Confused locals living in have questioned why council erected a set of "enormous, bizarre blocks" along the shorefront, describing them as "ugly" and sparking concerns they would "detract from an otherwise beautiful area". Last week the large concrete cubes were spotted along the footpath at Gayundah Arboretum Park at Woody Point in . It's a location renowned for its pristine shoreline and picturesque views, and is also notorious for being the home of the infamous Woody Point amid the country's .
Locals in the area recently pondered why the set of blocks was erected, in particular questioning their size and proximity to the water. "Does anyone know what is going on with Woody Point Gayundah Park, with all the enormous concrete blocks being built along the footpath? They are massive," a woman asked, adding a "banana for scale" in an image uploaded online. People responding had a range of ideas.
"I heard it's going to be a viewing platform," one man suggested. "Wind turbines to power foreshore low glow lights," said a second. "Maybe accommodation for the homeless," a woman theorised.
"They are to stop tents flying away," somebody else said. One man joked: "Can you put an apple beside the banana so we know how big the banana is, so we can then scale how big the concrete block is?". "They are ugly and detract from a beautiful area.
I hope they do something else besides leave them as a lump of concrete. Council certainly did not notify us they were going to be installed," a frustr.