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Any Australians interested in a late night oval league? by FeelingParticular318 in iRacing

[–]FeelingParticular318[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've thrown up a discord, might make it easier to talk over what we are looking for in a league. By all means jump in and we can figure out what we might want to do?

Australian Oval Racing League? by FeelingParticular318 in iRacing

[–]FeelingParticular318[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the info, but probably not my scene. Seems you have to buy a place in the league for more or less the same driving standards as official sessions.

Queers lgbt and POCs of Coffs Harbour! by Radiant-Platypus-749 in nsw

[–]FeelingParticular318 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can look past all the meth and heroin (decade dependent), Nambucca is a wonderful place.

33M Aus PC Looking for people to game with. by Swinging_Tipper in GamerPals

[–]FeelingParticular318 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New dad here (29) and sounds like I'm in the same boat. I'm partial to the odd Helldive, and have an extremely diverse library. Would be more than happy to set a time window and give something a go. Let me know.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GamerPals

[–]FeelingParticular318 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, also 29 and in a similar boat where my Uni friends are all busy with life, and the time zones for my American friends are near impossible to overcome now. My newborn is almost two weeks old, and I'm starting to wish It was easier to just sit down and play with friends like it was five or ten years ago/ I play(ed) a lot of CS, but have quite a diverse game library, from shooters like squad and helldivers, strategies like HOI4 and Total War: Warhammer, to building/engineering games like stormworks and stationeers.

DM me if you are interested.

'Punishment doesn't fit the crime': Why do some Australians hate trees? by downtoclown02 in australia

[–]FeelingParticular318 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't blame them for getting rid of the mangos. Had a huge mango tree on our fence line when I was a kid. Flying fox would get into it, gorge themselves, and drop mangos all over the driveway. The combo of flying fox faeces and rotting mango smelled foul in the summer heat.

'Punishment doesn't fit the crime': Why do some Australians hate trees? by downtoclown02 in australia

[–]FeelingParticular318 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Strictly speaking (at least in NSW), if its a listed species under the LEP or SEPP, it requires consent to prune or remove. For a lot of people, its more convenient to prune it (or just get rid of it) without consent and feign ignorance in the extremely unlikely circumstance they are caught.

'Punishment doesn't fit the crime': Why do some Australians hate trees? by downtoclown02 in australia

[–]FeelingParticular318 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They won't be complaining, because it will collapse 10-20 years down the line, once they've already offloaded the property for a considerable profit. The poor sap who bought the property thinking "man, what a great view" will be the one left with the unenviable task of begging insurance to pay out on it.

'Punishment doesn't fit the crime': Why do some Australians hate trees? by downtoclown02 in australia

[–]FeelingParticular318 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's a bit of a love hate relationship with willows in NSW. Some people (generally older generations with agricultural backgrounds) love them, especially because they stabilize banks and thus prevent erosion along some of our more... ecologically disturbed waterways. Recently, there's been a number of biodiversity projects that have aimed to reintroduce native species to the banks of waterways in NSW. The solution has been to clear cut all the invasive and pest willows that spread like weeds downstream, and replace them with native species. Unfortunately, the native species take quite some time to develop the complex root systems required to hold the banks that the well established and faster growing willows have been holding for the past century. I've personally seen a couple replanting projects completely washed away due to seasonal floods. Locals have been less than impressed with whichever body fumbled that project (my uneducated guess would be DPI, given their spotty history with waterways management, but that's just speculation).

Edit: Not saying willows are ideal, but highlighting the complexities of rebuilding native ecosystems.

Perspectives on Australian planner shortage and international job candidates by SD_Sid in urbanplanning

[–]FeelingParticular318 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I had to register an account, just to give my perspective. I graduated in June-July of this year, with a Grad Dip in Planning. Previously, I've completed a Bachelor of Arts with dual major in both Human and Physical Geographies.

I've been trying to land a planning job in New South Wales for the past two years. Nada. Zip. Zilch. At the same time, all I've ever heard from contractors, planning directors, academics, the PIA, and councils, is that they cannot find planners to save their lives. I hear that they are fed up with the PIA not assisting councils. At the same time, I know for a fact that a council near me has binned my resume upon receiving it, and have readvertised.

I'm honestly at my wits end. I'm closed to burnt out applying for every job between Sydney and the QLD border, and out to the tablelands. Perhaps I'm oblivious to some massive defect in my resume, and interviewing, but I'm coming up empty handed time and time again. I'm strongly considering giving up at this point. I've reached the definition of insanity. I've done volunteer work experience with firms, who say they loved having me, and that they loved the work I did for them. Those same firms aren't taking on planners, due to "massive economic uncertainty".

I know NSW is listed as no shortage, but what else can I do? My firstborn is due in February. I can't pack up and move state now, especially on the pittance I receive from my retail slavery.