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Whadaya mean that you can't see me not voting Labor?

I mean I'm happy to own up as a notorious leftie, however, federal Labor don't seem to have much left left.

In fact, it's pretty much the case that I don't have anyone to vote for come next federal election....I'm thinking of writing a exceptionally witty limerick on my ballot slips to entertain the vote counters - as my contribution to the electoral process : )

And it's not difficult to grow things sand make things so that one is at least making a little effort in deriving some autonomy from the "thing". Doing one's "own thing" amidst the hurly-burly may not change much in the wider scheme of things, but it does alter one's own experience of the world - (makes you more content and offers a little meaning)

Poirot, vieille fille,
Media & authority are constantly drawing attention to the fact of waste & mismanagement in remote communities. What they are not drawing attention to is the waste & mismanagement by officialdom in remote communities. Law & order i.e. magistrates are failing the community as a whole but even more so the remote communities. The instant the word indigenous pops up in a magistrates court, the denial of fact goes into overdrive as does legal aid. The magistrates sit shivering on the bench hoping that they don't make too harsh a judgement. We have arrived at a situation where magistrates are more scared of the law for being harsh than the criminals are for getting fined. This needs to change & we could start by placing more heterosexual red meat-eaters on the bench.

Hi Ludwig, I hope you're ok, what with all the lousy weather that has swept down the east coast in recent days.

I guess it means you won't have had too many more visits from the rangers, at least.

We have even had some bad weather here in Sydney! Shocking, when you think how much we pay to live here.

Ah, Online Opinion is back online again. I’ve been waiting for the opportunity to reply to you Pericles.

I was in Sydney for a couple of days, but got flushed out by the lousy weather. I would love to meet up with you. I will presumably be passing back through in the not too distant future.

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<< Aim at them not the signs. >>

Belly, you are introducing a completely separate issue. I agree with you all the way about vandalism. I support the police 100% in trying to deal with it and I agree that some magistrates just don’t seem to get it.

But one should also be concerned about signs, bylaws, state and federal laws that are purported to govern us but where quite different situations are allowed to exist, ongoingly.

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Onthebeach, have another toke on that there old stogey by good fellow beachbum mate!

<< Ludwig, the simple answer might be if you park your vehicle there no problem, but if you put out table and chairs etc, then you are camping on the site. >>

Bazz, yes the definition of camping is a bit vague and probably different in different places.

Some places have it covered by saying; 'no camping or overnight staying'.

I also wondered whether the three signs with no camping icons on them actually referred to the beach and lawn areas and not to the carpark. It wasn’t at all clear.

This is another whole aspect of signage that I notice all the time; the message is often not entirely clear; it can be open to interpretation or misinterpretation and is not uncommonly highly ambiguous.

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<< Yes a few more "rest" areas, & off road perking areas would be useful >>

Unfortunate spelling error there Hazza. I presume you meant ‘porking’!

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<< On the contrary, Police Officers are intelligent members of society, it's the cops & senior public servants who fail us so shamefully. >>

Hold on Indi, the police are the cops!

So….. what are you trying to say here?

I’ll try that again…

Onthebeach, have another toke on that there old stogey my good fellow beachbum mate!

Pfpfpfffff. Isn’t it amazing how one letter out of place can RUIN an otherwise bloody good post!

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<< In fact, it's pretty much the case that I don't have anyone to vote for come next federal election....I'm thinking of writing a exceptionally witty limerick on my ballot slips to entertain the vote counters… >>

My feelings exactly, Poirot.

My limerick is going to contain several choice four letter words!!