It’s the only printed material I “pay for” these days, and if it wasn’t delivered I wouldn’t bother. But as the age of print draws to a close, I find the internet is not a complete replacement. I’m missing local news and I’m not going online looking for it. If it doesn’t land on my doorstep I’m fairly oblivious. The living brisbane rag is good because it doesn’t have ads, but then again, it’s an ad for Council and showing how it is increasingly looking and acting like a for-profit company. You are right to question it. It’s a little useful and a lot of propaganda and surely not much longer for this world.
Living Brisbane is available online as a downloadable PDF on the Council site.
Given the Council is facing financial problems and a crumbling Story Bridge, going fully online would seem to be a good saving, though the content still has to be produced.
I’d bet they are paying over the odds for production costs too, because governments have a particular talent for paying too much for everything.
Why has the Story Bridge issue suddenly jumped up out of the ground… was this not forseeable?
Have we not been paying millions in annual maintenance programs? I used to drive over that bridge every day and there were always men in overalls crawling all over it with rust-proof paint tins…. What went wrong?
It’s the only printed material I “pay for” these days, and if it wasn’t delivered I wouldn’t bother. But as the age of print draws to a close, I find the internet is not a complete replacement. I’m missing local news and I’m not going online looking for it. If it doesn’t land on my doorstep I’m fairly oblivious. The living brisbane rag is good because it doesn’t have ads, but then again, it’s an ad for Council and showing how it is increasingly looking and acting like a for-profit company. You are right to question it. It’s a little useful and a lot of propaganda and surely not much longer for this world.
I think Living Brisbane is only delivered to suburbs considered "affluent". I've never seen it in Windsor.
I'd be extremely surprised if where I am is considered "affluent". Maybe somebody is stealing yours from your letterbox?
Living Brisbane is available online as a downloadable PDF on the Council site.
Given the Council is facing financial problems and a crumbling Story Bridge, going fully online would seem to be a good saving, though the content still has to be produced.
I’d bet they are paying over the odds for production costs too, because governments have a particular talent for paying too much for everything.
Why has the Story Bridge issue suddenly jumped up out of the ground… was this not forseeable?
Have we not been paying millions in annual maintenance programs? I used to drive over that bridge every day and there were always men in overalls crawling all over it with rust-proof paint tins…. What went wrong?
A good question regarding the bridge. Its maintenance costs should have been factored into every council budget since it was built.