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  1. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Crashes at Lavenders Bridge, North Bellingen

    * Just a short time ago two women were killed and another seriously injured after a motorist 'lost control' near the notorious Lavender Bridge and smashed into two cars parked at the riverside swimming spot. >>
    coffscoast.newsofthearea.com.a

    * Today there was another serious incident involving two e-bikes. An ambulance was seen at the crash zone. An injured person was seen lying on the ground. (The ambulance is visible on the Kombu Flood Camera at 2026-05-24 11.26 ) >>
    kombuwholefoods.com.au/floodca

    * The long road to a bike-friendly Australia >>
    mastodon.au/@Bellingen/1166263

    * In the design of the new 'Lavenders Bridge Replacement' bikes and foot traffic do not seem to be a feature. A lot of bitumen was smeared over the river banks to facilitate the convenience for cars (parking).

    Image: North Bellingen, Lavender Bridge Black Spot by design

    #MobilityDesign #LavendersBridge #cars #motorists #infrastructure #climate #ActiveTransport #footpaths #SharedStreet #cyclists #ProtectedBikeLanes #dehumanisation #sprawl #suburbia #traffic #aggression #RoadRage #RoadTrauma #CarDependency #FossilFuels #BellingenShire #accidents #crash #pedestrians

    #pedestrians #mobilitydesign #cars #motorists #infrastructure #climate
  2. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Crashes at Lavenders Bridge, North Bellingen

    * Just a short time ago two women were killed and another seriously injured after a motorist 'lost control' near the notorious Lavender Bridge and smashed into two cars parked at the riverside swimming spot. >>
    coffscoast.newsofthearea.com.a

    * Today there was another serious incident involving two e-bikes. An ambulance was seen at the crash zone. An injured person was seen lying on the ground. (The ambulance is visible on the Kombu Flood Camera at 2026-05-24 11.26 ) >>
    kombuwholefoods.com.au/floodca

    * The long road to a bike-friendly Australia >>
    mastodon.au/@Bellingen/1166263

    * In the design of the new 'Lavenders Bridge Replacement' bikes and foot traffic do not seem to be a feature. A lot of bitumen was smeared over the river banks to facilitate the convenience for cars (parking).

    Image: North Bellingen, Lavender Bridge Black Spot by design

    #MobilityDesign #LavendersBridge #cars #motorists #infrastructure #climate #ActiveTransport #footpaths #SharedStreet #cyclists #ProtectedBikeLanes #dehumanisation #sprawl #suburbia #traffic #aggression #RoadRage #RoadTrauma #CarDependency #FossilFuels #BellingenShire #accidents #crash #pedestrians

    #pedestrians #mobilitydesign #cars #motorists #infrastructure #climate
  3. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Crashes at Lavenders Bridge, North Bellingen

    * Just a short time ago two women were killed and another seriously injured after a motorist 'lost control' near the notorious Lavender Bridge and smashed into two cars parked at the riverside swimming spot. >>
    coffscoast.newsofthearea.com.a

    * Today there was another serious incident involving two e-bikes. An ambulance was seen at the crash zone. An injured person was seen lying on the ground. (The ambulance is visible on the Kombu Flood Camera at 2026-05-24 11.26 ) >>
    kombuwholefoods.com.au/floodca

    * The long road to a bike-friendly Australia >>
    mastodon.au/@Bellingen/1166263

    * In the design of the new 'Lavenders Bridge Replacement' bikes and foot traffic do not seem to be a feature. A lot of bitumen was smeared over the river banks to facilitate the convenience for cars (parking).

    Image: North Bellingen, Lavender Bridge Black Spot by design

    #MobilityDesign #LavendersBridge #cars #motorists #infrastructure #climate #ActiveTransport #footpaths #SharedStreet #cyclists #ProtectedBikeLanes #dehumanisation #sprawl #suburbia #traffic #aggression #RoadRage #RoadTrauma #CarDependency #FossilFuels #BellingenShire #accidents #crash #pedestrians

    #mobilitydesign #cars #motorists #infrastructure #climate #activetransport
  4. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Crashes at Lavenders Bridge, North Bellingen

    * Just a short time ago two women were killed and another seriously injured after a motorist 'lost control' near the notorious Lavender Bridge and smashed into two cars parked at the riverside swimming spot. >>
    coffscoast.newsofthearea.com.a

    * Today there was another serious incident involving two e-bikes. An ambulance was seen at the crash zone. An injured person was seen lying on the ground. (The ambulance is visible on the Kombu Flood Camera at 2026-05-24 11.26 ) >>
    kombuwholefoods.com.au/floodca

    * The long road to a bike-friendly Australia >>
    mastodon.au/@Bellingen/1166263

    * In the design of the new 'Lavenders Bridge Replacement' bikes and foot traffic do not seem to be a feature. A lot of bitumen was smeared over the river banks to facilitate the convenience for cars (parking).

    Image: North Bellingen, Lavender Bridge Black Spot by design

    #MobilityDesign #LavendersBridge #cars #motorists #infrastructure #climate #ActiveTransport #footpaths #SharedStreet #cyclists #ProtectedBikeLanes #dehumanisation #sprawl #suburbia #traffic #aggression #RoadRage #RoadTrauma #CarDependency #FossilFuels #BellingenShire #accidents #crash #pedestrians

    #pedestrians #crash #accidents #lavendersbridge #bellingenshire #fossilfuels
  5. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Crashes at Lavenders Bridge, North Bellingen

    * Just a short time ago two women were killed and another seriously injured after a motorist 'lost control' near the notorious Lavender Bridge and smashed into two cars parked at the riverside swimming spot. >>
    coffscoast.newsofthearea.com.a

    * Today there was another serious incident involving two e-bikes. An ambulance was seen at the crash zone. An injured person was seen lying on the ground. (The ambulance is visible on the Kombu Flood Camera at 2026-05-24 11.26 ) >>
    kombuwholefoods.com.au/floodca

    * The long road to a bike-friendly Australia >>
    mastodon.au/@Bellingen/1166263

    * In the design of the new 'Lavenders Bridge Replacement' bikes and foot traffic do not seem to be a feature. A lot of bitumen was smeared over the river banks to facilitate the convenience for cars (parking).

    Image: North Bellingen, Lavender Bridge Black Spot by design

    #MobilityDesign #LavendersBridge #cars #motorists #infrastructure #climate #ActiveTransport #footpaths #SharedStreet #cyclists #ProtectedBikeLanes #dehumanisation #sprawl #suburbia #traffic #aggression #RoadRage #RoadTrauma #CarDependency #FossilFuels #BellingenShire #accidents #crash #pedestrians

    #mobilitydesign #cars #motorists #infrastructure #climate #activetransport
  6. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    The long road to a bike-friendly Australia
    and the dehumanisation of cyclists

    * "At the rate Australian cities are building cycling networks, a cohesive system is probably decades away. What’s taking so long?

    "NSW wants to double active transport trips in 20 years...But at the rate Australian cities are building cycling networks, a cohesive system is probably another 50 years away, experts speaking to The Fifth Estate warned. Progress is slow. (One bike bridge was recently installed in Melbourne after 37 years of lobbying and discussion.)"

    "A 2024 report by The Australia Institute points out that less than 1 per cent of federal road funding goes to active transport infrastructure."

    "Richter was one of 49 bike riders who died on Australian roads last year, up on the average of around 38 deaths per year between 2012-23. (Thousands more were hospitalised with serious injuries during that period.)." >>
    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-24/act

    * Dehumanization of cyclists predicts self-reported aggressive behaviour toward them: A pilot study >>
    sciencedirect.com/science/arti

    #MobilityDesign #cars #motorists #infrastructure #climate #ActiveTransport #footpaths #SharedStreet #cyclists #ProtectedBikeLanes #dehumanisation #sprawl #suburbia #traffic #aggression #RoadRage #RoadTrauma #CarDependency #FossilFuels #Australia

    IMAGE: Children on scooters on a 'normal' Bellingen bitumen streetscape lacking a footpath or a cycle path. Nothing is protecting the flesh and blood from metal and steel.

    #mobilitydesign #cars #motorists #infrastructure #climate #activetransport
  7. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    The long road to a bike-friendly Australia
    and the dehumanisation of cyclists

    * "At the rate Australian cities are building cycling networks, a cohesive system is probably decades away. What’s taking so long?

    "NSW wants to double active transport trips in 20 years...But at the rate Australian cities are building cycling networks, a cohesive system is probably another 50 years away, experts speaking to The Fifth Estate warned. Progress is slow. (One bike bridge was recently installed in Melbourne after 37 years of lobbying and discussion.)"

    "A 2024 report by The Australia Institute points out that less than 1 per cent of federal road funding goes to active transport infrastructure."

    "Richter was one of 49 bike riders who died on Australian roads last year, up on the average of around 38 deaths per year between 2012-23. (Thousands more were hospitalised with serious injuries during that period.)." >>
    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-24/act

    * Dehumanization of cyclists predicts self-reported aggressive behaviour toward them: A pilot study >>
    sciencedirect.com/science/arti

    #MobilityDesign #cars #motorists #infrastructure #climate #ActiveTransport #footpaths #SharedStreet #cyclists #ProtectedBikeLanes #dehumanisation #sprawl #suburbia #traffic #aggression #RoadRage #RoadTrauma #CarDependency #FossilFuels #Australia

    IMAGE: Children on scooters on a 'normal' Bellingen bitumen streetscape lacking a footpath or a cycle path. Nothing is protecting the flesh and blood from metal and steel.

    #mobilitydesign #cars #motorists #infrastructure #climate #activetransport
  8. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    The long road to a bike-friendly Australia
    and the dehumanisation of cyclists

    * "At the rate Australian cities are building cycling networks, a cohesive system is probably decades away. What’s taking so long?

    "NSW wants to double active transport trips in 20 years...But at the rate Australian cities are building cycling networks, a cohesive system is probably another 50 years away, experts speaking to The Fifth Estate warned. Progress is slow. (One bike bridge was recently installed in Melbourne after 37 years of lobbying and discussion.)"

    "A 2024 report by The Australia Institute points out that less than 1 per cent of federal road funding goes to active transport infrastructure."

    "Richter was one of 49 bike riders who died on Australian roads last year, up on the average of around 38 deaths per year between 2012-23. (Thousands more were hospitalised with serious injuries during that period.)." >>
    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-24/act

    * Dehumanization of cyclists predicts self-reported aggressive behaviour toward them: A pilot study >>
    sciencedirect.com/science/arti

    #MobilityDesign #cars #motorists #infrastructure #climate #ActiveTransport #footpaths #SharedStreet #cyclists #ProtectedBikeLanes #dehumanisation #sprawl #suburbia #traffic #aggression #RoadRage #RoadTrauma #CarDependency #FossilFuels #Australia

    IMAGE: Children on scooters on a 'normal' Bellingen bitumen streetscape lacking a footpath or a cycle path. Nothing is protecting the flesh and blood from metal and steel.

    #mobilitydesign #cars #motorists #infrastructure #climate #activetransport
  9. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    The long road to a bike-friendly Australia
    and the dehumanisation of cyclists

    * "At the rate Australian cities are building cycling networks, a cohesive system is probably decades away. What’s taking so long?

    "NSW wants to double active transport trips in 20 years...But at the rate Australian cities are building cycling networks, a cohesive system is probably another 50 years away, experts speaking to The Fifth Estate warned. Progress is slow. (One bike bridge was recently installed in Melbourne after 37 years of lobbying and discussion.)"

    "A 2024 report by The Australia Institute points out that less than 1 per cent of federal road funding goes to active transport infrastructure."

    "Richter was one of 49 bike riders who died on Australian roads last year, up on the average of around 38 deaths per year between 2012-23. (Thousands more were hospitalised with serious injuries during that period.)." >>
    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-24/act

    * Dehumanization of cyclists predicts self-reported aggressive behaviour toward them: A pilot study >>
    sciencedirect.com/science/arti

    #MobilityDesign #cars #motorists #infrastructure #climate #ActiveTransport #footpaths #SharedStreet #cyclists #ProtectedBikeLanes #dehumanisation #sprawl #suburbia #traffic #aggression #RoadRage #RoadTrauma #CarDependency #FossilFuels #Australia

    IMAGE: Children on scooters on a 'normal' Bellingen bitumen streetscape lacking a footpath or a cycle path. Nothing is protecting the flesh and blood from metal and steel.

    #australia #fossilfuels #cardependency #roadtrauma #roadrage #aggression
  10. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    The long road to a bike-friendly Australia
    and the dehumanisation of cyclists

    * "At the rate Australian cities are building cycling networks, a cohesive system is probably decades away. What’s taking so long?

    "NSW wants to double active transport trips in 20 years...But at the rate Australian cities are building cycling networks, a cohesive system is probably another 50 years away, experts speaking to The Fifth Estate warned. Progress is slow. (One bike bridge was recently installed in Melbourne after 37 years of lobbying and discussion.)"

    "A 2024 report by The Australia Institute points out that less than 1 per cent of federal road funding goes to active transport infrastructure."

    "Richter was one of 49 bike riders who died on Australian roads last year, up on the average of around 38 deaths per year between 2012-23. (Thousands more were hospitalised with serious injuries during that period.)." >>
    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-24/act

    * Dehumanization of cyclists predicts self-reported aggressive behaviour toward them: A pilot study >>
    sciencedirect.com/science/arti

    #MobilityDesign #cars #motorists #infrastructure #climate #ActiveTransport #footpaths #SharedStreet #cyclists #ProtectedBikeLanes #dehumanisation #sprawl #suburbia #traffic #aggression #RoadRage #RoadTrauma #CarDependency #FossilFuels #Australia

    IMAGE: Children on scooters on a 'normal' Bellingen bitumen streetscape lacking a footpath or a cycle path. Nothing is protecting the flesh and blood from metal and steel.

    #mobilitydesign #cars #motorists #infrastructure #climate #activetransport
  11. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Get a mayor

    It is said that Australia is currently experiencing a nationwide pothole crisis, driven by the combustion of fossil fuel. (Extreme weather, flooding, and aging infrastructure)

    Motorists (and other residents) could elect a mayor who actually acts on worn out roads as well as taking action to address issues of pressing public concerns.

    * Potholes everywhere: how climate change is trashing Australia’s roads >>
    theconversation.com/intense-ra

    * "Mamdani has also filled over 100,000 potholes. I’m no expert, but the data suggests that is a remarkable rate of hole-filling." >>
    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    * Here’s a list of things Zohran Mamdani has done in just four months , First Dog on the Moon >>
    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    Image: First Dog on the Moon, Guardian
    #councils #CivicLeadership #mayors #PublicConcerns #action #inequality #BellingenShire #climate #FossilFuels #MobilityDesign #housing

    #housing #councils #civicleadership #mayors #publicconcerns #action
  12. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Get a mayor

    It is said that Australia is currently experiencing a nationwide pothole crisis, driven by the combustion of fossil fuel. (Extreme weather, flooding, and aging infrastructure)

    Motorists (and other residents) could elect a mayor who actually acts on worn out roads as well as taking action to address issues of pressing public concerns.

    * Potholes everywhere: how climate change is trashing Australia’s roads >>
    theconversation.com/intense-ra

    * "Mamdani has also filled over 100,000 potholes. I’m no expert, but the data suggests that is a remarkable rate of hole-filling." >>
    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    * Here’s a list of things Zohran Mamdani has done in just four months , First Dog on the Moon >>
    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    Image: First Dog on the Moon, Guardian
    #councils #CivicLeadership #mayors #PublicConcerns #action #inequality #BellingenShire #climate #FossilFuels #MobilityDesign #housing

    #housing #councils #civicleadership #mayors #publicconcerns #action
  13. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Get a mayor

    It is said that Australia is currently experiencing a nationwide pothole crisis, driven by the combustion of fossil fuel. (Extreme weather, flooding, and aging infrastructure)

    Motorists (and other residents) could elect a mayor who actually acts on worn out roads as well as taking action to address issues of pressing public concerns.

    * Potholes everywhere: how climate change is trashing Australia’s roads >>
    theconversation.com/intense-ra

    * "Mamdani has also filled over 100,000 potholes. I’m no expert, but the data suggests that is a remarkable rate of hole-filling." >>
    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    * Here’s a list of things Zohran Mamdani has done in just four months , First Dog on the Moon >>
    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    Image: First Dog on the Moon, Guardian
    #councils #CivicLeadership #mayors #PublicConcerns #action #inequality #BellingenShire #climate #FossilFuels #MobilityDesign #housing

    #housing #councils #civicleadership #mayors #publicconcerns #action
  14. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Get a mayor

    It is said that Australia is currently experiencing a nationwide pothole crisis, driven by the combustion of fossil fuel. (Extreme weather, flooding, and aging infrastructure)

    Motorists (and other residents) could elect a mayor who actually acts on worn out roads as well as taking action to address issues of pressing public concerns.

    * Potholes everywhere: how climate change is trashing Australia’s roads >>
    theconversation.com/intense-ra

    * "Mamdani has also filled over 100,000 potholes. I’m no expert, but the data suggests that is a remarkable rate of hole-filling." >>
    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    * Here’s a list of things Zohran Mamdani has done in just four months , First Dog on the Moon >>
    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    Image: First Dog on the Moon, Guardian
    #councils #CivicLeadership #mayors #PublicConcerns #action #inequality #BellingenShire #climate #FossilFuels #MobilityDesign #housing

    #housing #mobilitydesign #fossilfuels #climate #bellingenshire #inequality
  15. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Get a mayor

    It is said that Australia is currently experiencing a nationwide pothole crisis, driven by the combustion of fossil fuel. (Extreme weather, flooding, and aging infrastructure)

    Motorists (and other residents) could elect a mayor who actually acts on worn out roads as well as taking action to address issues of pressing public concerns.

    * Potholes everywhere: how climate change is trashing Australia’s roads >>
    theconversation.com/intense-ra

    * "Mamdani has also filled over 100,000 potholes. I’m no expert, but the data suggests that is a remarkable rate of hole-filling." >>
    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    * Here’s a list of things Zohran Mamdani has done in just four months , First Dog on the Moon >>
    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    Image: First Dog on the Moon, Guardian
    #councils #CivicLeadership #mayors #PublicConcerns #action #inequality #BellingenShire #climate #FossilFuels #MobilityDesign #housing

    #councils #civicleadership #mayors #publicconcerns #action #inequality
  16. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    The state of young Australians
    A crisis of social reproduction

    * “Many Australian children struggle with their mental health. Recent data shows around one in seven children (13.9%) aged 4–17 experiences a diagnosable mental illness.”

    “…We estimated that reducing factors such as parental psychological distress, hostile parenting and partner violence could potentially prevent up to 40% of severe and persistent mental health problems in young Australians.” >>
    theconversation.com/to-improve

    * Young Australians kept in the dark
    Australia’s social media ban preventing teenagers from accessing the news, research finds >>
    theguardian.com/australia-news

    * Sydney mum reveals the huge cost of the school run (Young people's socialisation into (car) dependency)
    "She would easily spend $170 a week on petrol, and drives between 80km and 90km often six or seven days a week, depending on what’s on. In 2024, the average household should budget between $10,000 and $25,000 a year to own car." >>
    drive.com.au/caradvice/scool-r
    #SocialReproduction #StateRetreat #CareDeficit #MentalHealth #anxiety #children #parenting #carers #family #DomesticViolence #violence #suburbia #sprawl #cars #MobilityDesign #CarDependency #work #WageStagnation #inequality #housing #instability #DoubleBurden #financialisation #outsourcing #SocialMedia #MSM #independence #citizens

    #socialreproduction #stateretreat #caredeficit #mentalhealth #anxiety #children
  17. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    The state of young Australians
    A crisis of social reproduction

    * “Many Australian children struggle with their mental health. Recent data shows around one in seven children (13.9%) aged 4–17 experiences a diagnosable mental illness.”

    “…We estimated that reducing factors such as parental psychological distress, hostile parenting and partner violence could potentially prevent up to 40% of severe and persistent mental health problems in young Australians.” >>
    theconversation.com/to-improve

    * Young Australians kept in the dark
    Australia’s social media ban preventing teenagers from accessing the news, research finds >>
    theguardian.com/australia-news

    * Sydney mum reveals the huge cost of the school run (Young people's socialisation into (car) dependency)
    "She would easily spend $170 a week on petrol, and drives between 80km and 90km often six or seven days a week, depending on what’s on. In 2024, the average household should budget between $10,000 and $25,000 a year to own car." >>
    drive.com.au/caradvice/scool-r
    #SocialReproduction #StateRetreat #CareDeficit #MentalHealth #anxiety #children #parenting #carers #family #DomesticViolence #violence #suburbia #sprawl #cars #MobilityDesign #CarDependency #work #WageStagnation #inequality #housing #instability #DoubleBurden #financialisation #outsourcing #SocialMedia #MSM #independence #citizens

    #domesticviolence #socialreproduction #stateretreat #caredeficit #mentalhealth #anxiety
  18. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    The state of young Australians
    A crisis of social reproduction

    * “Many Australian children struggle with their mental health. Recent data shows around one in seven children (13.9%) aged 4–17 experiences a diagnosable mental illness.”

    “…We estimated that reducing factors such as parental psychological distress, hostile parenting and partner violence could potentially prevent up to 40% of severe and persistent mental health problems in young Australians.” >>
    theconversation.com/to-improve

    * Young Australians kept in the dark
    Australia’s social media ban preventing teenagers from accessing the news, research finds >>
    theguardian.com/australia-news

    * Sydney mum reveals the huge cost of the school run (Young people's socialisation into (car) dependency)
    "She would easily spend $170 a week on petrol, and drives between 80km and 90km often six or seven days a week, depending on what’s on. In 2024, the average household should budget between $10,000 and $25,000 a year to own car." >>
    drive.com.au/caradvice/scool-r
    #SocialReproduction #StateRetreat #CareDeficit #MentalHealth #anxiety #children #parenting #carers #family #DomesticViolence #violence #suburbia #sprawl #cars #MobilityDesign #CarDependency #work #WageStagnation #inequality #housing #instability #DoubleBurden #financialisation #outsourcing #SocialMedia #MSM #independence #citizens

    #domesticviolence #socialreproduction #stateretreat #caredeficit #mentalhealth #anxiety
  19. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    The state of young Australians
    A crisis of social reproduction

    * “Many Australian children struggle with their mental health. Recent data shows around one in seven children (13.9%) aged 4–17 experiences a diagnosable mental illness.”

    “…We estimated that reducing factors such as parental psychological distress, hostile parenting and partner violence could potentially prevent up to 40% of severe and persistent mental health problems in young Australians.” >>
    theconversation.com/to-improve

    * Young Australians kept in the dark
    Australia’s social media ban preventing teenagers from accessing the news, research finds >>
    theguardian.com/australia-news

    * Sydney mum reveals the huge cost of the school run (Young people's socialisation into (car) dependency)
    "She would easily spend $170 a week on petrol, and drives between 80km and 90km often six or seven days a week, depending on what’s on. In 2024, the average household should budget between $10,000 and $25,000 a year to own car." >>
    drive.com.au/caradvice/scool-r
    #SocialReproduction #StateRetreat #CareDeficit #MentalHealth #anxiety #children #parenting #carers #family #DomesticViolence #violence #suburbia #sprawl #cars #MobilityDesign #CarDependency #work #WageStagnation #inequality #housing #instability #DoubleBurden #financialisation #outsourcing #SocialMedia #MSM #independence #citizens

    #domesticviolence #citizens #independence #msm #socialmedia #outsourcing
  20. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    The state of young Australians
    A crisis of social reproduction

    * “Many Australian children struggle with their mental health. Recent data shows around one in seven children (13.9%) aged 4–17 experiences a diagnosable mental illness.”

    “…We estimated that reducing factors such as parental psychological distress, hostile parenting and partner violence could potentially prevent up to 40% of severe and persistent mental health problems in young Australians.” >>
    theconversation.com/to-improve

    * Young Australians kept in the dark
    Australia’s social media ban preventing teenagers from accessing the news, research finds >>
    theguardian.com/australia-news

    * Sydney mum reveals the huge cost of the school run (Young people's socialisation into (car) dependency)
    "She would easily spend $170 a week on petrol, and drives between 80km and 90km often six or seven days a week, depending on what’s on. In 2024, the average household should budget between $10,000 and $25,000 a year to own car." >>
    drive.com.au/caradvice/scool-r
    #SocialReproduction #StateRetreat #CareDeficit #MentalHealth #anxiety #children #parenting #carers #family #DomesticViolence #violence #suburbia #sprawl #cars #MobilityDesign #CarDependency #work #WageStagnation #inequality #housing #instability #DoubleBurden #financialisation #outsourcing #SocialMedia #MSM #independence #citizens

    #socialreproduction #stateretreat #caredeficit #mentalhealth #anxiety #children
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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

    #mobilitydesign #nsw #publictransport #climate #transport #deathtoll
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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

    #crashes #birds #wombats #koalas #wallabies #kangaroos
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Make cycling ordinary again

    Cycling "in Australia, is still closely tied to being male, wearing a lot of Lycra, owning an expensive bike and costly cycling gear and riding really fast."

    "In places where cycling functions as everyday transport – such as large parts of Europe and Asia – people ride in work clothes, at relaxed speeds, on practical bikes."
    theconversation.com/you-dont-h
    #BicycleInfrastructure #CarCulture #OutdoorGym #Energy #uncertainty #FossilFuels #Australia #Paris #MobilityDesign

    Image: Drive the car to have a bicycle ride somewhere. It is 'sport' here. In many other places it belongs to active and fossil fuel free mobility integrated into everyday life. Bellingen recreational bike strapped to a car roof

    #bicycleinfrastructure #carculture #energy #uncertainty #fossilfuels #australia
  37. 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
  38. 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

    #climatecrisis #mobilitydesign #fossilfuels #cardependency #oil #war
  39. 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
  40. 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

    #climatecrisis #emobility #bikepaths #walkability #sprawl #activemobility
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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

    #roads #excessweight #big #love #australia #governance
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. 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
  50. 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
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