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Byron nightmare : Comments

By Sue Arnold, published 12/1/2017

Byron is not a 'green shire'. Money, greed and a complete inability of council to protect the natural assets and the beauty of this place will ensure its ultimate destruction.

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I've found that dogs do a pretty efficient job cleaning up human faeces ...
But seriously, (and I am being serious), Byron Shire has shown innovation with the problem of feral humans, AKA back packers; being the first Council in Australia to zone an exclusive area on the edge of town, for legal homeless dwelling.
I drove past it not so long ago. It looks like what you would expect!
I think, in spite of the cynical nature of the zoning, it is an advance on the USA version of official approach to homelessness, IE to render homelessness a criminal offence.
Posted by diver dan, Saturday, 14 January 2017 3:02:39 PM
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Did I mention above, I was driving in a $90k Lexus looking out and down onto the homeless camp with natural disdain! No? how I love that feeling of superiority!
Posted by diver dan, Saturday, 14 January 2017 3:11:48 PM
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My brother lives in Byron.
Has done for years and wouldn't live in a
big city for quids. He loves his early morning
beach walks (good exercise for his heart
condition). He has a wide variety of native
animals around him where he lives from kukaburras,
bush turkeys, owls, snakes, and so on. He sends me
photos which I frame and at times get very
nostalgic over. He's fit,
healthy and most of all happy, which is important.
The only thing he doesn't like about Byron is
"Schoolies Week," but that only happens once a year
so it's bearable.
I've only ever visited him once and found it very
relaxing. He's visited us quite a few times (loves
my cooking - the old traditional recipes that mum
passed on to me). Anyway, what is important even
though we're poles apart in our choices of where
to live (we're in Melbourne), we are family and
we care for each other. That's what matters.
Posted by Foxy, Saturday, 14 January 2017 3:28:31 PM
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And just another aside here, off topic I'm sorry, but Hasbeen will be interested. Don't think for one moment that removing and replacing a window regulator in a Lexus is a simple project.
Lexis have timed the opening and closing operation with a computer chip. A code is required from Lexus to retime this action! It counts the revolutions required to finalise the operation correctly. It actually counts the number of revolutions to open or close from any given stop position!
Posted by diver dan, Saturday, 14 January 2017 3:30:18 PM
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My guess Dan is that there will be half a dozen bits of electrickery hidden in there, so that if an mere owner should try to muck with it himself, it will cause such chaos that it will triple the charge at the dealer when you resort to them.

It is probably similar to my problem with the Honda S2000. The hood will not go down, because it is not getting the signal that the passenger's window is down. It requires both windows down to operate.

The passenger's window will not go up, because it has been told the hood is coming down. Even my very good local auto electrician has suggested this is better sorted by the Honda dealer, who can bung in a sensor, supply the codes & sends me on my way. Pity they are 35 kilometres away, & want the thing for a day to do a 5 minute job.

This explains why I so love my 37 year old triumphs, with manual window winders, & even steering. No electrickery there.
Posted by Hasbeen, Saturday, 14 January 2017 10:39:15 PM
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Sounds like a NIMBY whinge to me.

Tourists bring money to support the conservation for the rest of the year.
Posted by Shadow Minister, Sunday, 15 January 2017 7:47:04 AM
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