Politics is a dirty word

  It’s hard to understand how Councillors of Bass Coast Shire believe its OK to spend $295,000 on a two week contract with a private company for work which should be undertaken in house. The contract is with Infrastructure Management Group Pty Ltd and involves assessing the suitability of council’s roads. Work started on September 11. Bass Coast has around 400 employees looking for things to do. Checking road surfaces should not be a challenge. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=706213708200963&set=a.165949912227348

  Are nuclear powered submarines really the ‘cutting edge’ technology we are led to believe in an effort to justify the $368 billion cost to Australian taxpayers? the latest submarines still base their propulsion systems on steam – which clearly is well proven old technology. In the new British dreadnought class subs t he reactor drives two GEC steam turbines linked to a single shaft pump jet propulsor, giving the submarines a maximum submerged speed of over 25 knots (46km/h. Auxiliary power is provided by a pair of 6MW steam-turbine generators.