Charleville has had its share of headlines lately, thanks to the floods which, despite the media’s best efforts, have proved less of a “crisis” than a benefit to the capital of the Warrego.

I was intrigued, though, by Anna Bligh’s reference to it as a township.

Just how big does a town have to be to be so known? Whatever the requirement, I’m certain Charleville has met it for at least a century.

And now here on the Coast, long-established towns have suddenly morphed into suburbs.

Beerwah is the latest.

It was featured in a full page story in the Daily on Monday, headed: ‘“Is this our next boom suburb?’.

Who’s next? Nambour? Maleny? Cooroy? And what about the “City of Caloundra” a ridiculously pompous name which should thankfully disappear after amalgamation.

Presumably, its main centre will just be called Caloundra, but will it be classed as a city, a town or a suburb? Some suburb! A suburb of what?

Correct me if I missed it, but I still don’t know what’s to be our post-amalgamation capital. Or won’t we have one?

Will we be the loyal, rate-paying subjects of a three-headed monster with its lairs in three different places?

Only joking, Bob and Joe, but obviously, nomenclature will be on the agenda for some fairly robust debates after March 15.