Comments on: Still can’t shake that small-town thinking http://hourann.com/blog/2007/04/04/still-cant-shake-that-small-town-thinking Hourann’s illogical blog Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:40:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: azza-bazoo http://hourann.com/blog/2007/04/04/still-cant-shake-that-small-town-thinking/comment-page-1#comment-13105 azza-bazoo Fri, 06 Apr 2007 00:58:46 +0000 http://hourann.com/blog/2007/04/04/still-cant-shake-that-small-town-thinking#comment-13105 Tom, I'm not from Brisbane and thus not an expert, but there seeemed to be two schools of thought: the official line is that the development won't narrow the river much and will therefore make little difference to water flow, but some people reckon that narrowing will generally be bad for a river that's already in sub-optimal health. David, quite so! I wish these critics would open their eyes sometimes ... Tom, I’m not from Brisbane and thus not an expert, but there seeemed to be two schools of thought: the official line is that the development won’t narrow the river much and will therefore make little difference to water flow, but some people reckon that narrowing will generally be bad for a river that’s already in sub-optimal health.

David, quite so! I wish these critics would open their eyes sometimes …

]]> By: Tom Noonan http://hourann.com/blog/2007/04/04/still-cant-shake-that-small-town-thinking/comment-page-1#comment-13103 Tom Noonan Thu, 05 Apr 2007 13:58:02 +0000 http://hourann.com/blog/2007/04/04/still-cant-shake-that-small-town-thinking#comment-13103 It will be a nice choke, narrowing the river so, in the event of a 75 year flood event; notwithstanding the upper reaches, flood control dams that have been built, should more extreme weather events in the future, come to pass. It will be a nice choke, narrowing the river so, in the event of a 75 year flood event; notwithstanding the upper reaches, flood control dams that have been built, should more extreme weather events in the future, come to pass.

]]> By: Club Troppo » Missing Link http://hourann.com/blog/2007/04/04/still-cant-shake-that-small-town-thinking/comment-page-1#comment-13100 Club Troppo » Missing Link Thu, 05 Apr 2007 02:26:17 +0000 http://hourann.com/blog/2007/04/04/still-cant-shake-that-small-town-thinking#comment-13100 [...] Pencil Guy has a great post on the proposed Brisbane CBD Northbank development.  Looks as if, like Darwin, Brisbane also hosts some nostalgic yearners for the days when Brissie [...] [...] Pencil Guy has a great post on the proposed Brisbane CBD Northbank development.  Looks as if, like Darwin, Brisbane also hosts some nostalgic yearners for the days when Brissie [...]

]]> By: David Adam http://hourann.com/blog/2007/04/04/still-cant-shake-that-small-town-thinking/comment-page-1#comment-13098 David Adam Wed, 04 Apr 2007 12:20:01 +0000 http://hourann.com/blog/2007/04/04/still-cant-shake-that-small-town-thinking#comment-13098 Or, alternatively, the Australian Medical Students' Association 2006 Convention, which was not only the biggest medical student conference in Australian history (well, until this year) but was the biggest medical conference of any kind in Australia. Or, alternatively, the Australian Medical Students’ Association 2006 Convention, which was not only the biggest medical student conference in Australian history (well, until this year) but was the biggest medical conference of any kind in Australia.

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