The Telegraph did a spread once again on the curse of graffiti vandals

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,,25704891-5001021,00.html

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A GRAFFITI artist who escaped from a storm water drain in a flash flood that killed two of his best friends has told a court they were painting in the drain because there was "a lack of legal walls in Sydney."

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,25706961-5001021,00.html

"Lack of legal walls" What's wrong with using canvas on an easel to be artistic on?

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Black art's $100m price tag, graffiti hits NSW councils

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,,25708604-5001021,00.html

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Do Politicians really care about us?

utegate scandal rudd utegate turnbull utegate hockey utegate
swan utegate

The alledged ute gate email, is it a fake or can a minister ask for help on behalf of others?

" Hi Godwin, the PM has asked if the car dealer financing vehicle is available to assist a Queensland dealership, John Grant Motors, who seems to be having trouble getting finance."

On behalf of all young children in Australia I emailed (3 times) all 150 Federal Politicians for an opinion about inappropriate "longer lasting sex" advertising.
I thought an email an from our responsible leaders could have been sent to the minister in charge of media regulations Senator Conroy along these lines:

" Hi Stephen,
We've had a bloke pestering us about those "lasting longer in the bedroom" ads, could you get someone to have a look at them, to see if the wording can be made more "child friendly," or at least get them on after hours."

Maybe I should have added a cash donation (or a ute)

The full story (up till now) on www.protectkids.com.au
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After a two page spread in the Leader on June 16 about "over zealous" parking rangers.
I emailed the letters page:

----- Original Message -----
From: stephens1510
To: leaderletters@fairfaxmedia.com.au
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 9:29 PM
Subject: Fines and graffiti

Dear sir,
The subject of supposed "revenue raising" by "over zealous" law enforcement council parking rangers this time, fills two pages of the Leader. (June 16)
One story "Charities denied parking revenue" says that the $207,000 unexpected revenue collected in fines by Sutherland Shire rangers won't go to charities, as suggested by Sutherland Shire Councillor Kent Johns, to show that there's no revenue raising.
As charities miss out, could I make a suggestion, is it possible that a couple of hundred dollars of that $207,000 windfall be spent to paint the wall opposite the main entrance to the Council depot in The Boulevard Kirrawee.
Every morning the diligent hard working posse of rangers have to look at that unsightly mess as they leave the depot in their little vans, to go and do their thankless job on behalf of us ratepayers.
Graffiti is best covered as soon as possible to deter other offenders, and I'm sure the proceeds of one "double parking" fine could be spared to tidy up the street-scape outside the depot.
The wall is a good hundred meters long and looks dreadful . Even if the owner of the building won't paint it, the council in the public interest should, as it makes the whole area look bad.

Regards
Hans Stephens

And included this photo

apart from the "diligent hardworking" line the letter was printed.

People that park contrary to the signs and get fined only have themselves to blame, but for the rangers to drive out past this mess every day and go ato nab someone who has parked facing the wrong way in some quiet back street, it's eary to work out which illegal activity raises the most money for council.

$207.000 could pay a fair bit of nighttime stakeouts at graffiti hot
spots to catch more of those mongrels.

Dec'08
A meeting was had with the new (current at the moment) roads minister Daley at Peter Olsen's original lights at Peakhurst.

http://www.2gb.com/index2.php?option=com_newsmanager&task=view&id=2637

Notice how the lights actually "flash," not the on........off way that most of the RTA's preferred one's do.

The corruption in RailCorp continues with ICAC exposing another bribery scheme.

How many more RailCorp employees are sucking at the budget?

I pointed out the obvious waste of resources at Cronulla Railway Station and was dealt "spin" (See "RailCorp waste" category for copies of emails and letters.)

The 12 security cameras in the 30 space staff car park are all still there.

At 11.45am this morning there were 6 cars there, that's 2 cameras each.

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At the Sutherland Railway station commuter car park that has space for 400 cars there are 16 cameras and there is no 8 foot steel security fence around it.

At 12.15pm today there was one vacant space on the top floor.

This is a carpark where a woman was raped in broad daylight.

An idea I rang and suggested to "Stay Safe" committee chairman Paul Gibson MP on 2/2/06 about wheel-clamping cars at owner's house (See "P Plate driver crisis" category) has finally happened.

I also rang the Australian Pedestrian Council's Mr Scruby about this idea.

http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/news/local/news/general/clampdown-keeps-street-racers-off-the-road/1542501.aspx

Confiscating a car and taking it to a compound or warehouse as they were doing, is not only expensive, but the car wheel-clamped at the drivers home is a continual reminder to the owner of the consequences of wrong doing.

The "fairer" new-demerit-points-scheme-for-nsw-goes-easy-on-drivers
has been fast tracked for July 1

http://www.themotorreport.com.au/34205/new-demerit-points-scheme-for-nsw-goes-easy-on-drivers/

But does this scheme help drivers at school zones?
Cruising through a school zone without the warning flashing lights at the normal posted speed outside school zone time will cost a lot more as well as the demerit points

In The Daily Telegraph 10/06/09

What "new technologies" could be used to rein in speeding drivers?

What about the "point to point cameras" (to be used only for trucks), for all drivers?

More speed cameras that only catch the unwary average driver.

What about tripling the Highway Patrol and all new cars to be unmarked, ......there's a novel idea.

No, speed cameras work 24 hours , don't need superannuation, sick leave or annual leave.

A small story now, but one that can have a big impact later.

Now it's that role model cook Gordon Ramsay's turn to outdo the Chaser show.

www.livenews.com.au/tv/tracy-grimshaws-a-lesbian-ramsay-rages/2009/6/7/209165

Last week it was the Chaser TV show crossing all decent boundaries with their sketch.

www.defamer.com.au/2009/06/the-chaser-anger-the-public-with-their-chaser-style-prank/ -

The Chaser people as a punishment were taken off the air for two weeks. . So their show has been delayed two weeks ....what a
punishment!!!!

So what will happen to Mr Ramsay?

Channel 9 CEO David Gyngell has "spoken" to Ramsay, but will he cancel his show as he should, or delay it two weeks.

The question is, do ratings and money come first, and the whole thing was a set up to help both the ACA and Hells Kitchen ratings, or will Ramsay's "Hell's Kitchen" be cancelled, to show that this sort of humour is never acceptable.

Why do I care, see my other website www.protectkids.com.au

From the Daily Telegraph 5/6/09

Is this the excuse the RTA is looking for to bring in more speed cameras and using the "point to point" speed cameras, on all vehicles

www.nswalp.com/blog/730/point-to-point-cameras-to-reduce-heavy-vehicle-fatalities -

Drivers that think that road rules are for other people need to be targeted, but there people have GPS to warn when to momentarially to slow down at the camera sites.

WHAT IS NEEDED IS A TRIPLING OF UNMARKED HIGHWAY PATROL CARS.

Not knowing that speeding past that "ordinary" sedan, (that is fact a Highway Patrol car) and you will your license, IS a deterrent!!!!!

and after an average driver gets booked a few km/h over the limit, takes it to court,and the jugde agrees that the booking was unfair and dis misses ths the fine what happens?

www.theherald.com.au/blogs/jeff-corbett/rta-arrogance/1173111.aspx -

the RTA is above the law.