Regards
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This response from
Neil Roberts MP completely sidestepped ALL the pertinent questions I sent him
on 22nd January 2004, so I sent him another email on the 12th February
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Dear Neil,
Thankyou for your email of the 11th February 2004.
I am completely shocked at your response. You seem to
believe you have no individual duty to answer, or take a view on, an issue of
vital importance to many of your voters - the lives and safety of their
children.
"The Minister of Transports Office" did not grant
you the privileges and power of being an elected representative - the people
of Nudgee did that, and it is to them you are responsible.
In my view, "sloughing off" (so to speak), YOUR
responsibilities to "The Minister of Transports
Office"demonstrates a serious lack of concern (and interest in), this
issue. I will elaborate.
Professor Peter Joubert HEADED the committees following
the Grafton/Kempsey horror bus crashes (52 dead - many more horribly
injured). He formulated ALL the Australian Design Rules (interstate
coaches), and was awarded the Order of Australia for his services to
engineering. This foremost authority predicts the potential of 50 dead kids
and 50 mutilated ones in a school bus crash. Are you seriously telling
me that you REFUSE to comment on whether or not you
have read this key correspondence?
I have also asked whether or not YOU
support the recommendations of the "Queensland School Transport Safety
Task Force" (including their recommendation to fit seatbelts on school
buses over a 15 year period) - and I have asked what YOU
intend to do to promote its
implementation. My inquiry was directed at YOU
- and you should have enough integrity and intelligence to
answer on your own behalf (I assume).
Perhaps you may wish take some advice from Warren
Pitt - the ALP State member for Mulgrave. This gentleman takes the
issue of safety on his local school buses so seriously that he rang me at
home quite recently (around 8pm - after an exhausting day in his
electorate). He spent some time on the phone. He's extremely
concerned - but then, I suppose he would be. He's an ex-teacher (as
you probably know) - and he experienced first-hand what it's like for a
local community to pull 8 dead kids out of school bus, and 12 mutilated
ones. Gordonvale, Mulgrave electorate - 1987 (in case you've
forgotten). Mr. Warren Pitt is obviously not satisfied with delegating
his responsibilities to "The Minister of Transports Office.".
I am co-ordinating a Queensland wide campaign to improve
school bus safety. As part of this lobbying, I am seeking feedback
from every member of the State
Parliament on this issue.
I assume Nudgee is in the State of Queensland - and the
children in Nudgee use school transport?
I look forward to some further
correspondence from you - correspondence that (hopefully), does not seek
to avoid the three reasonable (and hugely important), questions I sent you
on the 22nd January 2004 - questions which are of key concern to many
members of your electorate (judging from the interest I've received from
your local media).
Regards - Kim Bax (mum)
PS - perhaps it might help, in your next reply, to number
the answers to my 3 original questions "1, 2 and 3" respectively.
This would avoid any confusion about what has - and has not - been answered.
It would provide clarity and focus.
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4 weeks later -
on the 11th March 2004, Neil Roberts MP had still not responded to my email
of 12th February 2004, so I sent him a
reminder:-
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From Kim Bax, mum & schoolbus seatbelt campaigner, Beaudesert Shire
Goodmorning Neil,
4 weeks ago to-day (on the 12th February 2004), I sent you some
correspondence. It can be accessed via this link:-
http://www.geocities.com/seatbelts2005/nudgee.htm#kim12feb
To date, I have not received either an acknowledgement of this email - or
an acknowledgement of the issues it deals with.
I look forward to hearing from you shortly.
Regards - Kim Bax
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This
is Neil Roberts MP - click on the picture to email him.
This
is Kim Bax, mum. Click on the picture to email me.