Comments on: Heritage and Bulldust

By: Jacques Chester

Jacques Chester — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:01:35 +0000

I’m fanning the flames of ignorance because I don’t know. I was rather hoping that this would get some specific dousing rather than hand-wavy “it’ll be OKs”.

By: melaleuca

melaleuca — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:57:39 +0000

Well yes, Jacques is clearly fanning the flames of hysteria. Garrett’s comments above suggest the whole thing is rather harmless and leaseholders aren’t being targeted. His friends are not going to be chased out of town at gun point by park rangers.

By: wilful

wilful — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:53:00 +0000

I don’t know anything about the Kimberlies, but I do know a little about heritage listing, and I’m not at all convinced that a heritage listing would mean SFA difference to the development and management of the region. It would mean more planning, and more federal money, but it’s not the end of the world as they know it.

World heritage listing would take many many years to get going.

By: Jacques Chester

Jacques Chester — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:36:44 +0000

I went by what she told me. They hadn’t heard of it until the shire contacted them.

By: melaleuca

melaleuca — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:50:39 +0000

No I’m not being sarcastic. The whole heritage thing does sometimes go too far.

I think much of the Kimberleys would be as hopelessly overrun with feral donkeys, camels etc as the rest of the outback. I’d prefer to see leaseholders given financial incentives to maintain environmental values on their holdings and control vermin in their immediate surrounds.

But this comment is rubbish: “Furthermore, it’s the first anyone in the Kimberley had heard about it.” See this media report in which Garrett raises the prospect of WHL back in February this year: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/05/2154988.htm

By: Jacques Chester

Jacques Chester — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:41:48 +0000

I realise you’re being sarcastic, but a lot of people’s livelihoods are at stake.

By: melaleuca

melaleuca — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:59:54 +0000

Bloody luvvies and their heritage obsession.

By: George Smith

George Smith — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:42:21 +0000

have a look at the website for the Society of Heritage Owners NSW. They have been lobbying about heritage law reform in NSW and have made some progress for owners rights.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:47:12 +0000

I am afraid that that is a long way from me and I don’t know anyone who could help.

OTOH, it is kinda comforting to know that Peter Garret has something to do with himself. As an opponent of sit-down welfare I am encouraged.