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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Mar 2017, 05:33
Replies: 209
Views: 51,960
Posted By onetrack

Well, it looks like gerry111's quiet confidence,...

Well, it looks like gerry111's quiet confidence, that "All's under control", could be about to be put to the torch of the environmental laws test. :)

ABC News (AU) - Marree Man land clearance...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Dec 2016, 05:13
Replies: 209
Views: 51,960
Posted By onetrack

Nowhere have I said what you are saying. I did...

Nowhere have I said what you are saying. I did say I suspect some projects were carried out as a result of bribery. The QLD mining magnate Ken Talbot was facing corruption charges just prior to him...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Dec 2016, 03:04
Replies: 209
Views: 51,960
Posted By onetrack

I would hazard an educated guess that there are...

I would hazard an educated guess that there are numerous developments that have proceeded, against the best advice and strongest objections, as a result of corruption at high levels.
Australia is...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Dec 2016, 01:30
Replies: 209
Views: 51,960
Posted By onetrack

Gerry111 - When you click on the "Mildura Weekly"...

Gerry111 - When you click on the "Mildura Weekly" link, you can go to full-screen size simply by clicking on the "fullscreen", box-shaped icon on the bottom RH corner of the magazine page. This...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Dec 2016, 01:26
Replies: 209
Views: 51,960
Posted By onetrack

Dick, in every area of Australia, there are...

Dick, in every area of Australia, there are development restrictions - whether those areas are urban, rural or outback desert country. Every patch of land has a defined use or zoning.

If I buy...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Dec 2016, 11:29
Replies: 209
Views: 51,960
Posted By onetrack

There's a substantial amount of reading in the...

There's a substantial amount of reading in the article below (193 pages, to be precise), that both Phil Turner and Dick Smith should have made themselves familiar with, before they raced off with...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Dec 2016, 06:11
Replies: 209
Views: 51,960
Posted By onetrack

Page 10 of the Mildura Weekly of 15th January,...

Page 10 of the Mildura Weekly of 15th January, 2010 gives one outline of the origins of the Marree Man "artwork".

Give me a big patch of bush, lend me a GPS, advance me $10,000, lend me a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Dec 2016, 01:43
Replies: 209
Views: 51,960
Posted By onetrack

The bottom line is, to install an "etching" or...

The bottom line is, to install an "etching" or construction of a very large, highly visible ground statement from the air, means that many hectares of vegetation must be removed and the ground...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Dec 2016, 09:37
Replies: 209
Views: 51,960
Posted By onetrack

The pressure on the clearing of native vegetation...

The pressure on the clearing of native vegetation is constant, it's a two-edged sword. On one hand, we have the Greens who do not want a single leaf of any plant touched - on the other hand we have...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Dec 2016, 22:07
Replies: 209
Views: 51,960
Posted By onetrack

Well, the difference between the people who have...

Well, the difference between the people who have installed and re-cut the Marree Man and between BHP-Billiton, the owner of Olympic Dam and the OD boreline - is that BHP-Billiton would have carried...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Dec 2016, 13:29
Replies: 209
Views: 51,960
Posted By onetrack

There's no inconsistency in land-clearing laws -...

There's no inconsistency in land-clearing laws - and anyone with an ounce of knowledge and ability to read, and who reads the relevant state Environmental legislation, should be left with no doubt...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Aug 2016, 11:57
Replies: 209
Views: 51,960
Posted By onetrack

There's a lot of Dreaming going on around Marree,...

There's a lot of Dreaming going on around Marree, and it sure ain't the Aboriginal Dreaming. $22M? Just from an outline carved in the scrub? Give me a break. It sure isn't the Nazca lines.

At...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Aug 2016, 15:02
Replies: 209
Views: 51,960
Posted By onetrack

Well, we'll see what those publicans have to say...

Well, we'll see what those publicans have to say when they're confronted with satellite imagery by the DEWNR and NVC, showing unauthorised native vegetation destruction - and the agents of these two...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Aug 2016, 14:34
Replies: 209
Views: 51,960
Posted By onetrack

gerry111 - You're comparing apples with oranges....

gerry111 - You're comparing apples with oranges. Leigh Creek has been a coalmine for over 100 years. The short-sighted mining techniques of even 50 years ago, are what has led to huge waste dumps and...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Aug 2016, 12:39
Replies: 209
Views: 51,960
Posted By onetrack

The simple fact remains, the land clearing in QLD...

The simple fact remains, the land clearing in QLD - some of which, is undesirable for the long-term - is currently, completely legal.

Protestors against the clearing in QLD are seeking to have...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Aug 2016, 03:37
Replies: 209
Views: 51,960
Posted By onetrack

It seems fairly obvious that Phil Turner has been...

It seems fairly obvious that Phil Turner has been on a "mission" to restore the Marree Man - and thereby, hopefully restore the tourist income on which he so obviously depends. To that end, he's even...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Aug 2016, 01:17
Replies: 209
Views: 51,960
Posted By onetrack

Dick, the situation is not that "no-one is...

Dick, the situation is not that "no-one is allowed to disturb vegetation nowadays" - it's just that uncontrolled, unsupervised, and unauthorised vegetation destruction is not allowed nowadays.

As...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Aug 2016, 03:02
Replies: 209
Views: 51,960
Posted By onetrack

The Marree Man is nothing more than the...

The Marree Man is nothing more than the equivalent of a crop circle on Aboriginal Lands.

The attitude of the originators of these works is identical - produce a supposedly-awe-inspiring etching...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Aug 2016, 11:02
Replies: 209
Views: 51,960
Posted By onetrack

PLovett, I think the current problem (now that...

PLovett, I think the current problem (now that the land the Marree Man is on, has been registered as Aboriginal Land - whereas, when the MM was created, it would have been "unallocated Crown Land") -...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Aug 2016, 00:45
Replies: 209
Views: 51,960
Posted By onetrack

Dick, that's about the size of it. Everything is...

Dick, that's about the size of it. Everything is protected and untouchable, until a new massive highway plan, major subdivision, rail line, or mining expansion is produced - then it's O.K. to wipe...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Aug 2016, 14:58
Replies: 209
Views: 51,960
Posted By onetrack

The Marree Man will never be re-instated, for the...

The Marree Man will never be re-instated, for the simple reasons that even the smallest amount of environmental damage to flora in semi-desert country is no longer tolerated, nor acceptable. For the...
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