Reject Bike Tracks in Yarra Ranges National Park – VNPA.org.au – 19 December 2021

It’s not the job of national parks to “facilitate tourism growth”. The Yarra Ranges Council wants to build 44 trails spanning 177 kilometres as part of The Warburton Mountain Bike Destination. A large part of this project is planned within the Yarra Ranges National Park. https://vnpa.org.au/warburton-bike-track-take-action/?fbclid=IwAR1djAefVylmSUEps4EHMLGAAcOZDTKRAkyrmuXUjhrkskBV8nZO7mj5gVk

Trudeau asks for ban on foreign homebuyers, end to blind bidding – Urbanised 18 December, 2021

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tasked his housing minister with creating a temporary ban on foreign homebuyers purchasing a non-recreational property. https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/trudeau-foreign-homebuyers-ban-blind-bidding?fbclid=IwAR0mHmuiyye3HN7AWW14pcOdggZdlOjXNA7EBGrLzNuwEpdsirHRbEG5AZU

Young professional couples on the NSW far south coast face the prospect of living in a tent this summer unless the critical rental crisis improves, according to local housing providers. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-09/housing-crisis-pushes-young-workers-into-tents-as-options-dry-up/100682144?fbclid=IwAR3KIQbJhLilJzGdHGTFMnJ4vUH-CoFf0kyrhKkM3t_9-IdcjrP59j7tTmI

Young professional couples on the NSW far south coast face the prospect of living in a tent this summer unless the critical rental crisis improves, according to local housing providers. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-09/housing-crisis-pushes-young-workers-into-tents-as-options-dry-up/100682144?fbclid=IwAR2dPlwkPhZxg7z4lD-Srf9LDU29Pc7DyKjGG9fIW_HPZY8GBBaWfTDmqEM