ESMAP - Outer Melbourne Directory

BUGGER... I messaged him earlier to say he could have mine... I suddenly realised I seem to be short one fridge slide for a 110l waeco... ;-))

You're putting me on!?

There, surely, can be no data on the CFA maps which is not available from existing sources or from an overflight in an aircraft? How could such information be considered "Private"?

I'm probably more in favour of keeping information out of the public arena than most but this bloody stupid privacy legislation has gone much too far.

Mike Harding

PS. Does that mean my existing ESMAP is now illegal?

I believe the reason the CFA stopped selling these was that they included property owners information printed on the maps to aid with evacuations.

This clearly contravenes the current privacy act and apparantly it would cost too much to print without so they gave up.

Peter

I have no knowledge of the details of the act but given that name/address info. is available from the electoral roll and (I think?) for property owners the Land Registry and probably the phone book and didn't / don't? some councils sell lists of rate payers - then the whole thing sounds very silly.

Mike Harding

pjchris is basically right Mike,

The region maps showed the location of properties and the name of the occupants / owners, for whatever reason it was decreed that these could not be sold to the public and were for Emergency Services use only.

The ESMAP is slightly different, as it never showed peoples details, and still wont, it's more that there will only be a limited print run. So your current ESMAP is still legal, you'll just have trouble getting a hold of the new one.

Grinner

Hey mate

Got one from Blue, ESMAP that is, has some great info.

Glad the calibre of books is good there too

lol

Crazie

so, gota get the welder out again do ya ?

yes, lots of brochures etc, lots of shiny things, see ya