“On the MidCoast Council – which covers regional centres like Forster-Tuncurry and Gloucester – the Libertarian party has won three seats and is the largest grouping on the council."
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“On the MidCoast Council – which covers regional centres like Forster-Tuncurry and Gloucester – the Libertarian party has won three seats and is the largest grouping on the council."
My local council is so fucked. I know a couple of these lunatics, one newly elected member lives in my village, and they are going to be a nutty menace until they realise there is little they can really do and that their hands are tied due to overarching State legislation which imposes proper governance and process, while multiple state and federal bodies determines various types of development. I hope it grinds then down to dust.
These idiots literally do not understand the machinery of government just 'taxes bad' and 'government should get out of our lives' for reasons, which are mostly racist, bigoted, venal and stupid. Mostly though, they are all just angry beardy men in Hi Viz and crazy eyed women who are mad they have to comply with basic rules to build a shed in the backyard.
For example, some locals want to build a boardwalk which rings one of our lakes, its a decent idea but also problematic, not least of which is homeowner land access, and Maritime, Parks and wildlife, Native title and Council are all involved in determining outcomes and management. These nutters don't have the intelligence or decade long patience to see something like that through.
On of their hobgoblins is Fifteen Minute Cities, an impossibility in this massive and disparate council where seaside tourism mixes with pastoral businesses, retirement living and aged care. It's perhaps the oldest, poorest and whitest demographic in the State. It has some 2000 kilometres of roads to manage, serious water and bush fire issues due to global heating. It's the size of a small European nation, Kosovo, Cyprus etc. and without proper internet and mobile connectivity which is the key driver of Fifteen Minute Cities but now that deranged conspiracy theory, and others, will take up and waste council time. Kill me now.
The rise of the Libertarians: ‘fringe’ party could win 15 NSW council seats after Liberals’ bungle
Minor party could be largest group on MidCoast council and state MP John Ruddick says ‘if you put in a development [application] we will approve it’
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
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@spinopsys it’s so bad
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@liamvhogan I feel sorry for the council management and employees who will have to answer their calls and all caps emails.
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@spinopsys and the courts, where all the decisions are going to end up. ‘Put in a DA and we’ll approve it’. My dude the law says you are *required* to consider it fully
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@liamvhogan The thing that makes me shake my head is that every single town and village in the region is already a 15 minute city. You can literally ride an electric scooter or bicycle from one side of Taree or Forster in that time. The centers are walkable. They both have decent 5G speeds and reasonable NBN. The stupid burns so hard. You can easily work remotely.
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@spinopsys sure, expand peri urban development into agricultural land. There’s never going to be an intractable conflict there