For the last two weeks, Caboolture News has been running a survey on what people think of Caboolture, and whether they are embarrassed to live in Caboolture. Well the results are in -
54% of people are embarrassed to say they live in Caboolture.
30% said no and
14% said they didn't live in Caboolture.
Poll Results
So the majority of people are ashamed to call Caboolture home. These results paint a true picture of Caboolture. Caboolture needs urgent action. When will the authorities begin listening to what the people are saying?
Some comments people have left on Caboolture News Facebook site (Feb 5) are:
"Caboolture is scum
There is no future in Caboolture
I used to love living here, but in the last few years, I have had nothing but trouble.
It's usually pretty quiet here when the hoons aren't out.
I don't even take my kids to the parks - due to broken glass and needles. It's the norm here.
Used to be a nice town 20 years ago -not anymore. It's a shithole."
Of course there were some positive comments too:
"There are worst places to live.
It's not the place, it's the people living here that's the problem.
I've never seen anything bad happen.
I don't think it's as bad as the media make it out to be.
I think Caboolture has a lot to offer."
Read all the 109 comments on Caboolture here
Caboolture News has put up two stories from people living at Caboolture:
The first story concerns a family who now hate Caboolture. The local park has been destroyed, kids have stolen their mail, egged their house and kids are doing burnouts every weekend. Every weekend there is a house on their street damaged. They constantly need to call the police.
The other story is from a woman who loves Caboolture. Caboolture has everything she needs. She states she had heard about a lot of crime in the area - but she had never been a victim of it. She states she has never felt scared living in Caboolture.
Read the two stories from people at Caboolture