By JONATHON HOWARD
JETTY owner Kevin Driscoll has stepped up efforts to reclaim his jetty site at the corner of William Street and Gympie Terrace, by chaining himself to the pylons.
Mr Driscoll is in a stoush with Noosa Council and now the State Government over the jetty, which he claims was damaged by the council’s footpath moving.
He’s now waging a one-man campaign against attempts to claim the jetty and have it demolished, in what he describes as a “Castle law” scenario.
‘The Castle’ was an iconic Australian film in which a compulsory acquisition of a family home is carried out, only to face a family who is not affraid to take on the system.
Mr Driscoll says his story is similar in that his constitutional rights to own property is “being breached”.
“They will have to arrest me,” he said.
“I’ll sleep here if I have to – I am not giving up.”
Mr Driscoll said he was keeping warm with plenty of coffee and warm clothes for those chilly mornings.
He has also thanked hundreds of people who have signed his petition.
“I now have more than 500 signatures of support with that list growing every day – I’d like to thank those members of the public who have stood by me,” he said.
“What the council and State Government are attempting to do is unconstitutional and I feel my right to property is at risk.”
