A different view point

Well it had to happen, resident council watcher and sceptic John Neve wonders if we are being told the full story on the REST saga.  One would guess we aren’t but from all reports we are hearing, the organisation does make a good contribution to the community in supporting many varied causes.  There is always two sides to the story and as is the case with many volunteer run groups, it isn’t always plain sailing and sometimes unforeseen circumstances (in this case amalgamation) arise that they do not have an strategy to overcome.

Heres what John had to say:

I have read much about REST over the past few weeks,
and I was present when their CEO addressed council about
renewing their lease. Let’s not allow emotion or sympathy
to cloud what should be a business decision. What our
new council must decide, is what is in the interest of the
region as a whole.
 
REST is reported to make $500,000 from their recycling
efforts. Is this their only source of income?
Who benefits from the $500,000 and is it all spent in
Maryborough?
REST claims all the work is done on a voluntary basis, is this
correct?
REST states they had no prior knowledge of what is taking
place, is this true?
Did REST not go through the same process/situation a few
years back?
Most importantly, are we the public getting the whole story
regarding REST and it’s recycling contract?
 
Let’s not condemn our council based on emotive newspaper
reporting.