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Very often they are hamstrung by regulations generated by the two higher levels of government. For example, our housing industry at the moment has to comply with a Standards document of 200 pages in order to have ahouse approved for habitation. The council staff can't ignore all those reulations without placing the Council into a legal liability trap. As for Councils being composed of people with Party alignments, that just gets you into the same stalemates as the upper levels of government. In many cases geting onto the local coucil is a first step in a political career in the higher levels of government. Self interest overrides the idea of helping the community.

The concept of Local Government, as I see it, is the means by which communities organise for the provision of facilities and services required by that community. People offer their time to gather and make decisions that it is hoped will solve local problems and/or plan for future improvement which benefit the community. Local Government s we have it is a formalisation of community management that human communities have employed since the time when three or four families decided to pitch their tents together in the same place. In modern times in Australia, each State has created some sort of law to give the various Local Governments the same framework to follow. How each Local Government unit uses that framework depends either on community involvement, or the integrity of those who get elected to form the Council. I would say that the closer the local council is to its community, the better it works. Local Governments in urban areas reflect the lack of 'community' typical of the anonymous nature of the inhabitants. Rural Local Governments are often more in tune with their communities due to the social interactions of those communities.

Did yiou take any notice of the question in the Census regarding religious affiliation? Did you notice that one was able to indicate which stream of the main Protestant styles one followed, or if one as Catholic. As well one could indicate one of the other Christian styles in the box provided. However, for Moslems there was only that one choice. We all know that there are two main styles of Isalm. Come to think of it, I think a person could only indicate that the followed Judaism, not one of its variants. It's not important enough to go ranting about, but I just felt that it was disciminatory to most people, regardless of their reilgious affiliation.

She definitely has a quick mind, being able to jump from topic to topic instantly. I'll not get into a discussion about her beliefs. I'm hoping that my comment will be accepted as being a polite congratulation about a skill she has but I do not. Could she reenter politics after her children have grown a little? I don't think so because her reputation has been blackened by her association with Trump.

You may of heard of the use of the word 'precedent', meaning "thing or person that goes before another". Specifically in law, "a judicial decision which serves as a rule for future determinations in similar or analogous cases". Another example would be in the description of the Wright Brothers' 1903 flight. When that flight took place there was no precedent they could rely on to suggest that the combination of factors that lead to the success of that flight would be successful. Therefore the succes of that flight was unprecedented. To figure out what 'unprecedented' means you have to have a look at its etymology. early 15c., preceden, "lead the way; occur or exist before, go before in order of time," from Old French preceder and directly from Latin praecedere "to go before," from prae "before" (see pre-) + cedere "to go". From an examination of the frequency of use of the terms 'precedent' and 'unprecedented' you can agree that it has become a buzzword. Buzzword: also buzz word, 1946, from buzz (n.) + word (n.). Noted as Harvard student slang for the key words in a lecture or reading. Note its level of useage:

Looks like the water supply they want to use could be from the Lachlan River. Not a lot of water there.

Didn't mean to criticise. Just made my analysis of the data. I'm betting that Jerry used his family as his evaluation team.

There ain't no community and there ain't no roads that could handle ore cartage. Just use Google Maps to see what it is like around Fifield., NSW https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifield,_New_South_Wales

From the company's website: The Syerston Scandium Project is located on Mining Lease 1770 (ML1770), granted by the NSW Government under the Mining Act (1992). Environmental permitting for the Project has been completed, supported by an approved Environmental Impact Statement (as modified). The NSW Government has also granted the Project Development Consent, issued an Environmental Protection Licence and approved a number of Environmental Management Plans. Water rights have been secured for the Project, providing sufficient capacity to meet the Project’s estimated water requirements. ML1770 lies in close proximity to excellent infrastructure. including bitumen roads providing good access to Parkes and the east coast of Australia. The Project area is also adjacent to one of NSW’s renewable energy zones. I wonder who owns the shares. They are listed as being owned by some companies, but I wonder who owns those companies. https://api.investi.com.au/api/announcements/srl/861d2764-23f.pdf

Bugger! That's only 2 hours' drive from my place.

Don't forget how long it takes to construct a power plant of any type. Those plants operating and the ones coming on line were designed an construction commenced before the explosion in solar panel technology that has happened in the past decade. Is it any wonder that they haven't switched over. Economics lags behind the technology.

Let me guess. UK better: Young person who has only ever had the high palm oil variety, and has developed a palate based on that taste. Aus better: Older persons who remember the pre-palm oil taste. Didn't like either: An honest response. Not everyone likes a particular food. Liked both: Survey sample size seems too small to provide this response.

'Twas on the good ship Venus, By Christ you should have seen us, The first mate's name was Carter By gad he was a farter! When the wind wouldn't blow And the ship wouldn't go They'd get Carter the farter to start her. However, the lyrics exist in numerous variations. The line I know, and which refers to my ealier post finishes the Carter verse as The first mate's name was Carter By gad he was a farter! From the hole in his ring He'd play God save the king And Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.

Don't cast your vote before the results come in. I think it will be a Test win for Australia.

Are burps and farts organ music?

Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa! I didn't record the various sources that I found when I was researching the question, so I can't post them here. Needless to say that I did find the references in order to satisfy my curiosity. The following is an extract from this Wikipedia entry summarises what I found. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Valley_cannabis_infestation Cannabis sativa seeds first arrived in Australia in 1788 on the First Fleet at the request of Sir Joseph Banks. The blueprint for the New South Wales colony, approved by the British Cabinet in 1786, envisaged Australia as a commercial colony producing hemp. The blueprint for the New South Wales colony was created for the British parliament in 1786. Banks provided a supply of seed. However, the British were too optomistic about the rate of establishment ot teh colony which would have failed due to starvation had Governor Phillip not done all he could to keep everyone alive, but on meagre rations until replenishment occured. Settle yourself down and watch this video which will enlighten you as to the first ten years of the colony. The video is an Australian prodcution aand one of a series dealing with early British colonisation of Australia.

After the First Fleet arrived at Sydney Cove, things didn't go well. English crops did not grow. If you know Sydney, you know that its environs are no good for growing grain. So food got short and eventually everyone was on short rations. Govenor Phillip sent out a hunting party to shoot some kangaroos for meat. The party came back with a couple of young kangaroos. Apparently the shot from the muskets wasn't powerful enough to down an adult roo.

What good does it do a man to be the richest person to be buried in the cemetery?

See what I mean? First I acknowledged that you were making a distinction between giving a gratuity and wagering on horses. I wasn't rubbishing your making that distinction. Then I referred to the age of the joke. I heard it as a kid from my Dad. Would you have been less offended if I had simply used the 'Groan" imogie? I admit that I do comment on a lot of what you post. I also make a point of indicating when I agree with you. Recently you said that the Australian colony had a currency based on rum when I had been talking of a much later period. I posted the information that teh rum curency ended in 1808. I was nearly going to point out that your comment, and those of some other members, on the topic indicated the general lack of knowledge we have of our early history becaasue we've been fed a myth for so long. As I said, I don't want to start a blue, so lt's leave it at that.

Nev, I don't want to start a blue with you, but the second part of that post is what causes people to strike back at you. It sounds aggresive. I often wonder if you don't stop to consider how what you post could be interpreted. I often feel that I need to walk on eggshells in some replies I make so as not to me misinterpreted.

Anything is possible, which leads to a probability. However, that law was saw a change in the idea that a person who simply over indulged was to be punished to a concren for that person's immediate welfare. Don't forget that around that time law enforement agencies coming under scrutiny relating to deaths in custody. Holding intoxicated person, who may actually be suffering from severe alcoholic poisoning which could result in death, was not a good situation for law enforcement. Besides, what was the penalty for a charge of public drunkeness? A pittance and dealing with drunks took up expensive court time. I would imagine that all States came to a similar conclusion as NSW and amended their laws.

Does "bias" mean having a different point of view from that held by others? In a lot of things, the ABC presents and promotes things that I do not agree with. However, it also presents a lot of material that is informative or entertaining. Hanson's call to close down the ABC surely does not take into account all the good stuff it does. I wonder if she has ever spent time watching or listening to the material the ABC broadcasts other than that which is related to politics.

The original Intoxicated Persons Act 1979 in NSW has been repealed. Police powers to detain and care for intoxicated people in public places are now governed by Section 206 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (LEPRA). Under this law, officers can detain a drunk person in public if they are disorderly, at risk of injury or damage, or need physical protection. However, there is no offence. The detention is meant to be a means of protecting the intoxicated person. Such a person could be taken to a police station and held until sober then released. They could be taken to a hospital, but hospitals never had the staff or facilities to care for drunks. In a small town, or if the person lived near, they could be taken home and handed into the care of a responsible adult.

I know you weren't. That joke has whiskers.

Tipping is an insidious custom foisted on us as a result of the practice of paying slave wages in the USA. In Australia the amount one might give as a tip in the USA is included in the price of the food we buy. It is up to the employer to pay the employee a living wage based on a reasonable hourly rate. With the coming of US-style fast food chains and their desire to employ under-18s, the failure to pay corect wages seems to be a corporate style. That is not to say that the giving of a tip, or more politely called a gratuity, should not be considered if a person provides an above standard degree of service.