Sponsor a pothole
A mate of mine suggested that we organise sponsorship for the potholes of Nundle road, and encourage advertising to pronounce their success.
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I think he envisioned something along the lines of “this pothole has been repaired by the Rotary club of Tamworth as a public service to our community"
A bit of research has confirmed the potential but not exactly as foreseen.
So far there is a plethora of shock absorber, suspension, tyre and windscreen companies who are willing to sponsor the potholes as they are!
We have also received expressions of interest from far less traditional sources.
The European space agency want a three hundred metre section to practise landing their craft on a crater filled environment prior to sending them into Mars or another asteroid.
The Mt Everest Sherpa association has picked one of the steepest to sponsor so that Australian climbers get real life experience prior to attempting the big one.
The Chinese government has identified one pothole that seems perfect for their island building programme but they unfortunately cannot work out a way to send their aircraft carriers to protect it, although they concede that with current growth patterns this may be just a matter of time.
The South Australian Government has requested more detailed information on both the depth and breadth of the largest. If deep enough they plan to save millions subcontracting the burial of depleted uranium to the TRC.
If wide enough to generate waves then they plan to harness this with their bold green energy plan. Several test holes are being surveyed although they have realised that some may be too deep and too wide.
I have reservations regarding the commercialisation of these cherished assets and that is because Conspiracy theorists have encouraged the belief that the TRC is simply doubling the water storage capacity of the area without all that mucking about with dam building.
Andrew Brown
Bowling Alley Point
Good on you TRC
Tamworth Regional Council is to be complemented for their project to capture the methane gasses emitted from the old rubbish dump to produce energy.
Old projects can adopt to a most important role in our time. Fifty years ago the Snowy Hydroelectric Scheme was completed to provide irrigation waters and electricity.
Today this National Heritage Scheme produces 30 percent of the renewable energy connected to the Eastern Supply Grid.
Near Glen Innes the Goldwinds Whiterock wind farm is costing $6m. Employing 200 workers during the construction stage. Upon completion it will supply energy for up to 75000 homes.
The State Government has provided Uralla with $50000. to assist it to become a Zero Energy Community.
Here in Tamworth, on lands opposite the Aerodrome, together with the recently acquired 245.ha. There are large industrial buildings with many more to be erected in the future.
This presents an opportunity for a co-ordinated program for installed roof solar panels on these buildings so that in effect a community based solar farm would result.
Like the Uralla folk Tamworth Regional Council, with the support of the Chamber of Commerce and our community should approach the State Government for a grant to conduct a feasibility study aimed at establishing a regional solar energy scheme.
Tamworth the City of Light becomes the City of Renewable Energy utilising both methane gas and solar energy.
A.E.Stannard
Hillvue
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