To all the kiters attending the City of Joondalup council meeting this evening….
The anti-kiting groups in Mullaloo are hoping to portray local (and all kiters) as teenage yobs with a bad attitude. They are reliant upon an incorrect, negative image of kite surfers to enhance their demand for a ban a Mullaloo.
It is imperative that at tonight’s meeting, all kiters are quite literally on their best behaviour. We must show the appropriate courtesies to the process and to the participants. It is inevitable that the opposition will make baseless comments and assumptions to try & sway the Council. Please do not allow the opposition to get under your skin - ignore them.
Last week, we showed the council and the community that kiters are not the rabble they expected us to be. Let’s do it again tonight.
We have been through all of this before:
19/Mar/2009:
www.inmycommunity.com.au/
Each year the same. Let's hope for the same result. See you there.
I disagree. This was not a deferral.
The council have now made a decision to effectively manage kitesurfing (not ban it) based on the findings in the report requested in June and (more importantly) through proper engagement with those who actually understand the management issues surrounding the sport (ie mslsc and waksa).
