Firefighters in this country town say they're so fed up with bureaucracy they might quit (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 2 years ago by Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone to c/perth@aussie.zone

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I'm not a fan of articles like this. There's so little detail on why the proposal was knocked back. It's impossible to know, by the end of the article, whether it was a good or poor action by the committee.

Anybody got the inside scoop?

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[-] dgriffith@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Article very light on the actual details. For all we know it could have been like this:

Requirements: "Please provide a detailed description for the intended purpose of the funds. Include plans, quotes for materials / labour for each item the funding will go towards, and the benefits this grant will provide for the local community".

Volunteer firies : "givvus 50 grand to help us build a shed for the fire truck, ay?"

Committee: "??? Sorry this does not meet submission requirements."

Firies: "OMG literally death by bureaucracy."

[-] Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago

Ha! Exactly! ABC really hit a home run on this one

[-] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago

My guess given the comments about the other brigades in the shire is that using money to better provision the other brigades was considered a better use of funds than having an additional station. There are a lot of factors to balance in allocating funding, and spending the money to build a station to house a fire truck in that location might mean they end up with one less actual fire truck overall in the region.

[-] sourquincelog@hexbear.net 0 points 2 years ago

No idea on this article, but yeah I swear 90% of local news I read is so clearly slanted in a way as to evoke a specific response, usually obvious ones (pro business, anti homeless, anti city, copaganda). It's frustrating to be denied the actual story

[-] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

I always think about cafes that have papers out for free and they're obviously always going to be that. Never see our local trot rags getting coffee in the morning

[-] Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago

I don't even know if theres an agenda for some of this stuff. I reckon the journo has been given two short sentences from each side and told to make 500 words or whatever

[-] Marin_Rider@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago

plus a story about 'firies being strangled by beaurocracy' will sell clicks and most people wont think past the headline

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