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Good point! I was wondering if you'd know a place closer to the middle between melb & syd?
Agree. u/richardbeancurd the drive between Syd to Melb is uneventful and Canberra as a city can be visited in a day, or two, tops.
Fellow sinkie here. I've done the drive a couple of times and it's pretty boring. Instead of a checking places off a list you might want to spend more time in Melbourne and Sydney.
Half way between Sydney and Melbourne is Albury/Wodonga. It’s… not a tourist destination. Somewhere like Wagga Wagga or Junee might be a pretty spot to stay that’s close to half way.
I wouldn’t worry too much though. It’s only 7 hours. Plan the places you want to see then figure out the timings after.
The drive from Jindabyne to Melbourne is super pretty. Depending on the time of year you’re going you might need to think about snow on the road and Dead Horse Gap being closed. The sections of national park between Thredbo and Khancoban are gorgeous, though. Also lots of beautiful landscapes as you leave the mountains and drive along the border for the next hour or two.
Hmm... what would you recommend? Currently the route will be driving towards sydney from the coast, but on the way back i'm not sure.
Or are you saying that it'll be a boring drive either way, from melb to sydney?
Yep. Melb to Sydney is a boring drive.
Interesting, that comes to me as a surprise. Was thinking the coast would at least be nice to look at, or the stops in between like Kosciusko will be fun for hiking etc.
This is just my perspective so do consider hearing from someone else haha. I've done the drive a couple of times and it's nothing to shout about. It's as boring as the drive between JB to KL.
It’s a huge area, and Kosciuszko isn’t on the way, a major detour. PM me if interested in out of the way spots, Canberra local
Jb to kl... in that case what are your favourite spots or things to do?
Pmed!
I'd totally recommend exploring Sydney with a car. You might want to use Car Next Door to rent a car for a short lease.
The Harbour Bridge (park your car at Kirribilli and walk across the Harbour Bridge too), Taronga Zoo, Blue Mountains (10/10 can recommend a visit to Leura and Katoomba, park and walk about) (Google to buy tix for Scenic World, railway), do the central coast (tip: take the train to Gosford).
Melbourne is Australia's culture capital. Explore Southbank, go see their Chinatown (legit Chinatown unlike what we have sia). Great Ocean Drive (if you haven't been). Walk and explore their streets. Imho Melbourne is a vibe. Sydney's culture is alot like Singapore. Fast paced and sometimes expensive with little value.
There's so much more, Australia is known as the lucky country and for good reason.
PM means private message - did you send one to this account? Nothing in my inbox
Will also recommend doing a trek in Sydney. Use https://sydneyuncovered.com/best-hikes-sydney/[this](https://sydneyuncovered.com/best-hikes-sydney/) as a starting point.
Yes i sent a pm to your acc. Weird that it's not showing up. Hmm...
I went to the one down in Albion park for a friend's birthday last year. Lots of fun with a group of guys, and the Go Karts there are great too! Make a day of it.
Went to the hunter valley one, wasnt bad but could have been longer. Nothing else onsite we went to so headed off to zoo and finnegans
Sounds like an ad.
The way I read it in a different article is that if a demolition order is given, it’s not for the whole building. It’s an order to “demolish” the “addition.” So in this case it would mean removing the flag.
Also, to preempt the “What’s offensive about the Australian flag?” comments - it’s designed to be the Merchant Navy flag that was co-opted by the anti-vaxxer, Q-Anon, SovCit crowd. Which makes sense when you look at the owner’s behaviour last year
That headline is extremely misleading and clickbaity.
From https://www.huntervalleynews.net.au/story/7890398/500k-fine-threat-for-pubs-flag/
>... the pub owners have 28 days to remove the flag or face a council "demolition" of the rooftop structure and a fine of $500,000.
Also Brad Hill, the pub's licensee, has a history of railing against "evil forces" and "disgusting mainstream media". All the hallmarks of "freedom loving sovereign citizens" types who think they're fighting against "unlawful corporate governments."
I'm glad that other article was clearer in what was going to be demolished - though to my pragmatic brain it would make a helluva lot more sense if they just wrote that it would be an order for the flag to be removed but then I suppose they wouldn't get the clicks...
Yep I read through the article I linked and it didn't make the clarification anywhere - it just gave the impression that the pub would be facing demolition unless the flag were removed.
Is he cooker?
My partner and i are hoping to be the owners of a pet Tegu Lizard, how (and can) we go about this?
[Tegu Lizard pictured above](https://preview.redd.it/5st7n3ah3sm91.jpg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a376d19c8643025443f40bb83fd1a1187556da3d)
30s google search says no. They're considered an invasive species so you won't have any traction getting licensed for one.
https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/licences-and-permits/wildlife-licences/native-animals-as-pets/reptile-keeper-licences
It is illegal to keep exotic (non-native) reptiles.
Plenty of awesome Australian reptiles to choose from. A monitor lizard may be good substitute.
I kept some bearded dragons for years when i was younger...
A lizard of tbat size pictured would smear feces all over your home in no time.
It is illegal to keep exotic (non-Australian) reptiles in captivity.
Oh darn… might have to move overseas then, we love them that much!
I presume you can’t just grab one of those from the wild? Are there breeders?
BYE but your missing out on the best place to live .
No you cant get them from the wild. Yes, theres plenty of breeders around Australia but movement of reptiles within the country can be restricted dependimg on species. I suggest you do a lot more research to determine if a reptile is a suitable pet for you as they can be quite high maintenance both in time and cost. I used to have a few lizards, turtles etc.
A couple months ago, my mother dropped the car I bought but was in her name off. I'm currently looking at selling it, but don't know what I need.
It's currently unregistered and past the 3 month date for reregistering. I'm trying to find information on google about what specific forms I need to put the car under my name so I can register it under my name, but not really turning up much information about a transfer of ownership for unregistered cars specifically.
Is there any form from Servicensw for a transfer of ownership for an unregistered vehicle? Do I just need more or less a note? Is it the Notice of Disposal I need? Can I just ignore all that since I've had it on my property for over 6 months and it's been unregistered the whole time, and just register it directly without a transfer of ownership and all that?
Any help would be appreciated. I don't know what the hell I'm doing.
I can ask my dad in the morning, but talk to Service NSW about your situation and ask them. They’re usually incredibly brilliant in my experience.
Hi there.
You cannot lodge a notice of disposal for an unregistered vehicle.
What you need to do is return any plates if on the vehicle still, and then simply sell unregistered and ensure you draft up a receipt of sale for both yourself and the buyer's records.
Capture the make, model, year, and VIN. You also will need names, addresses, and the value and date of sale. The TfNSW and SNSW websites will have what to include on a receipt information if you want to confirm. Signature of buyer and seller is also mandatory.
They can then use the receipt as proof of entitlement to register when they go to get it reregistered with a blue slip/authorised unregistered vehicle inspection.
Take yourself, the old rego papers and the number plate to a service nsw.
It's pretty standard.
After you get a blue slip and green slip that is.
I've done this with cars that have been years out of rego.
Sorry, what your mother and you need to do so you can register in your name. She is seller you are buyer, and she needs to return any plates. Wrote this out as though you were on selling yourself, my bad.
r/westwyalong
Exactly the kind of innovative thinking we need. Goats eat bloody everything and are a disaster in the wild, but keep track of them and feed them on flammable material near built-up areas and it’s a win-win.
I've heard in the past about goats being used to control invasive species, they can eat weeds that other native animals won't go near and on terrain we can't get heavy machinery into. I wonder how often goats could be used to kill 2 birds with 1 stone.
The Blue Mountains City Council utilised goats around the rear of houses as an option before.
They were nice goats and fuck me they ate eveything within reach.
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Goats are the best
they do this in Portugal to great effect, on terrain too steep to manage.
They don't have thumbs, so they'd have to push the stone off a cliff onto the birds. Does sound like a thing a goat would do.
They do what they do really well! I wonder how they keep track of them in bushland. They’re infamous escape artists!
That is what goats do; eventually eat everything.
That’s really interesting! I’d love to see more info like this being made available to folks who have heavy metal soil issues so they can use great techniques like this to solve it. Though I must say, Local Land Services does a great job with getting info out to small farmers etc.
Good point, if you are using them on terrain that is too hard for humans to access then you probably can't set up an effective fence. I wonder how trainable goats are, so you can train them to return. You could also use neutered goats so at least if some escape they can't reproduce.
Hi guys,
I'm going to ACT for university soon, and I have a Victorian P1 license. Do I need to apply for a NSW license or can I just hold on to and use my victorian one?
Cheers
You’ll need to transfer to an ACT licence once you permanently reside in the ACT.
Also, the ACT is its own territory. It’s not part of NSW, and I had to change my NSW licence to ACT when I moved here. You would only change to a NSW licence if you live in a border town like Queanbeyan. But don’t move to Queanbeyan, it’s gross.
Confused why would you need a NSW license if you're not moving to NSW?
If you still keep your Vic address (such as a parent or sibling), stay on Vic licence until tou have a "propr address such as after you finish uni- (the people at your address will have to let you know of any official mail that arrives)
This could lead to a fine if pulled over by the police. Technically you have 3 months to switch over to your place of abode in your new state.
Merimbula, Pambula volunteers work to pull off inaugural Wanderer Festival with big-name headliners.
Link to festival
https://wanderer.com.au/
The is a hell of a coup. The sapphire coast hasn't seen any big name acts since the 90s.
Baker Boy played at Giiyong a couple of years ago.
Wow, I wish I'd caught that one. I've been away for a while.
>Mr Dennis started his mail delivery career in Gundagai in 1950 with his first horse Lolly and continued to do so until his retirement in 1985 with his final horse Frosty.
>
>He was considered to be the country's last mounted postie, with a plaque mounted in Gundagai's main street celebrating his name.
>
>"Bruce delivered the mail six days a week and travelled the 18 mile delivery route, come hail, rain or shine," it reads.
[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-29/mounted-postie-bruce-dennis-dies-gundagai/101380482](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-29/mounted-postie-bruce-dennis-dies-gundagai/101380482)
Is there a taxidermist in Gunnedah? I can think of a way he could still be a mounted postie...
Seriously though, vale. He sounded like a champ, that last part about everyone leaving a beer out for him on Christmas Eve is the stuff of true Aussie legends
Love the work of aussie ark, wish I could have a job doing this stuff.
Hey guys, I'm moving to Armidale NSW, and need to obtain an RSA for a job. Would anyone recommend any particular website to get it done? There are quite a few to choose from and I can't tell which one's better. I appreciate any form of help, cheers.
Choose something listed on the [Liquor and Gaming](https://www.liquorandgaming.nsw.gov.au/working-in-the-industry/training-to-work-in-the-industry/getting-trained/find-an-approved-training-provider) website. All of these are fully approved by OLGR so you shouldn't have to worry about any dodgy operators.
Why does it cost a lot for more NSW?

Good point! I was wondering if you'd know a place closer to the middle between melb & syd?

Agree. u/richardbeancurd the drive between Syd to Melb is uneventful and Canberra as a city can be visited in a day, or two, tops.

Fellow sinkie here. I've done the drive a couple of times and it's pretty boring. Instead of a checking places off a list you might want to spend more time in Melbourne and Sydney.

Half way between Sydney and Melbourne is Albury/Wodonga. It’s… not a tourist destination. Somewhere like Wagga Wagga or Junee might be a pretty spot to stay that’s close to half way.

I wouldn’t worry too much though. It’s only 7 hours. Plan the places you want to see then figure out the timings after.

The drive from Jindabyne to Melbourne is super pretty. Depending on the time of year you’re going you might need to think about snow on the road and Dead Horse Gap being closed. The sections of national park between Thredbo and Khancoban are gorgeous, though. Also lots of beautiful landscapes as you leave the mountains and drive along the border for the next hour or two.

Hmm... what would you recommend? Currently the route will be driving towards sydney from the coast, but on the way back i'm not sure.

Or are you saying that it'll be a boring drive either way, from melb to sydney?

Yep. Melb to Sydney is a boring drive.

Interesting, that comes to me as a surprise. Was thinking the coast would at least be nice to look at, or the stops in between like Kosciusko will be fun for hiking etc.

This is just my perspective so do consider hearing from someone else haha. I've done the drive a couple of times and it's nothing to shout about. It's as boring as the drive between JB to KL.

It’s a huge area, and Kosciuszko isn’t on the way, a major detour. PM me if interested in out of the way spots, Canberra local

Jb to kl... in that case what are your favourite spots or things to do?

Pmed!

I'd totally recommend exploring Sydney with a car. You might want to use Car Next Door to rent a car for a short lease.

The Harbour Bridge (park your car at Kirribilli and walk across the Harbour Bridge too), Taronga Zoo, Blue Mountains (10/10 can recommend a visit to Leura and Katoomba, park and walk about) (Google to buy tix for Scenic World, railway), do the central coast (tip: take the train to Gosford).

Melbourne is Australia's culture capital. Explore Southbank, go see their Chinatown (legit Chinatown unlike what we have sia). Great Ocean Drive (if you haven't been). Walk and explore their streets. Imho Melbourne is a vibe. Sydney's culture is alot like Singapore. Fast paced and sometimes expensive with little value.

There's so much more, Australia is known as the lucky country and for good reason.

PM means private message - did you send one to this account? Nothing in my inbox

Will also recommend doing a trek in Sydney. Use https://sydneyuncovered.com/best-hikes-sydney/[this](https://sydneyuncovered.com/best-hikes-sydney/) as a starting point.

Yes i sent a pm to your acc. Weird that it's not showing up. Hmm...

I went to the one down in Albion park for a friend's birthday last year. Lots of fun with a group of guys, and the Go Karts there are great too! Make a day of it.

Went to the hunter valley one, wasnt bad but could have been longer. Nothing else onsite we went to so headed off to zoo and finnegans

Sounds like an ad.

The way I read it in a different article is that if a demolition order is given, it’s not for the whole building. It’s an order to “demolish” the “addition.” So in this case it would mean removing the flag.

Also, to preempt the “What’s offensive about the Australian flag?” comments - it’s designed to be the Merchant Navy flag that was co-opted by the anti-vaxxer, Q-Anon, SovCit crowd. Which makes sense when you look at the owner’s behaviour last year

That headline is extremely misleading and clickbaity.

From https://www.huntervalleynews.net.au/story/7890398/500k-fine-threat-for-pubs-flag/

>... the pub owners have 28 days to remove the flag or face a council **"demolition" of the rooftop structure** and a fine of $500,000.

Also Brad Hill, the pub's licensee, has a history of railing against "evil forces" and "disgusting mainstream media". All the hallmarks of "freedom loving sovereign citizens" types who think they're fighting against "unlawful corporate governments."

I'm glad that other article was clearer in what was going to be demolished - though to my pragmatic brain it would make a helluva lot more sense if they just wrote that it would be an order for the flag to be removed but then I suppose they wouldn't get the clicks...

Yep I read through the article I linked and it didn't make the clarification anywhere - it just gave the impression that the pub would be facing demolition unless the flag were removed.

Is he cooker?

My partner and i are hoping to be the owners of a pet Tegu Lizard, how (and *can*) we go about this?

[Tegu Lizard pictured above](https://preview.redd.it/5st7n3ah3sm91.jpg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a376d19c8643025443f40bb83fd1a1187556da3d)

30s google search says no. They're considered an invasive species so you won't have any traction getting licensed for one.

https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/licences-and-permits/wildlife-licences/native-animals-as-pets/reptile-keeper-licences

*It is illegal to keep exotic (non-native) reptiles.*

Plenty of awesome Australian reptiles to choose from. A monitor lizard may be good substitute.

I kept some bearded dragons for years when i was younger...

A lizard of tbat size pictured would smear feces all over your home in no time.

It is illegal to keep exotic (non-Australian) reptiles in captivity.

Oh darn… might have to move overseas then, we love them that much!

I presume you can’t just grab one of those from the wild? Are there breeders?

BYE but your missing out on the best place to live .

No you cant get them from the wild. Yes, theres plenty of breeders around Australia but movement of reptiles within the country can be restricted dependimg on species. I suggest you do a lot more research to determine if a reptile is a suitable pet for you as they can be quite high maintenance both in time and cost. I used to have a few lizards, turtles etc.

A couple months ago, my mother dropped the car I bought but was in her name off. I'm currently looking at selling it, but don't know what I need.

It's currently unregistered and past the 3 month date for reregistering. I'm trying to find information on google about what specific forms I need to put the car under my name so I can register it under my name, but not really turning up much information about a transfer of ownership for unregistered cars specifically.

Is there any form from Servicensw for a transfer of ownership for an unregistered vehicle? Do I just need more or less a note? Is it the Notice of Disposal I need? Can I just ignore all that since I've had it on my property for over 6 months and it's been unregistered the whole time, and just register it directly without a transfer of ownership and all that?

Any help would be appreciated. I don't know what the hell I'm doing.

I can ask my dad in the morning, but talk to Service NSW about your situation and ask them. They’re usually incredibly brilliant in my experience.

Hi there.

You cannot lodge a notice of disposal for an unregistered vehicle.

What you need to do is return any plates if on the vehicle still, and then simply sell unregistered and ensure you draft up a receipt of sale for both yourself and the buyer's records.

Capture the make, model, year, and VIN. You also will need names, addresses, and the value and date of sale. The TfNSW and SNSW websites will have what to include on a receipt information if you want to confirm. Signature of buyer and seller is also mandatory.

They can then use the receipt as proof of entitlement to register when they go to get it reregistered with a blue slip/authorised unregistered vehicle inspection.

Take yourself, the old rego papers and the number plate to a service nsw.

It's pretty standard.

After you get a blue slip and green slip that is.

I've done this with cars that have been years out of rego.

Sorry, what your mother and you need to do so you can register in your name. She is seller you are buyer, and she needs to return any plates. Wrote this out as though you were on selling yourself, my bad.

r/westwyalong

Exactly the kind of innovative thinking we need. Goats eat bloody everything and are a disaster in the wild, but keep track of them and feed them on flammable material near built-up areas and it’s a win-win.

I've heard in the past about goats being used to control invasive species, they can eat weeds that other native animals won't go near and on terrain we can't get heavy machinery into. I wonder how often goats could be used to kill 2 birds with 1 stone.

The Blue Mountains City Council utilised goats around the rear of houses as an option before.

They were nice goats and fuck me they ate eveything within reach.

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Goats are the best

they do this in Portugal to great effect, on terrain too steep to manage.

They don't have thumbs, so they'd have to push the stone off a cliff onto the birds. Does sound like a thing a goat would do.

They do what they do really well! I wonder how they keep track of them in bushland. They’re infamous escape artists!

That is what goats do; eventually eat everything.

That’s really interesting! I’d love to see more info like this being made available to folks who have heavy metal soil issues so they can use great techniques like this to solve it. Though I must say, Local Land Services does a great job with getting info out to small farmers etc.

Good point, if you are using them on terrain that is too hard for humans to access then you probably can't set up an effective fence. I wonder how trainable goats are, so you can train them to return. You could also use neutered goats so at least if some escape they can't reproduce.

Hi guys,

I'm going to ACT for university soon, and I have a Victorian P1 license. Do I need to apply for a NSW license or can I just hold on to and use my victorian one?

Cheers

You’ll need to transfer to an ACT licence once you permanently reside in the ACT.

Also, the ACT is its own territory. It’s not part of NSW, and I had to change my NSW licence to ACT when I moved here. You would only change to a NSW licence if you live in a border town like Queanbeyan. But don’t move to Queanbeyan, it’s gross.

Confused why would you need a NSW license if you're not moving to NSW?

If you still keep your Vic address (such as a parent or sibling), stay on Vic licence until tou have a "propr address such as after you finish uni- (the people at your address will have to let you know of any official mail that arrives)

This could lead to a fine if pulled over by the police. Technically you have 3 months to switch over to your place of abode in your new state.

Merimbula, Pambula volunteers work to pull off inaugural Wanderer Festival with big-name headliners.

Link to festival

https://wanderer.com.au/

The is a hell of a coup. The sapphire coast hasn't seen any big name acts since the 90s.

Baker Boy played at Giiyong a couple of years ago.

Wow, I wish I'd caught that one. I've been away for a while.

>Mr Dennis started his mail delivery career in Gundagai in 1950 with his first horse Lolly and continued to do so until his retirement in 1985 with his final horse Frosty.

>

>He was considered to be the country's last mounted postie, with a plaque mounted in Gundagai's main street celebrating his name.

>

>"Bruce delivered the mail six days a week and travelled the 18 mile delivery route, come hail, rain or shine," it reads.

[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-29/mounted-postie-bruce-dennis-dies-gundagai/101380482](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-29/mounted-postie-bruce-dennis-dies-gundagai/101380482)

Is there a taxidermist in Gunnedah? I can think of a way he could still be a mounted postie...

Seriously though, vale. He sounded like a champ, that last part about everyone leaving a beer out for him on Christmas Eve is the stuff of true Aussie legends

Love the work of aussie ark, wish I could have a job doing this stuff.

Hey guys, I'm moving to Armidale NSW, and need to obtain an RSA for a job. Would anyone recommend any particular website to get it done? There are quite a few to choose from and I can't tell which one's better. I appreciate any form of help, cheers.

Choose something listed on the [Liquor and Gaming](https://www.liquorandgaming.nsw.gov.au/working-in-the-industry/training-to-work-in-the-industry/getting-trained/find-an-approved-training-provider) website. All of these are fully approved by OLGR so you shouldn't have to worry about any dodgy operators.

Why does it cost a lot for more NSW?