Yarra Ranges asks for feedback on their housing strategy - the big silence is on whole house Airbnb type accommodation that is destroying our housing availability, both through rising prices of housing and rents and through lack of rental availability. Not to forget the loss of neighbours while streets turn into temporary tourist accommodation. https://shaping.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/housing-strategy-2023?fbclid=IwAR1FAntirNQp7IGAYvRIM2VTAEg39Xn9IC55Xo_EiywqDWJ7_L6Wed8vdow

Prof. Richard W. Butler's work in 1980 started a discussion about tourism carrying capacity and sustainability. He saw that tourism attractions are fragile and need to be carefully managed so that they are not allowed to exceed their capacity limits. After all, who wants to stay at a resort that feels overcrowded and over-commercialised? As Butler points out, … Continue reading The Rise and Decline of Tourist Destinations – The Butler Model

"A ferocious blaze that destroyed a large golf clubhouse in Victoria's Yarra Valley was caused by charging lithium-ion batteries, firefighters have ruled." And yet e-bikes will be on the new 165kms of Mountain Bike Trails scheduled to be built on our most fireprone mountains. Another cause of lithium battery fires? Physical damage to the battery. Accidents … Continue reading Cause of ferocious blaze that destroyed Victorian golf clubhouse revealed – 9News – 17 October 2023

Three injured mountain bikers have been rescued after flying off their bikes on Derby trails this weekend. https://pulsehobart.com.au/news/three-mountain-bikers-injured-while-riding-derby-trails/?fbclid=IwAR1waxoJEJykKmTXI3vVi57UtDbDWl56z4qq3seIO0XKuqo_Hj40meic34M