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Coast's new super mayor names his correct title

12:00a.m. 18th March 2008

| Roxanne McCarty-OKane

Day one. As the Sunshine Coast Regional Council kicked into gear for business yesterday, the new mayor had a clear message for his team of executives: my name is Bob.

“Not Mayor Abbot, not Councillor Abbot, or Mr Abbot,” he said.

“My door’s open to everybody, but you can’t get in there all at once.”

The mayor spent much of the morning in media interviews before he met with the organisation’s interim chief executive officer and executives to discuss logistics, such as where the new council’s home base would be.

Mr Abbot expected Nambour would be the central point of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council, while individual councillors would work out of the existing chambers closest to their division.

Mr Abbot said he would keep an office at each of the three existing council chambers so he could meet with members of the community no matter where he was on the Coast.

It was also decided council meetings would be held at the former Noosa, Maroochy and Caloundra chambers on a rotational basis for at least the first term of office.

One of the biggest changes evident on the ground yesterday was the launch of the new Sunshine Coast library card.

The card can be used to borrow items from any of the nine libraries and three mobile libraries across the former Noosa, Maroochy and Caloundra local authority areas.

Libraries in the former Maroochy and Noosa shires have been using the new system for the last week and a half, and Caloundra is expected to come online in the next month.

The old library cards can still be used in the former areas in which they were issued.

But despite the operational changes, it was business as usual on the frontline of council service centres across the coast.

Little Mountain resident Astrid Norton was one of the first through the doors at the former Caloundra office yesterday morning to pay for her dog registration.

Although Ms Norton only moved from North Lakes in September last year, she said Caloundra felt like home and said she was glad to see the councils amalgamate.

“It was something that needed to be done,” she said.

Council customer service clerk Kristy Taylor, who has worked at Caloundra council for three years, said the changeover would not affect the level of service provided.

“Today is a new start – it’s good to be part of the change,” Ms Taylor said. “We can now see customers from all over the Coast, but aside from that it is business as normal for us.”

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Posted by jordee from Woombye
on 18 March, 2008 at 1:07 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
He may want to be known as bob but I will still call him BIG BORING BOB, a picture tells a thousand words...... they say your pet looks like you, sorry BIG BORING BOB your dog looks a million miles away from you and I feel most of those who voted for you and those you didn't will feel the same in a few weeks!

By the way BIG FAT BORING BOB when was the last time you were in Nambour, Woombye, Palmwoods, Eudlo, Mooloolah. (Apart from the election.) I am happy that when things go wrong I can say "I didn't contribute to this'.
Posted by rhubarb from maroochydore
on 18 March, 2008 at 6:18 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Ah Bob ! Good on you ! Down to earth , straight forward , no nonsense , what a breath of fresh air for the old Maroochy and Caloundra council's staff and all the Residents .

We won't know ourselves with that amount of honesty , humility , and openness and consultation you have stated we will have .

Wow! What a Culture Change ! Good Luck - Bob .
Posted by Pikey from Rosemount
on 18 March, 2008 at 7:40 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Jordee....have you been drinking??? why would bob be visiting the suburbs of another mayor prior to taking over responsibility for it.

If you really want to see the new mayor, I am guessing if you send him a letter/call him/contact him in some way, he is so down to earth and straight up he will pop round to your place for a beer or two.

If you represent the people of Woombye, he is better off staying away.

Why all the personal attacks when you know nothing about him and have never even met the man?

Your thoughts on his policies would be of more valuable input, but it is obvious from your childish comments that you know nothing about them
Posted by Oneputt from Maroochydore
on 18 March, 2008 at 8:13 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Tut tut jordee - that really sounds like sour grapes.
Posted by atapro from Noosaville
on 18 March, 2008 at 8:16 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Jordee. Never a truer word was said. In the end, whether things go well or not...you certainly didn't contribute to it.
Posted by kulangoor_res from kulangoor
on 18 March, 2008 at 8:19 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Jordee is one of the few people who voted for Joe- funny how he and Joe have a similar MO- name calling and derogatory statements- Jordee you sound like a five year old- go sit in the corner for a while
Posted by aralat43 from Noosa
on 18 March, 2008 at 9:01 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
jordee, you sound like a right royal knobjockey.
Posted by BigTiny from Wondai
on 18 March, 2008 at 10:06 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
jordee.....name calling proves what point exactly???? Wake up and smell the coffee and GROW UP
Posted by Mustang from Cooroy
on 18 March, 2008 at 12:13 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Good on ya Jordee, that's what we like to hear. Someone who will say their piece after a glorious 'BobSlide'. You now have three years to get your resume intact and and further twelve months to campaign for the big job. Good luck.
Oh by the way what name shall we call you?
Perhaps Jabber Jaws Jordie.
Posted by bigbob from Boreen Pt
on 18 March, 2008 at 9:35 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Thanks for the question Jordee. I probably have been in Nambour about 40 times in the 12 months leading up to the election period.

I was a regular at the Wombye Blues club for many years and my accountant was in Wombye until recently and I have 2 friends who I visit there, both musicians.

I have been to the Palmwoods Hotel for several of the blues music nights in the last twelve months and have played on the stage with the Mason Rack Band during that time. I was also in Palmwoods with the Classic Car Rally mid last year and talked with many of the locals re the rally and the cars.

It's been a while since I was in Eudlo or Mooloolah but I had old family friends who we visited regularly in Mooloolah for years after I came to live on the coast and have other friends who I have met since who still live there.

Thanks for the support folks and I do look forward to seeing vote 1 jordee posters at the next election??
Posted by maroochycentral from Maroochydore
on 18 March, 2008 at 10:20 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Bob must be boring, he's had the State Government's top attention for many years on contentious issues like water supply because he "tells it like it is" unlike the other politicians, an environmental division of the United Nations presented him with an award for the northern Sunshine Coast, reputable and international businesspeople and sports athletes publicly announce their support for him, other political leaders say that he is the best Mayor in Queensland, he has received considerable support for what he has already delivered or helped deliver and now unified confidence in what he will deliver, he suggested benefits for the Blackall Ranges and the entire Sunshine Coast based upon what he has already achieved with and for the northern Sunshine Coast, his leadership always gains South East Queensland television news footage of the masses who follow him or support him, on day 1 of the super council he announced concern about a bio-reactor proposal and golf course project in the hinterland and said he wants to look at these again, the list goes on and this was only day 2 of the super council, Bob must be boring, and disgruntled bitter dissension is very entertaining.
Posted by JeffWatson from Twin Waters
on 19 March, 2008 at 7:14 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Bob,

It's great to see you still read the blogs and still blog here when you can... I think it's a very important way of direct communication.

I only hope all the elected Councillors who blogged here during the election period intend to continue doing so and weren't just "using" this site for their own publicity purposes.

Perhaps, as part of your platform for open and honest communication, you may consider encouraging all Councillors to continue (or start) blogging at thedaily.com.au - I'm sure the readers would appreciate it.

Again Bob, congratulations on achieving your clear mandate to implement your vision for the Sunshine Coast!
Posted by Andy_walker from Bli Bli
on 19 March, 2008 at 2:10 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
ahh, so very glad to see that Bob came on here to answer her questions..

and slightly humorous to read that many of the people claiming jordee had 'sour grapes' and was name calling and such, were also people that have been name calling and having sour grapes over Joe or other candidates.

people with sour grapes can be annoying.

hypocrites can be a lot worse.
Posted by localgirl from caloundra west
on 19 March, 2008 at 3:59 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
boy isn't jealousy a curse.
good on ya bob I had faith you would win hands down.
for all the jealous people get a life and stop your winging.
Posted by LifeofRiley from Maroochydore
on 19 March, 2008 at 10 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Well Bob has answered that question and yes it is nice to see him reading the blogs. This is a valuable way to keep your finger on the pulse around the area.

There will always be name calling, intellectually challenged people using these blogs but by and large most of us have a point and we can articulate effectively with resorting to childish name calling.

Jordee, look up the bigger words in the dictionary.

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