Redoubtable bayside blogger Rebellion  gives us his take on the race for spots on the newly-formed Moreton Bay Regional Council. 

The great mass of the Great State of Queensland goes to the polls in just over two weeks to decide who they want managing their Roads, Rates and Rubbish for the next four years.

There is a special feel in the air to this election as their is so much additional baggage attached, due to the unilateral decision taken by the Bligh Labor Government to overide the history of the State and impose amalgamations on the councils. We halved the number of councils, but on the up side, we doubled the number of people who consider Captain Bligh and her cronies to be the worst thing to ever happen to the state since cane toads were introduced. It is a signature example of the old adage that Every Cloud really does have a silver lining.