(Courtesy QTQ Channel 9)
It was amazing the developers of Oak Tree Retirement Village in Logan City wanted to scrap the long-standing name of their street Punjab Place and have the street re-named after their own development.
After being accused of racism, they hurriedly withdrew their application to the Logan City Council.
They should be congratulated for their quick and decisive backdown.
There was a similar situation three years ago when the onsite manager of the Oak Tree village at Brennan Street Goodna insisted on distributing flyers and boasting its location as Bellbird Park.
Despite the fact that this breached the Queensland Place Names Act and the Ipswich City Council approval for the development, the manager persisted with his stupidity.
Thankfully, he and Oak Tree soon parted ways and the problem was solved immediately.
Why Oak Tree persists in trying to change street names and suburb boundaries is baffling. They are doing the same thing in Hobart at the moment.
Surely, their developments should stand on their own merit and not the name of the street or suburb in which they are located.
PAUL TULLY: paul@tully.org.au
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