Ranting of the Aussie Bloke: The Deagon/Sandgate Race Track

Ranting of the Aussie Bloke: The Deagon/Sandgate Race Track: Hi all When I started the Save The Deagon Racecourse Facebook Group it was for the sole purpose of Saving Deagon Race track a...

The Deagon/Sandgate Race Track

Hi all 

When I started the Save The Deagon Racecourse Facebook Group it was for the sole purpose of Saving Deagon Race track and the lifestyle that I enjoy in this area. I am so glad to see that the group is engaging in strong discussions to help save what is dear to us.Every body has done a great job in researching and discovering new things about Deagon. Information and research has evoled and the message that this development will wreck Sandgate Deagon Brighton and surrounds has become a major story but only a select group of people has this message and they are members of this group and friends. The main population is only getting the message on how good the redevelopment will be for the area with no counter message from any one.

Now is the time to step it up a notch and get this counter message out there,
This group needs to do some things to spread the message to ALL the residents not just those in Sandgate /Deagon area but all in the Northern Bayside areas as this will effect (in some way ) all suburbs of North Brisbane From Albion to Redcliffe.

I feel that these are
1. Elect,appoint , nominate a spokesperson for the group that can be a media contact so that the group can comment on Racing Queensland proposals
2. Start a letter writing campaign to news media TV Radio etc. Start a letter writing campaign to all the papers local and national. Maybe 4017 group help to develop a form letter or session to help people with letter writing to newspapers as well as submissions to Council
3. Talk to all political people local state and federal. All LNP & ALP anyone that will help in our cause. Also those in neighboring areas and wards.
4. Have a community meeting to get the message out what it will mean to have THIS development happens pointing out the bad and allowing the people to have a balanced argument so that they can form a balanced view.

Any thing to get the message out there, as at the moment the ONLY Message on this development is that of Racing Queensland and that message is very slick.

With limited budget I feel that this is the only way to get the message out and counter act the effects of RQ and help to stop them destroy our lifestyle and way of life.

WE ALL HAVE TO ACT because if left only that message of RQ eventually the attitude of the local people may change and that will not benefit anyone except RACING QUEENSLAND

www.facebook.com/groups/deagon.com