George Christensen (Dawson, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

There's a place in southern Townsville. Its name is Wulguru. Every time it rains up there, the homes fill up with poo. The sewers get all backed up, the suburb really whiffs, and, despite the council's promises, the problem still persists. The response from Townsville council is nothing, zero, zip, despite the local cries and screams that they cannot take this 'ship'. Locals went to the newspapers and on the TV news, but still there's no solution to these overflowing poos. But as locals are united to fix this crappy need, they've formed the Poo-nami Army, with Leanne Dobbin as its lead.

They've started a campaign to sort the problem out and called on me, George Christensen, to lend a bit more clout. That's why I'm here, in parliament, reading this little ditty. I do not like when locals' homes get left all brown and gritty. And while this poem might be funny—because humour does the trick—the issue is pretty serious, given people have fallen sick. Mum Nicole and daughter Shae to the Townsville hospital did go, when their home was inundated with a horrible brown flow. There have been other locals who've had to rebuild their home, after number ones and number twos throughout their house did roam. The thought makes the stomach turn—it leaves you feeling ill—so we have to send a message to the mayor, Jenny Hill. So I've started up a website to make the council think: georgechristensen.com.au/stopthestink. I thank you, Mr Speaker, for letting me say my bit. So now I'll take my leave and stop rhyming about—