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  1. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Sprawl, cars and climate
    Transport set to be Australia’s top-emitting sector by 2030, private cars (SUVs) still dominate.

    “If you’re in suburbia or regional Australia and you’re trying to make a journey, often you’ll find public transport is just not a viable option and you have no choice but to drive."

    "Experts have pointed towards an Australian love for US-style SUVs as a contributing factor to the rising death toll on roads nationwide, which has climbed every year since the pandemic, with NSW the highest of any state." >>
    theguardian.com/environment/20
    #sprawl #cars #SUVs #DeathToll #transport #climate #PublicTransport #NSW #MobilityDesign

    #sprawl #cars #suvs #deathtoll #transport #climate
  2. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Biodiversity under the wheels

    Koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, wombats and other wildlife are forced to dwell in fragmented spaces having to cross many roads to go about their life. Mobility design is primarily for combustion machines to fly along their supply chains. The mobility needs of the un-motorised is not taken care of with the existing infrastructure.

    "Tens of thousands of collisions with animals are recorded each year across Australia and the number appears to be rising. According to NRMA Insurance claims data, there was a 21% rise in animal collision claims from 2024-2025."

    "Many large animals, including kangaroos, are most active at dusk and night, often moving to feed along roadside vegetation. Insurance data shows collisions are concentrated on regional and rural roads, where higher speeds, limited lighting and greater exposure to wildlife increase risk." >>
    theconversation.com/crashes-in
    #biodiversity #wildlife #MobilityDesign #vehicles #roads #speed #RoadTrauma #kangaroos #wallabies #koalas #wombats #birds #crashes

    #biodiversity #wildlife #mobilitydesign #vehicles #roads #speed
  3. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Harvesting fruit and vegetables 'in the middle of nowhere': The Pacific Islander farm workers scheme

    "With about 30,000 PALM workers in Australia as of October, that equates to about 30 deaths per 100,000 people — more than six times the national average of 4.8 per 100,000."

    "Back home, I usually drive for no more than 30 minutes before reaching my destination. Here, I'd drive for hours... after working 12-hour shifts." >>
    abc.net.au/pacific/palm-worker

    "Two Pacific Islander farm workers dead" >>
    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-06/man
    #PALM #workers #food #farms #work #AgriculturalIndustry #SettlerSociety #roads #TyrannyOfDistance #transport #rural #cars #Australia #exploitation #plantations #MobilityDesign #WideOpenSpaces #FossilFuel #FoodMiles
    Image: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, 1939

    #palm #workers #food #farms #work #agriculturalindustry
  4. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Harvesting fruit and vegetables 'in the middle of nowhere': The Pacific Islander farm workers scheme

    "With about 30,000 PALM workers in Australia as of October, that equates to about 30 deaths per 100,000 people — more than six times the national average of 4.8 per 100,000."

    "Back home, I usually drive for no more than 30 minutes before reaching my destination. Here, I'd drive for hours... after working 12-hour shifts." >>
    abc.net.au/pacific/palm-worker

    "Two Pacific Islander farm workers dead" >>
    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-06/man
    #PALM #workers #food #farms #work #AgriculturalIndustry #SettlerSociety #roads #TyrannyOfDistance #transport #rural #cars #Australia #exploitation #plantations #MobilityDesign #WideOpenSpaces #FossilFuel #FoodMiles
    Image: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, 1939

    #foodmiles #palm #workers #food #farms #work
  5. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Harvesting fruit and vegetables 'in the middle of nowhere': The Pacific Islander farm workers scheme

    "With about 30,000 PALM workers in Australia as of October, that equates to about 30 deaths per 100,000 people — more than six times the national average of 4.8 per 100,000."

    "Back home, I usually drive for no more than 30 minutes before reaching my destination. Here, I'd drive for hours... after working 12-hour shifts." >>
    abc.net.au/pacific/palm-worker

    "Two Pacific Islander farm workers dead" >>
    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-06/man
    #PALM #workers #food #farms #work #AgriculturalIndustry #SettlerSociety #roads #TyrannyOfDistance #transport #rural #cars #Australia #exploitation #plantations #MobilityDesign #WideOpenSpaces #FossilFuel #FoodMiles
    Image: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, 1939

    #palm #workers #food #farms #work #agriculturalindustry
  6. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Harvesting fruit and vegetables 'in the middle of nowhere': The Pacific Islander farm workers scheme

    "With about 30,000 PALM workers in Australia as of October, that equates to about 30 deaths per 100,000 people — more than six times the national average of 4.8 per 100,000."

    "Back home, I usually drive for no more than 30 minutes before reaching my destination. Here, I'd drive for hours... after working 12-hour shifts." >>
    abc.net.au/pacific/palm-worker

    "Two Pacific Islander farm workers dead" >>
    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-06/man
    #PALM #workers #food #farms #work #AgriculturalIndustry #SettlerSociety #roads #TyrannyOfDistance #transport #rural #cars #Australia #exploitation #plantations #MobilityDesign #WideOpenSpaces #FossilFuel #FoodMiles
    Image: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, 1939

    #foodmiles #fossilfuel #wideopenspaces #mobilitydesign #plantations #exploitation
  7. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Harvesting fruit and vegetables 'in the middle of nowhere': The Pacific Islander farm workers scheme

    "With about 30,000 PALM workers in Australia as of October, that equates to about 30 deaths per 100,000 people — more than six times the national average of 4.8 per 100,000."

    "Back home, I usually drive for no more than 30 minutes before reaching my destination. Here, I'd drive for hours... after working 12-hour shifts." >>
    abc.net.au/pacific/palm-worker

    "Two Pacific Islander farm workers dead" >>
    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-06/man
    #PALM #workers #food #farms #work #AgriculturalIndustry #SettlerSociety #roads #TyrannyOfDistance #transport #rural #cars #Australia #exploitation #plantations #MobilityDesign #WideOpenSpaces #FossilFuel #FoodMiles
    Image: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, 1939

    #palm #workers #food #farms #work #agriculturalindustry
  8. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    It is not a fuel crisis,
    it is a fossil fuel crisis!

    Oh dear, We forgot to transition our mobility system
    Go e-anything now without the matching active mobility infrastructure.

    This fuel crisis could last for a while. It’s time for a new approach to fuel use – end it. >>
    theconversation.com/this-fuel-

    #MobilityDesign #FossilFuels #CarDependency #oil #war #CarMinds #HabitFormation #idling #speeding #EnergyTransition #infrastructure #machinery #ActiveMobility #sprawl #walkability #bikepaths #EMobility #ClimateCrisis

    #mobilitydesign #fossilfuels #cardependency #oil #war #carminds
  9. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    The fuel crisis and Australians’ love affair with petrol guzzling monster cars

    Now that the government is spruiking BIG car owners to "unload excess weight" and do their 'little bit' because of dwindling reserves, we are looking back on last year 's headlines to unravel how we got here.:

    " Australians are obsessed with SUVs and huge utes, but experts say they are making our roads deadlier
    theguardian.com/australia-news

    * Big cars are increasing Australia’s emission and fuel bills – but what are the alternatives for families?
    theguardian.com/australia-news

    * ‘You have unmet needs’: the psychology behind Australia’s love affair with big cars
    theguardian.com/australia-news

    * Road hogs: what is Australia’s love of big cars costing us all?
    theguardian.com/global/2025/ma

    * The cars eating Australia: should we be trying to reverse our attraction to SUVs and utes?
    theguardian.com/australia-news

    ** The Government launches $20 million fuel saving campaign: "Every little bit helps" Along with asking the public to consider using their car less, the ads promote tips to improve vehicle fuel efficiency, such as "driving smoothly" and "unloading excess weight". >>
    abc.net.au/news/2026-04-11/gov

    Image: Australia loves huge SUVs and trucks. First Dog on the Moon
    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    #FossilFuel #fuel #petrol #cars #vehicles #SUVs #CarDependency #PetrolDependency #EnergySecurity #consumption #climate #pollution #RaodTrauma #BigCars #BigCarparks #FuelGuzzlers #FuelSaving #TaxPerks #NegativeExternalities #RoadFatalities #RoadDeaths #speed #pedestrians #MobilityDesign #governance #Australia #love #big #ExcessWeight #roads

    #fossilfuel #fuel #petrol #cars #vehicles #suvs
  10. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Suburban sprawl and public transport deserts

    "From the 1950s, sprawling low-density suburbs have been built on the assumption that households would own cars and that public transport was unnecessary."

    “It’s really too late to do much in the short term, because we’ve spent 70 years planning in the other direction...The hole has been dug.”

    “If we’re interested in equity and justice in our cities, then we need to be providing people, no matter where they live, with a good quality level of public transport access that allows them to get jobs, services and education that are available to people in inner-city areas." >>
    theguardian.com/australia-news
    #FossilFuel #petrol #CarDependency #Suburbia #sprawl #biodiversity #extinction #PublicTransportDeserts #MobilityDesign #inequality #war #ClimateDisruption #CarMinds #malls #parking #obesity #walking #infrastructure #SmallShops #TyrannyOfDistance

    #fossilfuel #petrol #cardependency #suburbia #sprawl #biodiversity
  11. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    World held hostage by reliance on fossil fuels,
    Christiana Figueres warns – and climate health impacts are ‘mother of all injustices’

    * "While the timing of the announcement – amid the US-Israel war on Iran – is coincidental, Figueres said the fuel crisis was “dramatic proof” of the global dependence on fossil fuels that is driving geopolitical instability and the health impacts the commission will examine."

    “Companies should understand for their business continuation, they should reduce emissions. Governments should understand that in order for them to stabilise their economy, and protect their people, they should reduce emissions...I just think that enlightened self-interest based on scientific facts – which is what the commission is going to put forward – is a much more effective route to emission reductions than a legally binding agreement from which anybody can withdraw.”
    theguardian.com/society/ng-int

    * Sea-level rise is a health crisis and we must hold polluters accountable >>
    theguardian.com/commentisfree/
    #FossilFuel #climate #war #harm #oil #petrol #SeaLevelRise #coast #Pacific #inequality #ClimateCrisis #PolyCrisis #MobilityDesign #cars #accountability #liability

    #fossilfuel #climate #war #harm #sealevelrise #coast
  12. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    A fuel crisis and no footpaths >>
    abc.net.au/news/2026-04-05/res
    #MobilityDesign #FossilFuels #roads #cars #connectivity #FootTraffic #footpaths #BikePaths #walking #ActiveMobility #BellingenShire

    #activemobility #mobilitydesign #fossilfuels #roads #cars #connectivity
  13. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    More people are killed on Australian roads.

    "Deaths on Australian roads have increased every year since 2020. This is despite the Australian government’s commitment to Vision Zero – having zero deaths or serious injuries on our roads by 2050."

    "Unfortunately, 1,317 road deaths were recorded in 2025, a 1.9% increase from 2024. Land transport accidents also remain a leading cause of death for children and young adults, and the third leading cause of injury hospitalisations." >>
    theconversation.com/more-peopl

    Comments: To "look at the entire system of road use" one must not just have the car as the road user in mind but the entire mobility design and their associated industries. The focus should be on public infrastructure that enable active and safe mobility (walking and cycling) for all. "Good mobility design" does not kill, maim, pollute or leads to planetary heating.

    #cars #roads #RoadTrauma #RoadDeaths #crash #VisionZero #failure #IntegralAccident #MobilityDesign #cyclists #pedestrians #KillerRoads #wildlife #SacrificeZone #FossilFuels #climate

    Image: Somewhere on Wikipedia. A time when people could not accept that motorists can just kill people and call it an 'accident'.

    #cars #roads #roadtrauma #roaddeaths #crash #integralaccident
  14. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    In Bellingen all space seems devoted to parking for combustion machines. Every lawn, river banks, footpaths - everywhere space is eaten by cars with an expensive need for petrol from the Middle East. Carparks litter the landscape of the small town that has very few footpaths.

    Image: Bellingen, Church street, Public toilet pathway blocked by oil guzzlers
    #Bellingen #access #accessibility #AccessibleAmenities #footpaths #cars #SUVs #storage #hazards #MobilityDesign #walking #climate

    #bellingen #access #accessibility #accessibleamenities #footpaths #cars
  15. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Zero Road Deaths?
    Killer roads - Can Australia reduce road deaths to zero by 2080?

    * Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
    "The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities. Capped speed limits and investments in pedestrian, cycling and public transport infrastructure have helped reduce traffic deaths in Helsink" >>
    politico.eu/article/helsinki-n

    * 355 people - killed on NSW roads in 2025
    The injured, the life-altering injuries and killed wildlife are not in these statistics.
    nsw.gov.au/ministerial-release

    * Australian road deaths are following dangerous USA trend, expert warns
    "A recent rise in Australia’s road toll suggests we are following a USA precedent of rising pedestrian deaths that started long ago." >>
    drive.com.au/news/australian-r

    * Can we cut road deaths to zero by 2050? Current trends say no. What’s going wrong? >>
    theconversation.com/can-we-cut
    #Roads #cars #SUVs #speed #RoadTrauma #RoadFatalities #NSW #MobilityDesign #pedestrians #cyclists #infrastructure #PublicTransportation #SacrificeZone #wildlife

    #roads #cars #suvs #speed #roadtrauma #roadfatalities
  16. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Tolerating the crushing of pedestrians, cyclists and wildlife with bull bars

    " Bull bars are rigid or semi-rigid metal or composite frames mounted to the front of a vehicle.

    Pedestrian deaths just reached an 18-year high. Bull bars are part of the problem
    In 2025, 197 pedestrians were killed on Australian roads, the highest number since 2007. Almost every state recorded a noticeable spike in pedestrian deaths compared to last year.

    Cyclist deaths also climbed to 49, up 32% from last year – the highest since 2013.
    One key reason appears to be the growing size and weight of vehicles, which can increase the risk of death and injury.

    Evidence shows bull bars can significantly increase the severity of pedestrian injuries, even in low-speed urban crashes.

    Bull bars are not banned in Australian cities. Instead, they are regulated through design standards that are weaker than European pedestrian-protection rules. "
    >>
    theconversation.com/pedestrian
    #cars #SUVs #crashes #MobilityDesign #regulation #speeding #pedestrians #cyclists #wildlife #RoadTrauma #Bullbars #RooBars #VehicleRamming #HostileVehicleMitigation

    #cars #suvs #crashes #mobilitydesign #regulation #speeding
  17. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    The car-road complex, Big Car is like the military-industrial complex

    Saving Ourselves from Big Car, David Obst >>
    cup.columbia.edu/book/saving-o

    "Big Car is a confederation of industries such as gasoline, auto manufacturing, car insurance, lobbyists, asphalt producers, tire producers, and others, who work together to push a lifestyle that has made us all dependent on their products...The “American Dream” had become the world’s nightmare."
    >>
    David Obst in Conversation with Renee Bales About Saving Ourselves from Big Car
    cupblog.org/2025/10/07/david-o
    #cars #roads #MobilityDesign #suburbs #SettlerSociety #FossilFuel #AmericanDream #BigCar #CarMinds #petromasculinity #CarFreeZones #climate #MassMortality #EV #MaaS

    #cars #roads #mobilitydesign #suburbs #settlersociety #fossilfuel
  18. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Last year 355 human beings were killed by the car-road complex in NSW.

    "Australia’s 2025 road toll: NSW records highest number of deaths in eight years as fatalities rise nationwide. About two-thirds of road deaths in NSW last year (241) were in rural and regional areas. Cyclist deaths increased from five to 15, including three e-bike riders."
    >>
    theguardian.com/australia-news
    #MobilityDesign #roads #FossilFuels #cars #pedestrians #infrastructure #motorists #speed #SUVs #violence #PetroMasculinity #Sacrifice #RoadTrauma #governance
    Image: How children see the road (drawing), Coffs Harbour

    #roadtrauma #mobilitydesign #roads #fossilfuels #cars #pedestrians
  19. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    30km/h as a standard on residential streets

    “Slowing traffic makes bicycle riding less stressful, encouraging more people to choose bikes as a safe and viable mode of transport...If you get hit by a car travelling at 50km/h, you’ve only got a 1.5-in-10 chance of surviving. If it’s going 30km/h you’ve got a nine-in-10 chance."

    "By 2030, transport is likely to overtake electricity to become Australia’s largest emitting sector, according to the Climate Change Authority. It is the only sector where emissions are increasing, according to government data."
    >>
    theguardian.com/environment/20
    #pedestrians #cycling #MobilityDesign #councils #ActiveTransport #climate #ZeroRoadDeaths #safety #cars #vehicles #trucks #BellingenShire #speeding #GHG

    #pedestrians #cycling #mobilitydesign #councils #bellingenshire #activetransport
  20. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Prioritising life over cars

    VisionZero - Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death

    "Helsinki, like Oslo and Stockholm, have all but eliminated traffic fatalities. Lower road speeds, automated cameras, and clever city design all helped; but it’s the over-arching vision that made it all possible. More than half of Helsinki’s streets have a speed limit of 30 km/h (approximately 20 mph). Smarter street design also played a key role. Pedestrian and cycling infrastructure was prioritized for upgrades in recent years. More and more people started using public transit or bikes, or just walking."
    zmescience.com/science/news-sc

    In 2024, Australia experienced its worst road toll in over a decade, with 1,300 fatalities.
    datahub.roadsafety.gov.au/prog

    Can Australia cut road deaths to zero by 2050? Current trends say no. What’s going wrong?
    theconversation.com/can-we-cut
    #VisionZero #MobilityDesign #cars #speed #RecklessDriving #motorists #CarDominance #TrafficDeaths #pedestrians #PublicTransport #cycling #RoadToll #SacrificeZone #roads #climate

    #visionzero #mobilitydesign #cars #speed #recklessdriving #motorists
  21. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Road Death: The proliferation of larger vehicles ( SUVs or LTVs ) threatens to undermine all the road safety

    “Around the world, we have seen a huge increase in the sale of ever-larger cars...Previous research has found that this trend is substantially undermining progress towards net zero goals."
    >>
    standard.co.uk/news/transport/
    #cars #SUV #LTV #consumer #CarBloat #CarSpreading #RoadDeath #crashes #pedestrians #cyclists #children #ZeroRoadDeaths #violence #MobilityDesign

    #cars #suv #ltv #consumer #carbloat #carspreading
  22. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    The deadly 3,000kg car bloat trend

    Australians are obsessed with SUVs and huge utes, but experts say they are making our roads deadlier

    "Also in recent years, Australia has spectacularly failed at its mission of bringing down road deaths and serious injuries. Speed – and their proclivity to be driven faster – and overall height make larger vehicles far more likely to kill or cause serious injury when hitting pedestrians, cyclists, motorbikes and smaller cars."

    "Newstead warns how this mentality can lead to an arms race to larger cars for those wanting to bolster their own safety. Crucially, if a driver can’t make eye contact with a pedestrians, “they are going to drive as though they aren’t there”"
    >>
    theguardian.com/australia-news
    #vehicles #cars #SUVs #speeding #RoadViolence #drivers #pedestrians #CarBloat #CarMinds #cyclists #families #SchoolDropOffs #SacrificeZone #MobilityDesign #failure #FossilFuel #climate #regulation

    #vehicles #cars #suvs #speeding #roadviolence #drivers
  23. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Koala deaths though road and highway crashes

    “There were five koala deaths on this section of the Bruxner Highway in August alone and any protection measure we can take to reduce that toll is worth taking. A section of the highway between Lismore and Casino will have the speed reduced from 100km to 80km in a bid to reduce koala deaths...Members of the public regularly call us about koalas in roadside trees, which causes sleepless nights wondering if they will be the next ones hit that we have to pick up.”

    There seems to be a lack of impact data on the 'dispersed' koalas of the 'upgraded' Gleniffer 'Highway' through the industrially logged forests of Bellingen/Gleniffer. The 50s mobility design has achieved its goal, more traffic is speeding now. Meanwhile, photos proliferate of 'koalas in roadside trees'.
    >>
    indynr.com/speed-zone-change-o
    #koalas #wildlife #MobilityDesign #roads #cars #roadkill #DeathHotspots #speed #GlenifferRoad #speeding #BellingenLogging #Bellingen #Gleniffer #conservation #MembersOfThePublic

    #mobilitydesign #deathhotspots #koalas #wildlife #roads #cars
  24. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    On the edge
    stuck in commute

    "Dropping new suburbs on to the edges of cities is a “trap” that comes at a cost.Quick and cheap urban sprawl is no sign of a livable, efficient city. The ripple effects are far-reaching and intertwined, from environmental and health impacts to dependence on cars, lost family time, detachment from friends and entertainment and isolation because of poor public infrastructure."

    "Commute, shower, sleep, eat and commute again..
    Commute, shower, sleep, eat and commute again."
    >>
    theguardian.com/australia-news
    #sprawl #SoilSealing #housing #insecurity #injustice #CarDependency #commuting #suburbia #MobilityDesign #cars #roads #traffic #soil #ImperviousSurfaces #QualityofLife

    #sprawl #soilsealing #housing #insecurity #injustice #cardependency
  25. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Road toll or systemic risk?

    More than 11,000 people have been killed on Australian roads in the past 10 years. The number is expected to rise as the holiday season approaches.>>
    abc.net.au/news/2024-11-27/nat

    The 'integral accident': "When you invent the ship, you also invent the shipwreck; when you invent the plane you also invent the plane crash; and when you invent electricity, you invent electrocution… Every technology carries its own negativity, which is invented at the same time as technical progress." – Paul Virillio
    gregswan.net/2018/11/30/french
    #MobilityDesign #roads #RoadToll #crashes #CarDependency #PublicTransport #cars #vehicles #SystemicRisk #SacrificeZone #FossilFuels #speed

    #mobilitydesign #roads #roadtoll #crashes #cardependency #publictransport
  26. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Urban sprawl is destroying wildlife habitats

    The sub-urban package of houses, cars, roads and introduced pets drives Australian native animals out of their habitat. Their homes become eliminated or fragmented by roads which become extinction zones for wildlife. Unleashed cats and dogs maul the remaining homeless survivors.

    The absolute priority is given to fossil fuel vehicles to fly from a to b at maximum speed. This entails a mobility design that declares any living body an obstacle on 'their path'. Some of the maimed crash survivors get scraped off the roads by volunteers. In some places wildlife admissions at the vet hospital had risen by 400 per cent in the last decade. It's a mono-cultural housing and infrastructure design where bio-diversity is non-existent in minds and policies.

    "More wildlife was being forced into urban areas, leading to collisions with vehicles, attacks by domestic animals, and entanglements in fruit netting. Experts say behavioural changes need to be made and urban sprawl contained to reduce the harm to wildlife."
    >>
    abc.net.au/news/2024-11-24/wer
    #sprawl #ecocide #cars #crashes #roads #BiodiversityCrisis #wildlife #coexist #extinction #SacrificeZone #harm #MobilityDesign #RescueService #volunteers #SettlerSociety #biodiversity

    #sprawl #ecocide #cars #crashes #roads #biodiversitycrisis
  27. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Gleniffer Reserves and waterways management

    There will be a review of the 5 year management plan of the Gleniffer Reserves. A meeting will be held at the Gleniffer Hall on Tuesday 23rd January from 9.30am to 12 noon.

    Once residents and visitors have frequented the local watering holes in Bellingen, the swimming holes at Gleniffer are the main thing to do on a hot day. The mass tourism is funneled via ' the tourist drive'. The scenic country road has just been reconstructed into a highway-like infrastructure. Motorists are now enticed to race from the watering hole to the swimming hole. Cars park as close as possible to the small creeks and unload dogs and gear. The unwanted waste is commonly left behind for the local wildlife and the next load of visitors.

    The reserves have a lot of car parking infrastructure and educational signage about settler explorers now.

    A "Go before you go” campaign urges visitors to go to a public toilet before leaving the township. Many motorists/swimmers forget and the dogs can't read.

    The 'upgrade' of Gleniffer road channeled the flow of visitors into local waterways that have no toilets.

    #tourism #toilets #waste #rivers #cars #wildlife #platypus #waterways #GumbaynggirrCountry #GlenifferRoad #Gleniffer #PromisedLand #TheDrive #NeverNever #Bellingen #OverTourism #roads #MobilityDesign

    #tourism #toilets #waste #rivers #cars #wildlife