It’s not uncommon to listen to a politician’s talk and wish that there was an ‘Off’ button, or that you simply could change channels. And then there is Councillor Darren Taylor, who presented at Surfers Sunrise Rotary last Wednesday morning.No doubt, he considers his principal job to look after his Division, an area that goes from from the Spit to Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach, and West to parts of Bundall. Naturally, subjects included the controversial closure of the Esplanade “as a trial”. Could it be closed on weekends only? No, the closure needs to be permanent or not at all, due to infrastructure and budgetary issues. What about the Tram going to the Airport? “Like it or not: it’s ¾ completed”, he said. What about public transport in suburbs other than those on the coast? Car parking? The ‘A-line’ (a rockwall) stretching all along the coast to protect the foreshore from sand erosion every time we have a bit of a storm? The Trump Tower? Straight answers. One mightn’t necessarily like all the answers, but there was no BS. How refreshing!
When, after 30 minutes, we ran out of time, the questions kept coming anyway. So we invited him (and he accepted) to come back.. If you missed the meeting, or you didn’t get an opportunity to pose your questions: watch this spot. “I’ll be back”, he said.
(Photo: Darren Taylor (left) with our club’s Secretary, Trent Belling)