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    Redback, upon further reading of the link you supplied, i have a question:
    In Australia am i right in saying that the term "nature strip" literally means,
    An area of grass beside a roadway,?

    In the photo provided it show what appears to be an area which has large amounts of "Rubbish" that has been dumped, yes?
    In the UK this would be considered "Fly-tipping"
    "The act or process of illegally disposing of waste materials"
    This is illegal.
    The property would belong to no-one and therefor be considered abandoned?

    Superintendent Forti says the idea that items abandoned on nature strips are council property is an urban myth.

    "If the property has been abandoned, it doesn't have an owner any more. Anybody can come and take it and it's not theft," he said.
    Abandon:
    To relinquish ones rights completely of all ownership.

    "Council does not have a local law to prohibit people taking items put out for hard waste collection," he said in a statement.
    I really cannot see why the Police got involved in this and why this man was arrested?

    Mr McArthur says scavenging makes the service less viable, and makes contractors less interested in taking on the job.
    I disagree, the idea that contractors are only making money out of the small amount of metal and other salvageable items is wrong!
    These contractors are making money, day in day out from all waste!





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    Last edited by skipRAT; 12-28-2011 at 06:28 AM.

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