Piles Creek inquest reopens at Glebe on Monday the 2nd of June 2008 by Edward James

I was told today after lunch break, at the Glebe Coroners Court that the Crown thanked me for all my assistance, with photos and statements. But I would not be called to give any evidence. I wish that more people were involved and paying attention to what is occurring since these unlucky people died wrongful deaths,  the corrupt Gosford City Council has worked toward protecting its own lazy elected corporate entity ass. I felt for the surviving family members, when I listened as the Dr explained in different words that a low dose of THC and low amount of Alcohol, when present in a persons blood together had a greater adverse effect on that persons judgement and motor skills than the sum of the two parts. This whole process is about apportioning blame and the dead inthis battle cant protect themselves, in fact they rely of the coroner to do that.  Right now Gosford City Council is fixing Woy Woy Road at Bulls Hill. It collapsed because of blocked drains (partly blocked pipes at Piles Creek resulted in deaths of five people). On woy woy road blocked drains forced water to sheet across the road and in time softening an already dodgy structure till it reached liquefaction and slipped down the side of the hill. Two of four drains on a quarter mile section of that road were blocked and one of the two pipes in the accompaning photos had its outfall buried for possibly ten or more years.  Maintenance my ass, the pipe which I dug out and exposed was four fifths full of sand and gravel which had dropped out of suspension during the years its outfall end had been buried and neglected.  No one was killed this time but just consider it is almost a year and blocked drains remain blocked or not functioning properly. Has council management considered how bad the ten politicians who have accomadated this malfeasnce look? I do wish I was able to better report what I see occuring.

 Edward James, Umina CBD