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Published on Argus website Tuesday, 25 January 2005

Councillor's complaint to the ACCC regarding letters printed in Argus
Chris Richardson
Tuesday, 25 January 2005

I am disappointed to see that Councillor John Bowell has complained to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission because of a few letters by Residents who were only expressing the opinion, in The Macleay Argus regarding the decision made by Council to tar parts of Point Plomer Road.
By stopping the newspaper from printing these letters Cr Bowell is in other words saying that people should not be allowed to express their opinion on the matter of tarring parts of Point Plomer Road.
Because of Council's attempt to keep the media quiet about the tarring of parts of Point Plomer Road, everyone can see that this matter is damaging to Council's already bad reputation.
Council wouldn't be in the mess now if they had listened to the residents of whom they are supposed to be representing. Also most of The Councillors who were elected on the basis of their "No Tar" statements voted for tar.