbs of dung from a
constipated jumbo's bottom in Thailand. The
60-year-old elephant, Boon Peng, was suffering abdominal pains and struggling
to walk at his enclosure in Chiang Mai. Vets arrived and found Boon Peng was
constipated, partly because he had been eating fresh grass that was not part of
his diet. The animal's keeper, Kiettisak Kaweakn, donned a pair of full-length
plastic gloves to reach inside the elephant's rectum and scoop out the vast
chunks of excrement.
In
the interests of decorum, I am not posting the video or pics, view them by
clicking on the above link.
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