23 April 2008

ACT lacks that ring of confidence

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True to its consistent “amateur hour” approach to governing this place, the ACT Government has added another stuff-up to the torch relay debacle … it left a ring off the Olympic logo in material being distributed to the press.

On the bright side, it will help to raise Canberra’s profile internationally.

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GregW said :

The Chinese government through the Chinese embassy funded the trips by donations to the australian council of chinese organisations. They in turn organised and bussed in the students, arranged accommodation, meals, etc.. and provided them with Chinese flags, temporary tattoo’s, and a one China t-shirt.

Well, well that is a surprise! 😉

GregW said :

I would be curious to know if any incentive was offered to the students themselves to take part.

If they cooperated with the Chinese Embassy, then their family members still in China get to keep their internal organs in-situ for another year?

The Chinese government through the Chinese embassy funded the trips by donations to the australian council of chinese organisations. They in turn organised and bussed in the students, arranged accommodation, meals, etc.. and provided them with Chinese flags, temporary tattoo’s, and a one China t-shirt.

I would be curious to know if any incentive was offered to the students themselves to take part.

I’d like to know who paid for all these buses to bring these Chinese patriots down to Canberra?

Most Uni students couldn’t organise a piss up in a bakery – so how the hell would these Chinese students be able to pay for all the buses?

They knew, they just *like* looking stupid.

CanberraResident8:29 am 24 Apr 08

Just another fine example of this Mickey Mouse Government that is the ACT Government. I’d be embarrassed to be connected to them in any way … amateurs at best …

They’ve been all over the net, on Triple J, organising buses, there’s no way they couldn’t have known they were coming! There was one guy on Whirlpool, for heavan’s sake, looking for buses!

neanderthalsis8:09 am 24 Apr 08

They should have known, it was in Crikey last week. Saw thousands of folks with chinses flags along Parkes way. Only one poor chap with a free Tibet sign though.

On the news just then: the ACT government (and presumably the Australian Government) “weren’t aware” that ” thousands” of Chinese supporters would be “pouring” into Canberra this morning for a “well organised” rally. That’s just a tad concerning, isn’t it?

Maybe they couldn’t afford a thing of yellow toner for their printer, and hoped no one would notice. Expensive stuff, that toner, and for colour printers you have to buy lots of it.

CanberraResident9:19 pm 23 Apr 08

ha thumper

It’s probably enjoying a candle-lit dinner as we speak … Sammy’s Kitchen – to stay in the theme of things of course.

CanberraResident7:59 pm 23 Apr 08

36 hours – that’s how long Stanhope has responsibility for the Olympic flame. I’m praying. It would be an awful way for Cambra to get on the world stage if something went wrong and the Olympic torch was to be extinguished. A freak wind? A gusty northerly? A westerly typhoon? A BB style gigantic fan? Stanhope’ll have all areas covered I’m sure, even the unpredictable weather. After all, he runs rings around those lesser public servants doesn’t he? (no pun intended)

DMD – where’s Sideney?

Deadmandrinking7:16 pm 23 Apr 08

Or maybe the torch-bearers will get stuck on a roundabout.

Sorry guys, but we just can’t cut it as a world city. That’s why everyone else thinks the capital is Sydney.

CanberraResident5:53 pm 23 Apr 08

Next thing, one of those big balloon inflater machines will extinguish the Olympic flame … bring it on !!!!!

WHOOOSH!

It was on a blue background, so no excuses!. Ouch – the yellow ring represents Asia …

The olympics are bad news for Canberra – remember last time – international embarrasment as Kate Carnell painted the dead grass green in Bruce Stadium.

Is it printed on yellow paper? That could make it disappear, and would be an even better “technical glitch” than the yellow ring omission.

Gold! Gold! Gold! to the ACT public servants responsible for this.

Don’t know how anyone could stuff this up? Surely, they’d have got the Olympic logo electronically to paste into their documents. Maybe they forgot to apply for a license to use the official logo and someone decided to draw their own version in crayon?

Do they make arc-shaped basketball hoops?

Jonathon Reynolds4:23 pm 23 Apr 08

Is that the same Danyelle Britz that was a producer for Big Brother?
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1841112/

Maybe this year she will also organize SMS and phone voting for the ACT Legislative Assembly election

Though I really can’t see Gretel Kileen replacing Philip Green
“It’s time to go…[insert name of you least liked MLA here]”

… and suddenly I’m a “Veteran” … just in time for Anzac Day.

I’m starting to have some doubts about this story … it would be nice to have it confirmed by another outlet apart from The Oz.

Given Danyelle Britz’s background, it would not be surprising if it was some sort of set-up for a Candid Camera-type “gotcha” show.

I guess we’ll see.

after prison wouldn’t your ring be referred as an arc?

… and after a stretch in the prison you’ll end up with a very red ring anyway.

Jesus guys, do you want a prison in this town or a yellow ring on a brochure? The ACT budget can only stretch so far!! Its one or the other!

The rings are all interlinked- how could the yellow one just disappear??

dick.
heads.

Someone post a copy?

CanberraResident3:28 pm 23 Apr 08

ACT Chief Minister’s Performance Agreement

KPI 1. Attention to detail.

Fail.

That is hilarious.

Let me guess, was Katy looking after this project too?

S4anta, that was bloody funny.

on second thoughts – surely a printer would look at that image and say “are you sure this is correct?”. Unless it was submitted online or something.

with a ring missing, perhaps it explains why Australia thinks canberra is full of s**t.

how embarassing…

I suppose it’s only fitting that Stanhope’s spokeswoman was once involved with producing top-notch television including “Good as Gold – Our Aussie Bloopers” http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0940127/combined

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