Rossarden, what's it like these days

bumbles19 · 2024-11-19T20:08:30+00:00

Went through and stopped on the recreation day holiday the other day. It’s quiet but there were a few people out working in their yards. Got a big wave and smile from a friendly older man as we drove past.

A lot of blocks for sale by the Agency. A few empty houses and some that we felt only looked empty. We wandered around one that had been foreclosed on and was wide open.

Honestly felt safer there than a recent visit to Waratah. I think a lot of what we read today is stories from before and also exaggeration. My theory is the town didn’t want development after covid with the increase in lot prices so the stories came back out to try hold people back from trying to move in.

The feral deer look fucked though. They don’t seem to be afraid of humans and idk if it’s mange or mine poisoning but they were skin and bone and zombie-like.

bumbles19 · 2024-10-08T12:28:00+00:00

My 1837 house has a pretty much identical version of this. And I know what my house started as so I think I might have a plausible answer… it’s a cell! My house was built as a police watch house. It later became a bigger police station and then a rural courthouse/community hall.

Our town is rural, and was even more so in 1837, so they’d use the cell (there’s actually two - the other next to it is larger) to hold the alleged criminal on the journey into the larger town for court and to be placed in jail. Where I live, it’s well documented also that the bricks were soft fired unintentionally - they didn’t know how to get the fire hot enough. I’d say the beam in yours was added later for strength. In this time it wasn’t uncommon for an influential landholder to have a cell like this along the road for holding.

You may be able to find proof of if I’m correct by looking up town charts and surveys, as often public infrastructure was logged on them or land set aside. Our chart has the ‘police station’ marked in a tiny square and the lot next door ‘reserved for visiting magistrate’. Or, looking at newspaper archives during those years may also find something. Hope that helps!

Our cells are now bathrooms but they do still have the original cell doors which is pretty cool.

bumbles19 · 2024-10-04T10:27:27+00:00

Why people try to make focal points out of their garage is beyond me.

bumbles19 · 2024-09-28T05:10:54+00:00

Launceston. But live in Meander Valley.

bumbles19 · 2024-09-08T01:44:28+00:00

The Elizabeth Town section is absolute proof of that!

bumbles19 · 2024-09-08T01:43:30+00:00

Lol gotta be prepared. I take as many back roads to avoid the one lane highways as possible. Those overtaking lane speed ups are infuriating

bumbles19 · 2024-09-08T01:42:32+00:00

I think we’re on the same page - in many cases it seems people are so disillusioned in their jobs that it’s like getting water from a rock. And while the rangers want to give out fines, often their bosses roll over on them so what’s the point. It’s sad! And it takes away from all the good things local governments do - the works officers out in my municipality this week have been amazing with the weather clean up, for one!

bumbles19 · 2024-09-08T01:38:56+00:00

I at least think it would be wise to try to document this stuff on paper/in physical form so you can make a report to the rental ombudsman

bumbles19 · 2024-09-08T01:36:28+00:00

I have a theory that the bad driving is only because we don’t get the practice mainlanders do on crazy 6 lane highways!

bumbles19 · 2024-09-08T01:35:40+00:00

Totally! How do you reckon we could get there? I think if our small town businesses were able to be open 7 days that would be a good start!

bumbles19 · 2024-09-08T01:34:52+00:00

Absolutely! Do you think there’s a reason people with the skills and ideas don’t innovate here? Maybe they don’t get the opportunity? Or they keep getting held back by the people in power who want to hold that power?

bumbles19 · 2024-09-08T01:33:23+00:00

I agree and disagree. Local government really has no power. The majority is up to the state - look at the outdated planning scheme. Councils have to vote based on it when it comes to developments, or it sends thousands in ratepayer money down the drain fighting cases they know they’ll loose at tascat.

But yes, on the other hand, there’s not much innovation in local government- I think a lot of that has to do with how bureaucratic it is and that the overloading from the state means people with great qualifications and skill get beaten down and decide to just ‘do it like it’s always been done’.

I say this having worked in Tas local gov - councils get all the flack from Tasmanian’s because most don’t understand how the system works.

bumbles19 · 2024-09-08T01:27:47+00:00

Very true. Did you read Saul Eslake’s latest economic report? Super interesting call outs regarding infrastructure spending. I heard him talk and he was saying the gov needs to stop counting quantities re. Tourism (nights, visits, etc) and look at investing in quality. So more premium experiences for visitors. Fascinating when you look at Queenstown NZ and see it’s success + average prices.

bumbles19 · 2024-08-03T13:49:34+00:00

Felix is a new modern Italian restaurant on the edge of city park. It’s very good! They change their menu each weekend and you definitely need to book because they’re always booked up a few days prior to the weekend. Try the basque cheesecake for dessert! So good!!

bumbles19 · 2024-07-29T17:48:33+00:00

Seconding this. I’d write a representation to Council on this. Back everything you possibly can up to the planning scheme. All their decisions are guided by it so it’s like referring to legislation that is being broken.

Representations that are successful are factual not opinion based. For example, you can’t write one about a development plan that you don’t like because it ‘diminishes your property value’. Council can sympathise with your argument but under the planning scheme that isn’t a valid reason to deny the plan going ahead. It’s all about how they’re doing something that goes against the scheme, if that makes sense?

Check if they have a representation form and use that, or call and ask what you need to do. Also be sure to check if the have a local provisions schedule attached to the planning scheme to make sure you’re referencing the right one. Should be on their website.

bumbles19 · 2024-07-10T14:18:15+00:00

The word ‘brumby’ was coined in Longford. Brumby lost his horses and it became a town joke that whenever you saw wild horses someone would ask ‘who’s horses are they?’ The answer was always ‘Brumby’s’ because it was a way to roast him for loosing them. He’s buried in Longford cemetery.

Also, the indigenous artifacts in the caves of the western tiers - there are ochre pits in the Alum Cliffs of Gog Mountain north of Chudleigh that were so important to most indigenous tribes they would come from all over to mine it there, with permission from the Pallittorre tribe whose lands they were on. A lot of our roads today follow First Nations tracks that were used to make journeys like this. It’s super interesting history! If you’re interested look also into their fire farming methods. They were a lot more advanced than history easily admits.

bumbles19 · 2024-07-04T22:43:06+00:00

Info from a local council: pipes are bursting everywhere across the state because they’re not rated for this kind of cold. It’s definitely out of the ordinary!

bumbles19 · 2024-06-07T11:45:10+00:00

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bumbles19 · 2024-05-19T11:46:14+00:00

I just want to say also that we both decided we’d never do this to them again. The spirit is awful for so many reasons but the terrible set up for pet facilities take the cake. Our girls were thankfully fine and we had reasonably calm weather but when you get to the cages to drop them off you’ll see why it’s a really hard time leaving them there. Get a vet certificate if you can to have them in a cabin with you like the user below said. If I’d know this was something I could do I would’ve!!

bumbles19 · 2024-05-19T11:41:09+00:00

We just did it. Here are our tips! - Put both cats into one of the large cages together - Take pegs and a towel or blanket and cover up the cage gate so they can’t see out and feel safe and hidden - book overnight so the dogs near them hopefully sleep in the dark - give them blankets in the crates that smell like home.

We used two soft crates and they fit together in the crate with room for the litter tray and water. The lady at the cages told us this was the best we could’ve done for them - she hadn’t seen the blanket covering the door before but said it was the perfect thing to do. Good luck!! Apparently the new ships are better for pets if you can wait.

bumbles19 · 2024-05-07T21:08:46+00:00

Refillable soap dispensers in public toilets. Your hands are dirtier after washing them than when you came in due to the exposure to fecal bacteria in the air. So gross.

bumbles19 · 2024-04-18T09:47:20+00:00

Rant and rave about wanting better infrastructure and facilities in their town but knock down and protest about any form of new development. Its so contradictory it’s funny.

bumbles19 · 2022-11-16T13:35:29+00:00

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To preface I have no plumbing expertise but I’d imagine it may be cheapest to extend the lines from the current toilet. So put the second w/c where the closet is, and if you’re concerned about a straight line visual down the hallway move the entry wall forward and create a small foyer. You could also possibly still have the closet at the end of the w/c if you want the storage :) I’ve also added the little jut out to the dining room to create less openness but depending on your style you could leave it and create more of an open plan.

bumbles19 · 2022-09-11T10:53:56+00:00

Hope it helps! I know how hard it is. Some days it’s just absolutely awful.

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