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Comment by Cate Stuart on October 17, 2011 at 8:31pm

Hi All, 

Well i changed my "pen name" and even email address, ticked the box notify me - and still no damn comments going up! I had replied to your comments as well Mikko - so buggered if i know, but there is something very wrong here, and my comments are shut out! Of course, it could be a"computer thing" - as i am having massive problems with my computer which have been ongoing now for nearly 2 months - so i am not "happy Jan"! For example Ruth has sent me a number of emails, not one has made it to me. Other emails that i am getting go straight to my "deleted items" box - so i am now using my deleted items as my "inbox" life is getting weirder and weirder!

Your articles are the only ones that i have been commenting on, and like i wrote, nothing published. The few comments i put on Just grounds are going up, but even then, i went to change my settings the other day, and nothing, could not do it at all - i think i am going to blow this computer up!

Now, how do we go about getting to the bottom of this Gladstone debacle, there is something very very odd happening, and it is looking like a big cover up! I dont like it at all imho. Cheers Cate 

Comment by Dale Stiller on October 17, 2011 at 6:31pm

Mikko has a new discussion about the problems in Gladstone habour and its fishery published on Just Grounds. Please go there to read the latest news and to post comment.

 

http://justgroundsonline.com/forum/topics/authorities-say-gladstone...

 

 

Comment by John Mikkelsen on October 16, 2011 at 7:18am

As Al suggested, do you tick the "notify me if my comment is published" box?

Comment by John Mikkelsen on October 16, 2011 at 7:16am

Thanks Dale, I've just had a comment added at The Punch and there are other new ones going up. You could try adding that report below, which backs up what I've been saying.

Comment by Dale Stiller on October 16, 2011 at 6:48am

From the SMH, Qld market slaps ban on local fish

The head of the Gladstone fish market in central Queensland says the decision to reject 600 kilograms of infected barramundi and ban any stock caught in the city's harbour was one of the hardest he's had to make.

Simon Whittingham, the market's managing director, is refusing to buy anything caught near Gladstone and anything that does come in will be dumped because he believes the fish are not fit for human consumption.

Mr Whittingham says every fish in the 600kg he rejected was infected by red spot disease or some other infection or burn

The fisherman responsible for the catch had to pay to dump approximately $4500 worth of the haul, he said.

"Lifting the ban before knowing what's causing the problem is just irresponsible.

Comment by Dale Stiller on October 15, 2011 at 8:11pm

Mikko, I don't like how the Observer has treated you. Your articles are always welcomed here.

I have had a comment not go up at The Punch as well.

 

The fishermen have I believe had to abide by restrictions to where they can fish & the quanity of the catch, all for environmental reasons. Now for the almighty royality dollar the Govt is whitewashing a real environmental problem.

A very simular situation to farmers burdened by the likes of vegetation management and reef regulations only to see the very same landscape "protected" by a Govt after a green vote now under threat of real damage with permission by the same Govt lusting after a royality dollar. The cure all from years of poor management of the States economy. 

Comment by John Mikkelsen on October 15, 2011 at 2:34pm

Rob I tried to comment here earlier today, maybe too controversial to pass but what I said is true so keep it for your own use if you wish. Not sure why Cate is having problems with The Punch, there have been a few new comments there today and the editor is sympathetic to this topic.

Comment by John Mikkelsen on October 15, 2011 at 8:54am

Hi Cate, Tony and Al - Cate that seems weird - I wonder if it's a computer thing? The Punch editor seems pretty sympathetic and others don't seem to be having trouble. Some c omments at the end would be good too so I don't seem to be just talking to myself. Meanwhile, many of you know I've been writing a weekly column in The Observer for almost five years and for the past month or more I've been focussing on the harbour/ environmental issues. A while back they moved it from Saturdays to Mondays (lower circulation, smaller edition) and I was thinking of tossing it in but then I received many messages of support and callers supplying information so I kept at it.

Now, I am being dropped for "budgetry reasons" and The Observer has also stopped online comments to any report linked to the harbour and sick fish. All existing comments were also suddenly removed about a week ago. No one can speak against the official line that there are no problems even tho the Gladstone Fish Market will no longer accept any catches from the harbour or Port Alma near the Fitzroy mouth after huge catches during the past week were all diseased, even commercial-sized sharks. They were rejected and the fishermen have to pay the disposal costs, on top of wasted time and fuel expenses.

Rob, this warrants a Commission of Inquiry, I reckon. It's a massive whitewash.

To say something is fishy is putting it mildly. It stinks. Everybody here knows what corporation rules this town and many are scared to speak out. 

My last column is due to run on Monday, if they use it. Will post on JG after that but as Al has urged, comments at The Punch will have greater reach.

Comment by alan mikkelsen on October 15, 2011 at 8:48am

Cate, do you click the 'Email me when (if?) approved' box after you post, and before you exit? I think that if you don't do that, you've got Buckley's.

Cheers  bro' al

Comment by Cate Stuart on October 15, 2011 at 7:40am

I have tried to add a few comments, and becoming quite frustrated to be honest. Certainly not offensive comments, I think I am going to have to copy and paste them into a file, but they wont put them up - the usual WV name too...buggered if I know :(

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