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April 27, 2005
I first heard it mentioned on Radio National as Tim Fisher's big idea. What wass presented was Australia's version of a Mt Rushmore-style rock carving as a memorial to Sir John Monash, one of Australia's more successful generals from World War One.
The former deputy prime minister has even selected a possible site for the gigantic rock carving - just below the snow line in Victoria's High Country.
I think that we can let that big idea float bye don't you. There must be other ways of honouring Monash.
And Tim Fisher? Well I read his book Outback Heroes. T'was about the struggle for survival of small Australian towns, why some are succeeding and some didn't, positive thinking, the will to succeed, and our dreams becoming reality.
McLaren Vale featured in the book with Fisher celebrating the innovative export-orientated wineries. He gave an upbeat account without even considering the sustainable use of ground water in the McLaren basin. Yet the basin had been run dry from overuse. Sustainability was not a big concern for the ex-Leader of the National Party.
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Yes, forget Monash.
But let's go with the Howard idea on Ayers Rock. Nice.