BER Cover-up
18-August-2010
Source: John Cobb, MP -
The Member for Calare, John Cobb said Gillard Government is so embarrassed about the $8 billion BER school hall rip-offs that it has embarked on a cover-up of the BER signs at schools across the region.
Mr Cobb said he wasn’t surprised that the Government was embarrassed about the rip-offs and wanted to hide the fact that toilet blocks, canteens and pre-fabricated modular classrooms had cost up $25,000 a square metre.
“When you walk into the polling both on Saturday and see the signs covered in black plastic remember that this is a monument to Julia Gillard’s school hall rip-offs which directly occurred under her management.
“If Julia Gillard can’t manage the rollout of school infrastructure without wasting over $8 billion how can she be trusted to run our trillion dollar economy,” Mr Cobb asked.
Mr Cobb said he had been informed that Principals at schools which are to be used as polling booths on Saturday had received three letters calling for the signs to be covered up.
“I was told that the first letter asked Principals to cover the signs on polling day.
“The second letter said that they realised Principals may not have the material to cover the signs so they sent black plastic and sticky tape to cover the signs.
“The last letter stated that they realised Principals were very busy and that they had now employed contractors to cover up the signs,” he said.
Mr Cobb said he was amazed the rip-off continues and has called on the Labor Party to come clean on what the cover-up is costing taxpayers.
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