A lot to answer for

The Minister for Local Government has sacked Liverpool Council for failure to exercise prudent financial management of the disastrous Bulldogs' Oasis development.

The Minister should have a hard look at Gosford Council's financial management of its costly white elephant stadium and the willful destruction of the popular Woy Woy Memorial Olympic Pool in the hope that funding could be found to replace it with a grandiose expensive leisure centre.

Before councils allocate ratepayers funds to any big project they should ask themselves "Do we need it? Can we afford it?"

As the chairman of several subcommittees, Cr Chris Holstein has lot to answer for regarding Gosford Council's management of the above-mentioned projects.

John Singleton, who owes some of his considerable fortune to exploiting public assets for private profit, would like to get his claws into Gosford Stadium.

Chris Holstein is seeking re-election to Gosford Council.

Collaboration between Holstein and the big spender could suit Singo's commercial interests and Holstein's political ambitions.

When Gosford electors see the name Holstein on the ballot papers on March 27, they might ask themselves: "Do we need him? Can we afford him?"

John Collins, Woy Woy