The Greens Aim to close down WBFC!

[bulldogtragic]

The Hun:

THE Western Bulldogs may not survive a plan to block approval of a university at Whitten Oval, the club's president says.

Western Metropolitan state Greens MP Colleen Hartland plans to move a disallowance motion in Parliament tomorrow which, if successful, would hand planning control back to Maribyrnong Council, the Hobsons Bay Leader reports.

Western Bulldogs president David Smorgon said that could send the club broke because funding was dependent on the approval.

He said the club could not afford any further project delays.

“The club would probably not survive, given the financial repercussions, if the motion was passed,’’ Mr Smorgon said.

Planning Minister Justin Madden seized control from the council in July, saying the club’s future was at stake.

He today labelled the Greens “nuts” for trying to block the project.

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Free drugs for drug users, tax-payer funded medicare rebates for those that want sex changes and the end of the Footscray Footbal Club. Interesting policy platform.

[Go_Dogs]

Re: The Greens Aim to close down WBFC!

Vote Greens?

[phantomdog]

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Nothing is ever easy for the Western Bulldogs - we have to fight just to survive

[The Pie Man]

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It all seems a bit dramatic to proclaim we'd die as a club should this not be passed, though I can't see what we have to gain by saying it so it must be pretty close to the truth.

What worries me is that if true, The Greens won't give a toss about us (or any sporting club) so that won't come into their considerations at all. What also worries me is that one potential blockage to a proposal of ours can have such significant implications - not really good business sense to turn it into such a risky proposition.

Watch this space

[LostDoggy]

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Nothing is ever easy,

Bloody greens, find a tree to chain yourself to in Tasmania
and bloody council wankers go and dish out more parking fines

[hujsh]

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We must never be involved with any political party on any sort ever again!!!

[bulldogtragic]

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It all seems a bit dramatic to proclaim we'd die as a club should this not be passed, though I can't see what we have to gain by saying it so it must be pretty close to the truth.

What worries me is that if true, The Greens won't give a toss about us (or any sporting club) so that won't come into their considerations at all. What also worries me is that one potential blockage to a proposal of ours can have such significant implications - not really good business sense to turn it into such a risky proposition.

Watch this space

Let me pose it this way....

The club commits most or all of it's cash and assets to invest in the project (which secureds our long term future).

But we need extra government funding to pay the bill * On one condition:
Approval for the project and getting approval was never as issue.

If the Greens win, the approval will not happen, and we wont get funding. We will have lost our money and have tens of millions of dollars debts for a building that can not be used for anything.

I'd say we are F***** if this gets up.

[hujsh]

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Is there actually a reason to say no to funding this thing? Will a tree be chopped down?

Last thing we need is for the power to go to the Council. As I learnt on Double the Fist, all councils are full of weak slimy dogs.

[LostDoggy]

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Why must everyone try to kill us off ?

[bulldogtragic]

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Libs have said they will vote against the Greens and The ALP made the right decision in the first place.

Thus, the only thing to come of this is an embarrassment to the Greens and I can only hope a voter backlash in the West against the Greens for this act of stupidity and attack on one the strongest and most positive influences in the West.

[GVGjr]

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Whilst I hope like hell that this doesn't get the support they are trying for it does sound like the club has backed themselves into this corner or at least didn't meet the deadlines etc

I learned long ago that if you are asking for support from people with vested interests then you need to give them the fewest reasons to say no and the most assistance so that they can say yes. Not sure if the Bulldogs strictly met everything required to help this go as smoothly as it should.

[brilliantgriffen]

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Better news.....

Libs won't hurt Dogs
Brad Ryan | October 28, 2008 05:25pm

THE Greens plan to block approval of a Whitten Oval university campus now appears destined to fail. The State Opposition says it will side with the Government when a rare disallowance motion is moved by Western Metropolitan state Greens MP Colleen Hartland in Parliament tomorrow.

if successful, the motion would hand planning control back to Maribyrnong Council, the Hobsons Bay Leader reports.

Earlier today, Western Bulldogs president David Smorgon said that could send the club broke because funding was dependent on the approval.

He said the club could not afford any further project delays.

The club would probably not survive, given the financial repercussions, if the motion was passed,’’ Mr Smorgon said.

Planning Minister Justin Madden seized control from the council in July, saying the club’s future was at stake.

He today labelled the Greens “nuts” for trying to block the project.

[hujsh]

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Weren't the Libs the one who promised all this?

Either way best thing they've ever done for me

[bulldogtragic]

Re: The Greens Aim to close down WBFC!

Weren't the Libs the one who promised all this?

Either way best thing they've ever done for me

Libs promised the cash.
ALP came to the recue.
Greens tried to **** us.

[LostDoggy]

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Does anyone know why the Greens wants to block the planning approval. What is the reason?
Why does it have to go to parliment.
I will never vote for Green party again.
WHY?????????????