tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post4167108516662402707..comments2024-01-20T10:32:53.309+10:00Comments on CairnsBlog.net: 'Cairns is the fastest growing region in Australia' - Filip BinstMichael P Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890121680113642715noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-67436727714706571732010-07-28T09:00:36.097+10:002010-07-28T09:00:36.097+10:00Interesting stream. However, Stinhambo, could you...Interesting stream. However, Stinhambo, could you desist from the "moving forward" word combo. I think we have enough of that elsewhere at present.Lillian at Yorkeysnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-71141796937234905072010-07-27T07:53:38.850+10:002010-07-27T07:53:38.850+10:00"Council needs our views". Here's mi..."Council needs our views". Here's mine: Put a population cap over the entire CRC region. Of course, the developers of shopping centres, tower blocks and cane farm land will scream like stuck pigs. They want to continue with their unsustainable growth projects until the Far North resembles the South East. When they achieve that, who has benefitted?Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-10650879400205759392010-07-26T15:37:31.415+10:002010-07-26T15:37:31.415+10:00I've been here 20 years now, and it was a far ...I've been here 20 years now, and it was a far better place to live then than now, the influx of people has done nothing for Cairns, just given us traffic jams and unemployment.<br /><br />Enough is enough, we don't need or want any more people here, stay where you are.Curiousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-72391106758947997962010-07-26T12:49:47.098+10:002010-07-26T12:49:47.098+10:00I absolutely agree with Frank and Tom. More people...I absolutely agree with Frank and Tom. More people means decline in lifestyle - the Council's attitude (especially the previous Council) is as if we were obliged to provide for those wanting to relocate to Cairns. It's not everybody's right, it's a privilege to live in this part of the world and one simple solution would be to make the real estate unaffordable to most like it is in Sydney and other big cities. That would stop the exodus! <br />When we came to Cairns in the early seventies, we used to swim naked in Mossman Gorge, camp at Davies Creek (with our two dogs), no problem finding parking spot in the city .... and now? Has our standard of living gone up?Michael. Cairnsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-86113738511477906382010-07-26T10:20:58.494+10:002010-07-26T10:20:58.494+10:00Cheaper housing? It's not cheap, it's stil...Cheaper housing? It's not cheap, it's still overpriced!<br /><br />It may be nice up here but it's hundreds of kilometers from anywhere and our shopping experiences are led by dull high street franchises and shopping malls.<br /><br />We have no cycle network, no metro/tram/rail system so you have to drive everywhere.<br /><br />Housing is limited to concrete blocks with identikit layouts, restrictive and dull covenants and no community, local business incentives or connection to our surroundings.<br /><br />Cairns is becoming quite dull with regards to architecture, shopping and recreation.<br /><br />I love this city/town because of the natural beauty and what it could be but it needs a proper mission statement and goal for council to "move forward" with any structure.stinhambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01622569986127283964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-31519014726675764642010-07-26T09:52:57.411+10:002010-07-26T09:52:57.411+10:00Well I can't say I'm that impressed with t...Well I can't say I'm that impressed with the climate lately.Hingeheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05626341770990345544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-35110291491796063232010-07-26T09:08:34.567+10:002010-07-26T09:08:34.567+10:00I remember the last time Real Estate was quiet in ...I remember the last time Real Estate was quiet in the late 90s and the papers were full of Estate Agents telling us it was all "about" to break out. If you repeat it often enough you'll inevitably be right somewhere down the track I suppose, whether it be five years, ten years...Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-42882139206154621622010-07-26T08:40:10.054+10:002010-07-26T08:40:10.054+10:00The armada of caravans from Victoria is the root c...The armada of caravans from Victoria is the root cause of this crisis. We need to stop the caravans coming. Turn them round!<br /><br />Will this crisis boost the FNQ Party or the Queensland Party? I guess the FNQ Party would give us border protection at the Johnson River, whereas the Queensland Party would stop the bastids at the NSW border. <br /><br />A tough choice.Syd Walkerhttp://sydwalker.info/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-32953466426012550772010-07-26T08:10:00.392+10:002010-07-26T08:10:00.392+10:00Enough is enough, put a gate across the highway at...Enough is enough, put a gate across the highway at Gordonvale and turn 'em back to Townsville.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-22753269678865807212010-07-26T07:41:28.004+10:002010-07-26T07:41:28.004+10:00i think we all wished this translated to a stable ...i think we all wished this translated to a stable economy also.... Cairns is in a world of pain right now.. Lets hope things improve soon..Jason Harripnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-49278079432511676392010-07-26T07:39:12.158+10:002010-07-26T07:39:12.158+10:00Growth (in population) doesn’t necessarily mean go...Growth (in population) doesn’t necessarily mean good: it means more pressure on our fragile environment, which if not managed well can mean the lifestyle factors people move to Cairns for are lost. It means, for example, more pressure to build infrastructure including dams that result in the flooding of pristine rainforest (e.g. Lake Morris), more waste that needs to be disposed of (lest it pollutes the air, water and soil), more houses creeping up our hill slopes (and thus loss of native flora and fauna, not to mention beautiful vistas), more dormitory suburbs and high-rise apartments (and less sense of a neighbourly community, thus contributing to social problems), and more traffic (and thus pressure to build more roads and freeways). As much as we all want to live in Cairns, we don’t want the region to face the over-population crisis of south-east Queensland.Franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-48163744174604049542010-07-26T07:02:09.037+10:002010-07-26T07:02:09.037+10:00I reckon a lot of the growth between 2004 - 2009 w...I reckon a lot of the growth between 2004 - 2009 was the number of "subbies" moving into the area for work on the explosion of apartments. These apartments were marketed to those down south and to the miners with cash in their pockets. With the Council rubber stamping any Building Application that came before them, the likes of Hedley, Glencorp, CEC, CMC bought up every available bit of land and stuck an apartment on it. With the demise of these "carpetbaggers" the subbies were left unpaid and with mortgages. How many have moved on? It will be interesting to see the statistics for 2010.<br />Yes we moved here for the weather and the lifestyle and we are fortunate to be employed.Jude Johnstonnoreply@blogger.com