27 August 2013

Asking the surrounding shires to help out with the garbage

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The ABC has the intriguing news that we’re begging our neighbours who weren’t so stupid as to outsource core functions so as to screw staff wages to pick up our garbage:

Chief Minister Katy Gallagher says the government is looking at a range of options to deal with the unemptied bins.

“We have been in touch for example with some regional neighbours around whether or not there’s capacity for them to assist,” Ms Gallagher said.

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tuco said :

Can’t we wait a few months and then just move the ACT five miles to the west? It worked for Springfield.

Yeah, throughout this whole saga all I can think of is “the garbage man can”…. 🙂

Can’t we wait a few months and then just move the ACT five miles to the west? It worked for Springfield.

Now Queanbeyan really is a dumping-ground for ACT trash.

Yes, it’s Spring. Even the garbage bags are yellow.

Rawhide Kid Part311:04 am 27 Aug 13

Who use to do the garbage pickup before self government? And why was this changed?

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