Name change will not connect with area
In regard to Lawrie McKinna's attempt to change the name of Brisbane Water, the mayor's comments were all about The Landing.
Everything else is just camouflage.
Mayor Cr McKinna has obviously spent too much time in the Mariners' boardroom and is yet to connect to the Gosford LGA.
Corporatisation of sport has transformed recreational activities into outright business investment opportunities with business plans to match.
Sporting organisations such as the Mariners are now equally rated on business administration and on-field results.
Corporatisation attracts advertising and sponsorship.
The stadium at Gosford now has a name change with every new sponsorship deal and is now recognised as Bluetongue Stadium and not Grahame Park - with the corporatisation of the LGA.
Sponsorship is more important to the Mariners than connecting to the local area.
This is the councillor's business training and he has transferred this model into his decisions.
The name change is all about satisfying developers and potential investors, nothing about connecting to the local area and its heritage.
With the councillor's off-field training, it is certain that any renaming will not have an Aboriginal affiliation but will follow the history of Bluetongue Stadium and have advertising rights, subject to negotiation.
At the moment, Lend Lease Cove is a front runner with Regional Development Corporation Quay a close second.
The community members of the Council's former environmental heritage advisory committee would consider this action standard practice from Gosford Council.
Any map that shows Brisbane Water as a marine feature or estuary in Brisbane is a scam; beware and contact Fair Trading.
A geography lesson for the mayor is urgently required.
Letter, 17 Dec 2012
Norman Harris, Umina