Had to - was forced...says who?

Reads like lines straight out of a Mayoral media release. Printed as gospel and not checked?

What clearly happened at this meeting was another example of Mayor Hobson not being able to control a meeting and after 2 plus years still not knowing procedure.

What was clearly on display was that all Councillors (and remember most belong to Team Hobson) have no respect for the Mayor.

Other options were at her disposal to bring the meeting to order, but she took the 30 minute recess with the hope that most in the public gallery would go home.

Flawed, desperate thought.

Mr Bradley actually left the meeting at his own will, as he did not want to let down fellow residents who'd come to hear the decision.

Your photo shows the CEO explaining the options to Mr Bradley.

On the lighter side, many a laugh was had by all particularly when the 'flustered-disrespected' Mayor repeatedly called Mr Bradley "Councillor Bradley".

And yes you got to wonder about Councillors laughing at their leader.

The Redlands feels the frustration too.

And Redland Bay residents can kiss a marina good bye. The council cannot keep up with demand and islanders will need short terem free parking.

Besides, private enterprise would not get bank finance to provide multi-level parking as the new ILTP is likely to recommend shorter links to the islands away from the present ferry terminals.

It is about time ferry and barge operaters realised that if they want to extend their businesses into the mid-term they will need new terminal facilities closer to the islands. Otherwise I can feel the islands will revolt and form their own councils to put in viaducts to circumvent needless parking fees and ferry services.

Cr Murray Elliott was the only person who did NOT adhere to Mayoral guidelines of speaking during the General Meeting.

The Mayor cannot control a meeting. To ask the CEO to remove Frank Bradley was ridiculous. Only a qualified Security Officer can do that!

Councillors smirking at a serious subject just shows their commitment to the residents. All proves how inefficient this Council operates.

Does this sound like the current green council?

Selfishness does not win elections.

It WAS all just a PR stunt after all with never an intention of changing a thing.

They are all amateurs, short-sighted, dishonest and not resident-friendly.

All yuppy and comfy in their rich little worlds with no idea or worse still, care, what so ever on how their short-sighted decisions are going to impact the islands.

And to think I had hope and voted for them. Never again. One day, I hope these islands and the Redlands will get a council and mayor which will have vision and be just and honest and compassionate - perhaps a little more like the Ipswich mayor.

Redlands sucks bigtime.

It was the Councillor for Div. 5, who has moved the motion.

Her and eight of her fellow councillors’ conduct, including the Mayor’s, resembles more that of a dictatorship than that of democracy, we are constantly made believe we are living in.

One wonders, why the RCC has called for submissions in the first place, when it had no intention to heed the advice and alternatives offered by the public.

In a totalitarian state, such contempt for the rights and needs of its citizens does not come as a surprise, but in a democracy it is unacceptable, if not unconstitutional.

One minute they vote for a proposal, that virtually takes away the absolutely necessary commuter car parks at Weinam Creek Marina, the Gateway to the Southern Moreton Bay Islands by charging them a fee they cannot afford, and the next minute the same bunch of hypocrites cries out for the State Government to supply free commuter car parking at a railway station.

Have they lost the plot?

But wait, there is more.

The Councillor for Cleveland and Stradbroke Island is crying foul, when there is talk about charging the same car parking fees for commuters at Toondah Harbour, the Gateway to Straddie.

Circular Quay can be accessed by ROAD from all sides of Sydney. We do not have that option!!

Well done Frank and due to your performance the RCC is the only local government authority to be awarded a discrimination ruling under this provision of the Act.

Please stay on the island and shut up!