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Survey gauges businesses' thoughts on protest |
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Friday, 29 July 2005 |
Amid speculation that the protesters don't have the backing of local
businesses, a Maleny businessman has conducted an anonymous survey.
He says it shows that 55 percent of Maple Street's businesses support
the protesters and the action they have taken.
During the poll, 93 businesses along Maleny's Maple Street were asked to put one of four different coloured sweets in a container, indicative of either; Green, that they were pro-protestor action in opposing a supermarket by the Obi Obi Creek; red, against protestor action; brown, no opinion or unwilling to comment; green and white mint, that they were frustrated that they couldn?t do more to help the protestors.
"As a businessman in Maleny myself, I wanted to know how other businesses in the township were thinking," said the individual who conducted the survey who wished to remain nameless. "It was always going to be a quick and dirty poll, but it got me the answer I wanted." According to statistics provided to TRN, the survey indicated that it missed out between ten and 20 businesses because the proprietors where too busy to approach."
The exact figures showed 38 percent proprotester action against Woolworths Obi plans, 21 percent against the protest action, 24 percent not wishing to express an opinion and 16 percent wishing they could have done more to help the protesters.
The survey comes in the wake of TRN's independent poll last week which, after canvassing 300 people in Maleny, or about 30 percent of its inner population, found that 79 percent of people are opposed to a supermarket by the Obi Obi Creek.
55 percent of Maleny businesses either support the protesters? actions
or wish they could do more to help at actions such as this.
Jon Woodlands fined $350. Supporters meet costs
Jon Woodlands had his day in court on Monday this week, pleading guilty to a charge of breaching his bail conditions. By speaking to the rally in Tesch Park on Saturday, Mr Woodlands had placed himself within the 100m exclusion zone of his bail.
"I was asked to talk to the crowd to calm them down. I didn't leave the park but I was inside the zone so I pleaded guilty," he said. Jon spent two nights in the watch-house awaiting his trial.
No conviction was recorded but a $350 fine was imposed. The hat was sent around and the money raised by the time he'd left the courthouse.
Photo above:Jon Woodlands addresses Saturday's gathering.
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