Apparently the heckling from the residents from Johnson's Parade was appalling, extremely rude and totally un acceptable. I have to admit I found it annoying when I arrived and sat down that these residents (rate payers as they called themselves) were showing such extremely bad behaviour towards Nigel, I feel sure they must have all come from an only child home, as they were just not interested in hearing what Nigel Oakey had to say and heckled him through his whole presentation. If you were my sibling I would have given you a good smack and told you to mind your manners. Quite frankly I would have expected much better behaviour from such very senior and well to do people - very disappointed indeed.
After Nigel Oakey went through his very informative slide show and some history (which I was extremely interested in) he showed us what other venues they had done over the years which I thought were totally magnificent and so well done.
Well we finally got to question time (thank god the Mayor arrived a little bit before that) where some of the hecklers had the chance to show their courage and to ask and demand things of Nigel or want him to get it written down on his lease certain restrictions etc. etc. you would have had to been there to believe it. Seriously no one owns that river it's there for us all to enjoy and going by the slides of way back in the 70's a lot of people use to - now its like an old fossil town. If you want to live in a very peaceful quiet environment dont buy near the river or the ocean as you are not going to get it. Go to a retirement village.
My take on the whole evening: I have to applaud Nigel for his courage, patience and determination to get through his presentation (which would have taken him hours to prepare) and to get passed a few of those hecklers and the down right rudeness of some of our very senior well to do citizens.
Nigel you have produced such a beautiful development and you should be given a medal for making it look so aesthetically pleasing and blending into the current surroundings. For those hecklers out there that are worried about the short term stay people they are definitely not your worry - they have better manners than most of you lot as they are (usually) extremely well travelled people who actually know how to behave. The idea of the 40 seated something wine bar (if not being used by any of the functions) would be a fabulous idea for those of us that cannot afford to have a home right on the river to enjoy one of our most beautiful assets in WA. I for one will be so for this development and Nigel I am not sure what you have paid up to date to get all that research and survey's etc done and I believe its been 3 years in the making but I hope you dont go broke before finalising this fabulous opportunity. (Please come to Indiana Tea House after that please please)....
I dont ever mean to be disrespectful to my elders as I have been brought up with extremely good manners but in all seriousness you Johnson Street people last night you should be ashamed of yourselves. Mr Mead when he ran that venue as a wedding function centre, he had very boozy Friday lunches and night meals. Surely what Nigel has done in the last three years you have had it easy compared to what Mead must have put you through?.
In regards to the car park, its not always Nigel's patrons but Mosman Park residents kids that go and drink and party in that car park I have seen that with my own eyes when leaving the bowling club.
Nigel you could hire a retired gentleman to perhaps to go and get the cars for your patrons from the car park so that the Johnson Street people dont get woken up from their sleep -might be a solution who knows I get the feeling whatever you come up with its never going to be good enough.
Just as well I never won lotto as I wouldn't have been considered a good neighbour as I love loud noisy parties - why because I am not dead yet and I want lots of people to enjoy their life and dance, sing and be happy - not into being a super grouch I left one of those people when I was 37 years old. Doesn't mean you have to be smashed off your face to have a good time does it?
Times are changing and we need to change with it and with such an extremely tasteful design I hope that the Mosman Park Council can discuss it and give it the tick as I am sure the not so wealthy side of Mosman Park would be regular visitors to the Dome and I for one would nip in for a glass of wine on my way home.
Thanks Nigel you and your team have done a fantastic job and if its not passed through then sell it to someone like Warren Mead - that would be justice at it's best.
That is why Cottesloe has never gone ahead even though I bought in there 30+ years ago because of old hecklers not wanting change - well guess what finally the new breed has moved in and they are going to insist on it and I will be there cheering them on !!
MAKE YOUR OWN DECISIONS AND GIVE IT A REAL GO!!
SELLING MOSMAN PARK & THE WESTERN SUBURBS!!
KEEPING IT REAL IS OUR MOTTO!!
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