Many elderly need somewhere to go
It won't be long and I will need a public toilet and it will need to be handy if I am to avoid embarrassing myself and amusing others.
Why has the old and sometimes offensive toilet behind the Umina Library been closed for many weeks, with a sign directing people to the surf club at the bottom of Trafalgar Ave.
The mayor Chris Holstein told me there were toilets being put in place to replace the damaged ones.
And I have seen proof of what he told me sitting in the public car park for around a fortnight now.
I have photographed them because I find this hard to understand, when I was able to install a toilet and cistern and plumb it all in a day.
These toilets, I understand, arrived ready to be plumbed in.
It was the Christmas break when the public toilet was damaged and it is still the Christmas holidays and these demountable amenities blocks are costing someone money.
So why is it they are still not open for the many elderly who need somewhere to go?
Email, 6 Jan 2010
Edward James, Umina