Giant sinkhole opens up in furious farmer's driveway - as a war between Telstra and the council brews after NOTHING is done to try and fix it
- Local from Gympie, Queensland has a giant sinkhole sitting on his driveway
- The hole was formed following the floods in the region back in February
- Mr Parsons said it was the council's responsibility to resolve the issue
- He said that was because the sinkhole lies between road and his front gate
A furious homeowner has hit out at his local council's apparent lack of interest in fixing a giant sinkhole in his driveway after it opened almost six months ago.
The giant pit, more than three metres in length and around two metres deep, developed during the floods that hit Queensland's Sunshine Coast region in February.
Andrew Parsons, who has been trying to get the sinkhole outside his Gympie home fixed for months, believes it is the local council's responsibility because the hole formed between the road and his front gate.
Gympie resident Andrews Parsons (pictured) became frustrated that no action has been taken over the giant sinkhole that formed on his driveway after the February floods
Speaking to Sunrise on Thursday morning, Mr Parsons said it was a massive inconvenience and he was frustrated by how long he had been waiting for action.
'We can't get trucks inside for work, or horse floats for our horses. It's difficult to get inside the gate and we are afraid of the safety issue with the cars going past,' he said.
The hole caused the exposure of Telstra wires and Mr Parsons said 'that is the main reason why nobody wants to touch it'.
'Telstra came out and put the barriers around the whole but they won't fill in the wires and council doesn't want to touch it because of the wires,' he said.
'But if we touch it we are liable for the wires....It has been going around in circles.'
Host Natalie Barr suggested the council might only take action when someone was injured.
'Until someone falls in and tries to sue someone, that might wake them up,' she said.
Mr Parsons (pictured) said 'Telstra won't fill in the exposed wires and council doesn't want to touch it because of the wires' and if he touches it, he will be liable for the wires
After Telstra came to access the hole, it sent a report to the council asking them to repair it, at no expense to the client.
'That has not been happening,' Mr Parsons said.
Council confirmed it was not Telstra's responsibility to resolve the issue.
The Telstra wires exposed at the back of the pit are not damaged or dangerous.
A Telstra spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia on Thursday: 'Once the matter is resolved between the Council and the resident, Telstra would be happy to work with the contractor repairing the hole to minimise any damage to the exposed telecommunications cables.'
Daily Mail Australia contacted Gympie Regional Council for comment.
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