Yorkes development

stonk started the topic in Wednesday, 26 Jul 2023 at 01:17 pm

Rich man buys land...

thermalben Wednesday, 26 Jul 2023 at 01:21 pm new

Go on....

basesix Wednesday, 26 Jul 2023 at 01:30 pm new

hell of a thread so far.

seeds Wednesday, 26 Jul 2023 at 01:33 pm new

What’s going on? Old local?

basesix Wednesday, 26 Jul 2023 at 01:37 pm new

chinamans bought by Wang Jianlin?

stonk Wednesday, 26 Jul 2023 at 01:57 pm new

...on the back of 'dustbowl' dune system, a zoned conservation area...

Decides it would make a great place for vineyard/winery development.

With a cricket oval!

Proceeds to build and water a cricket oval, in a conservation zone, on the edge of a dry dusty dune system, with precious local groundwater.

How is that even remotely considered ok?

At any level of government?

Anyway, a couple of years in, of earthmoving and watering his oval oasis, seems old mate cannot believe his luck, and is powering on with some pretty questionable development plans...

How does shit even get to this stage?

Totally inappropriate development.

Absolute failure at every level of governance.

flollo Wednesday, 26 Jul 2023 at 01:58 pm new

Plenty of empty land down in Marion Bay. I remember when they released that more than a decade ago and there's still an abundance of cheap, empty blocks. Who will go to this winery? It will have visitors 10, 15 days a year? The place is dead for those sorts of developments.

stonk Wednesday, 26 Jul 2023 at 02:06 pm new

Indeed plenty of empty land...

Zoned rural, not conservation area.

re. viability, it's clearly the old 'agricultural' hobby farm tax scam that people with money too much money to hide partake in.

basesix Wednesday, 26 Jul 2023 at 02:13 pm new

flollo wrote:

Who will go to this winery? It will have visitors 10, 15 days a year? The place is dead for those sorts of developments.

tax write-off in the building phase maybe? like the '5 star hotel' at snelling beach KI, and so many others that get approval through tourism, but just end up as private get-aways for nobs and their richy mates?

stonk Wednesday, 26 Jul 2023 at 02:24 pm new

Probably that, and the 'primary producer' tax scam that the doctor/lawyer/banker class of Perth have perfected so well in the Margaret River region.

Jealousy aside.

A dry and crispy dune system conservation area with a watered shiny green cricket oval...

Just astounding, that someone in some government office somewhere hasn't expressed an interest.

Craig Wednesday, 26 Jul 2023 at 02:38 pm new

Doesn't look in great shape..

Summer..
https://i.imgur.com/sFE1aAO.png

Winter..
https://i.imgur.com/id2DxXS.png

stonk Wednesday, 26 Jul 2023 at 04:31 pm new

lush, wise and ethical use of water resources.

you go council!

Craig Wednesday, 26 Jul 2023 at 04:52 pm new

Is anyone monitoring the aquifer levels. Or can they be?

GertrudeStates Friday, 8 Sep 2023 at 06:19 pm new

Any update?

Daryl Gibson Sunday, 10 Sep 2023 at 11:07 am new

stonk wrote:

Probably that, and the 'primary producer' tax scam that the doctor/lawyer/banker class of Perth have perfected so well in the Margaret River region.

Jealousy aside.

A dry and crispy dune system conservation area with a watered shiny green cricket oval...

Just astounding, that someone in some government office somewhere hasn't expressed an interest.

Daryl Gibson Sunday, 10 Sep 2023 at 11:11 am new

After N Rivers flood Taree council rep pushed me, after applying for extra, over the grand of Flood Relief everyone got, urged on by council.
After never ending convos it was decided I'm not a primary producer. Tx for figuring that out, after the facts

Daryl Gibson Sunday, 10 Sep 2023 at 09:40 pm new

stonk wrote:

...on the back of 'dustbowl' dune system, a zoned conservation area...

Decides it would make a great place for vineyard/winery development.

With a cricket oval!

Proceeds to build and water a cricket oval, in a conservation zone, on the edge of a dry dusty dune system, with precious local groundwater.

How is that even remotely considered ok?

At any level of government?

Anyway, a couple of years in, of earthmoving and watering his oval oasis, seems old mate cannot believe his luck, and is powering on with some pretty questionable development plans...

How does shit even get to this stage?

Totally inappropriate development.

Absolute failure at every level of governance.

Daryl Gibson Sunday, 10 Sep 2023 at 09:40 pm new

Tricky Dick material

SamuelThornton Tuesday, 7 Nov 2023 at 03:12 pm new

Any update?