text
stringlengths 1
5.24k
| extra_info
stringclasses 1
value |
|---|---|
1. Keep left, not in the middle, unless overtaking on the freeway 2. It's Nelson Bay, not Nelson's Bay. 3. Have fun! | |
Stop at the maccas on the motorway and maybe check out Newcastle for breaks | |
It's not that big of a trip. | |
If you are worried about doing 90 on the motorway, go via the old Pacific hwy, Gosford, the entrance. It's a good drive. | |
But be careful of the bends on the hwy and the cops that patrol it. | |
Just watch your speed, cops love pulling over P-platers for any reason, and there often are a few of them on that stretch. | |
Take breaks, don't be a hero and try to drive it straight. Long distance driving is a habit you have to get into, I've been driving for 35 years and still like to take a break every 90 minutes or so, this tends to match how I drive for my work. | |
Stop at Mooney Mooney and have a look at the river and the bridge, Maccas at Wyong has been mentioned, there's Hungry Jacks and a roadhouse at Beresfield, a fighter aircraft museum at Williamtown if that takes your fancy. | |
I say this to my sons (eldest just got his blacks, younger on his green P's) and I'll say to you, Drive Safe. | |
Don鈥檛 let your mates distract you. Focus on driving, not what they are saying and doing. Make sure they are aware that you will be focusing on driving and that they should not bug you. | |
Some of the worst accidents happen with inexperienced drivers with a car full of boisterous young people. There is much hilarity, the driver joins into the fun, gets distracted, and then they all die. | |
If it鈥檚 feasible, ask your mates to save the rollicking for the breaks. | |
On the motorway, due to your speed restrictions you might be hogging the left lane, do remember to merge to middle lane to allow vehicles trying to merge into motorways. | |
There's half a million roundabouts | |
Take it easy and take regular breaks. | |
To add to the places to possible stop, one that hasn't been listed is Morriset. It s only a little way off the freeway and has various cafes, etc, although it has become busier over the years. | |
MOBILE SPEED CAMERAS!! as a red p plater you only need to get caught for speeding ONCE and your license is suspended for 3 months. Be mindful that they are pretty much everywhere, especially when the speed limit becomes lower (e.g. entering a town from a highway so the speed limit suddenly becomes 50 from 100). Don't fall for pressure from behind, people WILL tailgate you but it's not worth it to not slow down, I just drove all the way from Sydney to Melbourne (green Ps) and the cameras are everywhere plus tailgating. Good luck! :) Nelson bay is really nice. | |
Make sure that your car has enough oil and water!! | |
Yep this is good advice. Assuming you might be in an older car鈥攃heck your coolant and oil before you get going also. Stay in the left lane and stick to the speed limit. Stop for a few breaks to stretch your legs and get some food. | |
check your oil too, it's a short trip and all.. but it's just good advice in general lol | |
My 17yo daughter got pulled over four times within a few hours the other night. Ridiculous. | |
Go to the pie shop next door to hungry Jacks...much better option | |
Edit: at Heatherbrae | |
Last time I went to Mooney Mooney a guy was in his Nissan Patrol doing like 480kmph on the back wheels racing a lamborghini. | |
Not going to matter much on the pacific carpark, 10k speed limit was not exceeded today around noon. | |
I didn鈥檛 include Hetherbrae Pies because he turns off before that to go to Nelson Bay | |
Fair enough...I used to go that way to Nelson bay | |
(this is my mate's stepdad) | |
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a man missing from Sydney鈥檚 north. | |
Ronald Weaver, aged 79, was last seen on Woolcott Avenue, Wahroonga, at 10am this morning (Tuesday 27 December 2022). | |
When he could not be located by friends and family, officers attached to Kuring Gai Police Area Command were notified and commenced inquiries to locate him. | |
Family and police hold concerns for his welfare as he lives with alzhemer鈥檚 and other medical conditions. | |
Ronald is described as being of Caucasian appearance, about 155cm-160cm tall, of thin build, with grey hair and bald on top. | |
He was last seen wearing a cream coloured shirt with a beer logo on the front and back, grey coloured shorts and coloured stripped socks. | |
Officers believe he is still in the Wahroonga area or surrounds. | |
Anyone with information about Ronald鈥檚 whereabouts is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. | |
***Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or*** [***https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au***](https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au/)***. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.*** | |
​ | |
photo of him here. | |
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=543043124534778&set=pcb.542522307920193 | |
It hasn't been this full in a while | |
Full of water this time | |
Yes | |
YesI drove past it last week for the first time.since 2019 and was amazed. | |
Made my year! | |
Bloody hell. Only 117 views? Why is the r/australia sub not all over news like this? | |
What kind of bloody miracle do the good folk at Aussie Ark need to pull off to get the recognition they need and deserve? | |
Yes they have done good work. But it's such a shame they went all cowboy and poached those broad tooth rats from the wild. For me that action alone makes me question the ethical integrity of any program they take part in, past, present and future. Sad. | |
Is it because they wanted to relocate the rats to a more secure and supportive habitat? I could see that being a necessary course of action if their habitat was under threat or no longer viable, or the rats weren't flourishing for whatever reason. | |
Oh I didn鈥檛 know they did that.. it鈥檚 a really fine line isn鈥檛 it.. I鈥檇 have to do more research on them.. we know they have tassie devils , they were at Kitchener park - and yes they do give baby animals to folks to raise awareness and money for the work they do. Is that ethical ? Idk.. I鈥檓 not sure our diversity can be saved by the book either.. I do appreciate they are doing something which is more than our federal or state gives are doing.. | |
https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/news/statement-on-collection-of-threatened-species-from-barrington-tops-national-park | |
Illegally set traps on protected national park land to catch the animals. I'm all about saving any species that needs it but it needs to be done correctly. There's reasons why there's a bunch of paperwork and boxes to tick before anyone or any organisation can take native animals from the wild into captivity regardless of species and conservation status. How do you know taking particular animals won't negatively impact the established population? Should they be looking to take every individual and not just a few? All questions that need to be answered before just rocking up and setting traps. What would stop my grandma or your uncle from going and grabbing a koala with the best intentions to do good? Can I go grab a few bilbies and breed them at home because they need the help and I've pet one at a zoo before so it'll be fine? This is why it's wild to me that it even happened. There can't be rules for some and not others. They should know better. Unfortunately having a big name organisation knowingly taking actions like this just gives ammunition the anti zoo/ anti wildlife park/ anti human keeping any animals groups and clouds some really good work being done by Aussie ark and others. | |
Yeah i think your last lines there summed it right up. And if it's a choice between the official bureacracy of the nsw govt and the npws and a group like aussie ark, i'm much more inclined to trust the latter and their account of events. I've seen first hand how conservation efforts in our parks can be thwarted by conflicting interests and politics. Until somebody comes forward and reveals the aussie ark folk have been grinding up our precious wildlife to make and sell cheap dog food, they will have my full support. | |
I have to read up a bit more about this situation. Aussie Ark aren't in the business of exploiting animals or needlessly disrupting ecosystems for their own benefit otherwise they would be making a mint smuggling wildlife to overseas buyers - at this stage i have to assume they had good intentions and a sound understanding of the impacts of their actions, and that they must have had some justification for operating in an apparently underhanded way according to the nwps. Maybe they didn't think the park rangers were doing enough to protect these animals? Maybe they had data neither of us are privy to about their long term survival. | |
It will be interesting to look into, but i need to be seriously convinced of wrongdoing on their part before i try to warn people away from supporting aussie ark. | |
They have a good PR team to make it all look magical but they definitely don't do things by the book. It's amazing how quickly the not so great news gets forgotten. The reptile park which works hand in hand with Aussie ark were also in the news for bringing koalas to hotels. That's pretty exploitive to me. I think the standard of "at least they dont smuggle reptiles overseas" is one that is too low for me. I have supported them previously and been up to aussie ark to see what they do first hand but now I have moved my support elsewhere. They aren't the only ones doing good things for native animals. Absolutely not faulting you for seeing all the good they have done, but for me they can and need to do better before I'll be sending my end of financial year donations to them again. I can always hope if more people are paying attention - practices like this will be quickly stomped out. | |
I remember the koala story. Not an ideal situation, but i cant really condemn groups like aussie ark for doing everything they need to do to raise awareness and promote compassion for native species. I'd like them to be bringing animals to schools as well to make this a fundamental part of every aussie kid's education if it could be done without unduly stressing the poor critters. These groups need every ounce of support they can get for the great task they've taken on, which involves plenty of expenses and risk but not much in the way of revenue unless as many as possible will be willing to chip in. I cant begrudge them whatever support i can offer, not unless there's some serious ethical issue involved, and i just dont see one here. | |
I would also love it if you look at supporting the smaller conservation groups that don't spend the money on looking great in their PR packages. Australian Wildlife Conservancy does a lot of the on the ground, hard work and there are many more just like them! | |
signed - native green space means little to this council :( | |
Signed | |
Does the corruption never stop? | |
Signed. | |
Unfortunately many local councils give zero heed to preserving nature, just like our state gov. |