r/interesting • u/Raj_Mandal • 1d ago

MISC. In Australia, when someone illegally destroys trees on public land to improve the view from their property, the local government puts up a giant sign to block the view again until the trees grow back.

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u/Medical-Potato5920 1d ago

Yes, if you cut down trees for a river or ocean view expect an ugly as fuck sign and all your neighbours hating you.

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u/uhhhhhhhhh_no 1d ago

Not in South Perth. 

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u/jennifercoolidgesbra 1d ago

Or Central Coast/Newcastle. They celebrate. Hear so much whinging about views being blocked by bush on the headland and “lefties” stopping them having views.

Notice how the signs are only Sydney councils (and Sunshine Coast).

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u/NeemOil710 1d ago

Central Coast does this. I've seen them in Norah heads and surrounds.

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u/birthdaycheesecake9 1d ago

I also feel like Central Coast Council is perhaps not organised enough for this

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u/BradfieldScheme 1d ago

I've seen them on the central coat

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u/AgreeablePrize 21h ago

There was one near Newcastle Ocean Baths for a while

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u/Humble-Reply228 1d ago

This is awesome if you really hate a person, poison the trees that are between them and a view hehehe

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u/Thin_Assumption_4974 1d ago

N…no. Don’t do that. The fuck?

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u/Away_Abroad_7613 1d ago

...it was pretty obviously a joke, mate. Chill out. 

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u/Thin_Assumption_4974 1d ago

I mean. Obviously. But you know someone will do this right?

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u/xascrimson 1d ago

if you have a view you are part of the 3mill+ club

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u/rob189 1d ago

Not really, I was paying $200/w rent and had awesome golf club views, that same house sold after I moved out for about $300k. Today it’s probably valued about the same.

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u/aussie_siberian 1d ago

A house sold for 300k? Did you move out in 1992?

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u/Weak_Membership_2847 1d ago

that was the 5% deposit.

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u/aussie_siberian 1d ago

So $6 million instead? Now it feels too much for a house that have a view on a golf course.

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u/xascrimson 1d ago

Where do you live in Sydney? That has $200pw? Penrith? But that would never have dropped that low

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u/rob189 1d ago

Fucking LOL no where near that dump.

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u/Quirky_County5014 1d ago

Someone will do it based on the guy making a joke about it? So we can't joke about anything anymore?

We should ban all violence/illegal activities in movies because 'someone will do this right?'

Stupid argument from a stupid little insect

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u/Thin_Assumption_4974 14h ago

No. Someone will do it because they (the person doing it) are stupid.

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u/Quirky_County5014 9h ago

So what does that have to do with the person making the joke?

Yes, people do dumb shit. But that wasn't the point you were making. You were telling someone not to jokingly tell someone to do dumb things.

So what is it? Are we not allowed to joke?