Cape York / Lakefield Roads will not be opened this year

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You can't tell me that in an area the size of Cape York, the only patches of gravel suitable for repairing the roads are found in the protected areas that are under the control of DERM.

There are a lot of "I"'s in Mr Lickiss's statement and I find it hard to believe that a decision of this magnitude can be made by one person. The 1st paragraph states that it is the council that is making this announcement but the article outlines that it is the engineer that is making this statement and that he will be informing the councillors of "His" decision on Monday.

Sounds more to me like Mr Lickiss might be throwing a tantrum because he has not got his own way in an argument with DERM. I believe that speaking out with statements like this in the public arena might jeopardise his job.

I would anticipate that the councillors might announce something different to this media article after next Monday's meeting.

BW

This is from the Cooktown Shire Council website;

PLEASE NOTE - THE FOLLOWING ROADS WILL REMAIN CLOSED after the wet season because of Cook Shire Council's inability to fulfill its duty of care in providing a safe road network. This has come about because Council CANNOT ACCESS GRAVEL RESOURCES in these areas:



LAKEFIELD ROAD

WAKOOKA ROAD

ROKEBY ROAD

BAMAGA ROAD - north of Bramwell Junction

link - http://www.cook.qld.gov.au/council/Roads/currentstatus.shtml

Cheers

Doddgey

We set up our cars properly and do training and many trips before we try something like this one. We do not "rip up roads" as they say and drive responsibly. Then some little snooty public servant who is more interested in the insurance or liability part screws it. Yes we used to rely on the neighbours and visitors not ripping our driveway up also.

I don't give a rats now. This was a special trip for the whole family for a very sensitive reason and we get slapped in the face by this little snotty nose glasses waering bottom polishing whatever. Yes I am angry and so so so disappointed. Merry Christmas Phil - You have cancer.

I even got a phone call apologising for it weeks ago, from a young lass in Cooktown who has been helping us set this up. And whats more she was so sincere in her call and so angry at the twit as well. I thought it would go away as a rumour and we kepy planning and getting excitied. It helped with something to look forward while I sat there for hours getting poisoned in chemo.

I do not care what people say. The reasons only apply to the ratbags in the trucks and rigs who screw it up. The ones who don't know its better in the long run to bypass the rough muddy bits and use the "chicken" tracks. The ones who have to always try and prove there is more between the legs than the ears. I could go on.

This is a lesson to us all and initiated by all those egotists who have to go down the steep bit at Gunshot. Its your type that screw this up for us.

Yes guys I am *(^%(&*^%(&*^ off.

Sorry people if I offended anyone. Its just so . . . . . . .

Phil

Don't worry too much,

The engineer is just trying to get the gravel. I'm still planning to hit the Cape.

If it is all too difficult I'll just hang around the Daintree a bit longer and head across to Chillagoe and around the bottom end of the Gulf.

It's all good.

Regards
Geoff

To all the angry people - You have a right to be angry but you are directing your anger in the wrong direction.

Leave the Council representatives alone. This thread was not to get them attacked.

Obviously most who have made these comments are not in a position where they can be held responsible if someone decided to sue because they can not drive.

Unfortunately in our world today the managers are held legally responsible and as such have a right to make the comments they do.

This fight for gravel has been going on for many years and you can not repair roads to the required level without it.

Direct your anger higher and as I suggested lobby your member.

Tony I agree with you. I had a brain snap.

I have had a chat with the engineer at Cooktown and found out its not the end of the world after all. It seems that Phils brain took control before his reason could stop him. Not all roads that we plan to use will remain closed. But the Wakoola and Lakefield tracks will and thats going to be a big problem that we will work on.

Those two tracks being closed will put our visit to the Veterans retreat at Pandanus under threat but we hope there will be a way of getting in to see some of the old Vietnam mates.

Marvellous what a few days quiet meditation and a cup of tea will do.

All fingers, toes, legs and eyes are now crossed.

After talking to the locals myself what bugs me is that I am not free to look after myself. Leave the damned tracks as they are. If I fall in a hole either I wasn't looking or I was doing something wrong. If you trip over a crack in the footpath its your fault for not being observant.

But that is not where we are going. Thank god I will be dead before the next cotton wool generation grows up.

No commonm sense and no responsibility. Aing it great. Ha. Mother council or government will hold my hand. And if they don't I will scream "Duty of Care" and sue them

No thanks You can have it. I love the bush just as it is.

I am off to the footy in Sydney for the day. At least they are still real men. Now lets not go there okay!!!

Cheers

Phil

This is complete rubbish purelly political to get more funding to repair the roads up the cape the cape will be open for tourist they will not shut the main road.......

you will still be able to holiday in the cape the are just putting pressure on the epa to get access to water and gravel for the road works and the epa are saying no so main roads is well we will close the road then it will get sorted out... it is all just politics to get the funding/gravel/water to maintain the road.

Roads will now open see thread 77213

Regards Tony