Stateline on Lloyd and the Lake

High time the fine athenian inner northicans put an end to the hegemonic southrons.

That’d be awesome! Canberra’s very own dragonboat-style festival.

it’s North Vs South all over again !

what about each suburb financing and constructing a trireme, then we can restage classic naval battles such as the athenians versus the persians.

imagine the cries of joy when a trireme gets up to ramming speed!

I agree with limiting them to the East Basin idea except that now with all the new apartments being put up on the lakeshore in Kingston it won’t be allowed to happen

Having lived next to the Hawkesbury River, I can attest that ski-boats are not quiet – they’re as noisy as hell.

Also, sound travels a great distance across flat water.

I can’t imaging all those residents to be packed into Kingston Foreshores would welcome the proposal.

Which is why they take to the lake at dawn and dusk. The jetskis can use it during the day.

There is a rowing club on the eastern edge of the East Basin; and the AIS uses the entire lake for training. Those require extremely calm water.

So much lake, so lttle use from it; why not allow them in the East Basin? I watched the interview on Stateline and the best reason the objectionable masses could come up with as to why it shouldn’t be allowed is that motor boats are noisy and can potentially ruin photographs.

I can’t see that ski-boats are going to be loud enough to be heard in residential areas and there will (no doubt) be regulations and rules as to what times we must start and finish skiing.

Heaven forbid Canberra gets a pulse! C’mon people, if we are serious about attracting young people to Canberra then let’s offer them some reasons to come!

In fairness there were a couple of people interviewed who supported Jim’s vision.