Rant!

It does not matter here you go , city or country, why people cannot hold onto their rubbish and dispose of their rubbish properly ( and it is not hard to do) frustrates me too.....BUT do not let it ruin your holiday/adventure.
It still gives me great pleasure to travel out there and when I stop I will sometimes clean up a little as well, if I'm in the mood to do so, even if it is only to make my camping area better.
Maybe by our example we can influence others to do likewise.

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Because people today have no respect, and don't give a stuff about things like littering anymore. It's a pretty sad indictment of how our country has changed.

At a beautiful scenic lookout on the sunny coast WITH Rubbish bins provided for easy disposal of waste. There were piles of fast food wrappers and containers 90% Maccas and KFC thrown over the lookout.

I t had to be a deliberate act to throw rubbish rather than put it in a bin or at least leave it where it could be easily picked up and collected.

I just could not believe people bother to come to a beautiful spot and just so they can deliberately rubbish it.

Lets face it An earlier govt brought in a Bill of Rights so that now everyone's attitude is

"Only I matter and I can do as I like".

I would hate to see the houses that some live in if thats how they treat the rest of the country.
I worked for several years in a National Park and we used to give anyone who littered heaps.
But back then people were generally more considerate but some still did it.

Until some pride is instilled in people it will never change.

Have a look down by the airport in Halls Creek for instance.

Lovely place.!!!!!!!!!

I must say though, Australia is one of the cleanest countries in the world that I have been to. In terms of litter.

Brian,

When ever we pull up for a break while on the road the 2 kids run around and collect all the aluminium cans hehehe
They get bugger all for them but it is a great way to teach them to help clean up after people who don't know any better.


Cheers Kev

As Derryn Hinch use to say. "We treat our country like it belongs to someone else" Maybe he's correct maybe not. What is correct,manners,respect & pride are taught at our schools (this is where it all should start "teach our children well")however it's what examples children are given elsewhere which harms this country & our way of life. As I have said in previous posts, with the modern technology available to ALL of us, mainly mobile phones, photograph the people you see committing illegal acts & report them. A nice fine of $500 (in some shires) may change their slack & disgusting attitudes. I know someone on this forum will take me to task & say "You have to catch them in the act" "I am not a dobber" & "It's not my business & why should I do the job authorities get paid to do?" Yep, you're in a democratic country so the decision is yours. That disgusting Moron who was on a current affairs program recently for dumping asbestos & other chemiclas in the bush!! He had a previous fine handed to him by the court...$180,000...yet he is at it again. The court should have disqualified him from driving & cancelled his registration on the vehicle used in the commission of the offences. So when he gets stopped by the EPA or Cops he is driving whilst disqualified & locked up....simple

I walked my young boys home from school a while back, its a fair hike but the car was out of action. We are very lucky in that the 2nd half of our walk (close to home) we have the option to walk along the river. As we walked, all a bit worn out (I'd already done the walk to school and back in the morning and again to school in the afternoon - I am NOT fit) and I kept calling my oldest (Mr 8) to hurry up because he was always behind. Unusual for him as he usually runs ahead, so I stopped and waited for him to catch up to discover that he had been stopping to pick up rubbish along the way. He carried it all the way home as there was no bin. He had been learning about endangered animals at school and had learnt about the harm that litter can do to them.

Yes there are many who do the wrong thing, but some kids are learning well so I believe that we can have hope for the future.

Jude