Ocean level rise or the big freeze on half the planet?

[T1 Terry]

That wasn't nice Terry!
Gotta wonder why people from all the other states are racing up there tho?

Nostalgia maybe, wanting to live back in the olden days

T1 Terry

[native pepper]

That wasn't nice Terry!
Gotta wonder why people from all the other states are racing up there tho?

They're living in la la land thinking climate change is only temporary and won't effect them. Have friends who decided to move to the gold coast area a few year ago, told them they would regret it as climate change ramped up, but they laughed and moved. Now they are complaining as they've been flooded out twice, battling their insurance company and spent huge amounts of money renovating after each flood. They been told after each flood by the authorities and local politicians it's only a once in 1000 years event, but it's become rather regular. Now they can't sell their house as it's now in declared flood zone and no on wants it, the lands slipped, drive way washed away and the house is becoming uninhabitable. So they've lost their life savings, house, a couple of cars, lots of other stuff and stuck in a disaster zone.

[supersparky]

Whereabouts on the Gold Coast is that, NP?

[Noggins]

That wasn't nice Terry!
Gotta wonder why people from all the other states are racing up there tho?

They're living in la la land thinking climate change is only temporary and won't effect them. Have friends who decided to move to the gold coast area a few year ago, told them they would regret it as climate change ramped up, but they laughed and moved. Now they are complaining as they've been flooded out twice, battling their insurance company and spent huge amounts of money renovating after each flood. They been told after each flood by the authorities and local politicians it's only a once in 1000 years event, but it's become rather regular. Now they can't sell their house as it's now in declared flood zone and no on wants it, the lands slipped, drive way washed away and the house is becoming uninhabitable. So they've lost their life savings, house, a couple of cars, lots of other stuff and stuck in a disaster zone.

Bout time for a "Jewish Fire Sale "Hmmm

[Greynomad]

You mean a “Jewish Stocktake”.

The Anti-Discrimination people are after you now…

[native pepper]

Whereabouts on the Gold Coast is that, NP?

Not sure, have to ask the drummer, she's in contact with them I just get it second hand. Used to play with the bloke way back for awhile.

[native pepper]

Whereabouts on the Gold Coast is that, NP?

Well, got that wrong. It was more than 20 years ago they moved, but not to the gold coast but near Lismore I'm now told. It was another drummer that moved to the gold coast near Paradise point and haven't heard from them since the we met up at the Wangaratta jazz and blues festival a few years ago.

[supersparky]

Some of those low lying areas around Lismore have been flooding on a semi regular basis for years. I really don't know how the local shire allowed the houses to be built there. Those new to the district are getting ripped off.

[T1 Terry]

Some of those low lying areas around Lismore have been flooding on a semi regular basis for years. I really don't know how the local shire allowed the houses to be built there. Those new to the district are getting ripped off.

There are areas in every city in every state that have the same issues. There should be a system that allows the people who bought property in these areas to sue both the councillor/s council management, who allowed these areas to be rezoned .... and the developer who applied to have the area rezoned ...... that would put an end to all this nonsense .....

T1 Terry

[Greynomad]

T1,
That’s the situation for vast swathes of Melbourne.
The area we lived in had a height above mean sea level of FOUR metres.
Climate forecasts indicate that, worst case, the area could be “extreme waterfront” properties within a century.
(ie. “underwater”!)
Best case: the water table underneath them will be about a metre or less. Good luck laying waterpipes, underground power etc for new houses in that!
The contractors building the new Westgate Tunnel are already facing huge problems with waterlogged substrate… that’s AFTER they dug through the thick layer of chemically contaminated soil on the old industrial sites.