Don't we love overseas visitors

All hire cars should also be required to carry a shovel and the drivers told why it is there and how to use it correctly.

Why didnt you get his rego no and report him to the EPA, they would have jumped on him like a ton of bricks. Son spotted some workers dropping tar on a quite back lane, rang me. I contacted the EPA and they where their in 15mins.
Cheers Pete

Gee I could add so much to that but i would be moderated. Grrr
While we were up Yeppoon we had a chat to two O/S travellers in a van. They didn't know what prohibited meant they couldn't pronounce it properly. They said it was written on a sign where they camped the night before. So then we went through many other things not to do in Aus.

I can't beleive you did not call the police

Did you have a camera, or a phone, or either or both ??

Ummmmmmm, judging by the number of soiled disposable nappies and other items connected with them that seem to be multiplying on the roadsides, and in rest areas around this great country,it's not just the o'seas visitors who dont give a you know what.

2 weeks ago while camped in the Kings Canyon Resort Camping area, two sets of young German tourists in old station wagons snuck in and free-camped next to us. They left behind a trail of litter and toilet paper around where their vehicles were parked and left at the crack of dawn. We cleaned up their mess. SCUM!!!

I'm not German but I've been there quite a few times and it's a very clean nice place. All countries have their knuckleheads...we've got plenty. Mike

The thing is though,whats the point whinging on here about it, when you could have done something about it? Really, no point complaining now, cause they think its ok to do so they will keep doing it.

The more WE as proud Australians start to dob in hoons,vandals,thieves & other undesirables the better this country will be for all. I know that in the "heat" of the moment we sometimes do not react or behaviour probably as we should it is only after an event we think "Gosh I should have done this or that" With technology the way it is, ie...mobile phones to take picture,video & audio record incidents we as good citizens are more capable of recording acts that are anti social. You do not have to give evidence in court if you have recorded the event on camera etc......The recorded image like a photo is very hard evidence to rebut. I have in the past recorded via a video, vandals destroying property & handed the tape to Parks Vic. The evidence & file were sent to local Police at the town where the vandals lived. On being interviewed all facts put to the offenders were denied until shown the video evidence which placed them at the scene & in the car. This evidence could not be disputed & a subsequent admission & guilty plea in court. I did not have to give evidence & basically not involved in the proceedings. I do not believe we all have to go around "dobbing" in everyone however..."evil prevails when good men do nothing"

Don't just blame the overseas tourists for not doing the right thing. A few years ago, we were in the Vic High Country enjoying lunch when these vehicles pulled up and everyone jumped out including the dogs despite signs being around banning dogs. When the wife went closer with the camera and started taking photo's of the dogs with the vehicle rego numbers, they quickly packed up and left. We noticed on the way out that the sign banning dogs had been backed into and smashed although it was in good shape on the way in. The vehicles were all Vic registered and definitely not overseas tourists. We sent the photo's to Vic National Parks but have no idea wether it was followed up or not.

Atitudes are changing, I know a lot of fishery offences are reported now because most people carry mobiles, and can ring fisheries and dob them in.
Cheers Pete

Dumping toilet waste illegally is not limited to the overseas tourist.

You should have got his number and let the EPA track him down.
With you as a witness they would tracked him down and given him an almighty kick in the back side

I'll bet you the're the same type of people who like to have a whinge but do nothing about their issue.

"this is what overseas............" do us a favour mate

good old Australian xenophobia

Go up to Inskip like we did earlier this year and see all the crap paper hanging in the trees and unburied "parcels" lying around

“I can assure you that if it had been possible I would have taken some action, as I have a very short fuse.
Ted”

Interesting comment!

This wording certainly implies that you would consider physical violence to resolve an issue!

Yet you complain about the people breaking the law.

A modicum of hypocrisy?

Have you reported the incident to the hire company?

Did you consider reporting the hire company to the EPA?

Either they could have worn the complaint (and possible fine) or did a check of their books and given the names of German citizens who returned cars about that time to the EPA to investigate through further.

I am assuming that you can detect differences between European accents to pin point the person as a German, and was a visitor to this country. He may have been a citizen of this country who had not lost his accent (I can safely assume that he wasn’t a refugee/illegal immigrant).

There are so many things you could have done within the law; (even outside the law…an assault would have meant his return to Australia to give evidence at your trial) yet you choose to complain in a forum with a number of reasons to excuse your inactivity and express your xenophobic attitudes.