BellingenNSW<p>Koala! Go fetch our data!</p><p>An underweight koala, with several high-tech monitoring devices attached to its body is lost in a bulldozed habitat. It is making way for cars and a highway. The endangered animal had " a collar with a VHF tracker around its neck, a pin stitched between its shoulder blades and a blue tag on its ear."<br>>><br><a href="https://au.news.yahoo.com/koala-wearing-mysterious-devices-on-busy-road-sparks-concern-whats-going-on-062151602.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">au.news.yahoo.com/koala-wearin</span><span class="invisible">g-mysterious-devices-on-busy-road-sparks-concern-whats-going-on-062151602.html</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/koalas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>koalas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/harassment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harassment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/mobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mobility</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/telemetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>telemetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/monitoring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monitoring</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/tracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tracking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/LogisticsWarehouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LogisticsWarehouse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/VegetationClearing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VegetationClearing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/machines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>machines</span></a></p>
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BellingenNSW<p>The human carnage on the roads - "accidents" and road violence</p><p>"In Australia, a country with a terrible occurrence and societal acceptance of violent road deaths (would we, for example, be so lackadaisical about the death “toll” were we measuring killings, accidental and otherwise, involving knives or dogs or lawnmowers?), we are culturally imbued with notions of our “rights” rather than our “privileges” when it comes to motor vehicle driving. Something to do with our vast expanses and wide-open roads perhaps."<br>>><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/18/when-dad-couldnt-drive-any-more-it-was-devastating-but-he-was-just-too-old" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/mar/18/when-dad-couldnt-drive-any-more-it-was-devastating-but-he-was-just-too-old</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RoadViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoadViolence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SUVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SUVs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/accident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accident</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RoadTrauma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoadTrauma</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RoadTrafficFatalities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoadTrafficFatalities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roadkill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roadkill</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sprawl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Australians’ love affair with monster family cars</p><p>"These big cars are fuelling congestion, blocking up streets and outstripping the size of car parks, leading to calls to build bigger ones – dismaying safety and environment advocates."</p><p>"The Monash University Accident Research Centre has also found that larger cars are much more likely to cause deaths and serious injuries to other people when they’re in an accident."</p><p>“We’re breathing emissions, our children are breathing emissions...You’re polluting the air.”<br>>><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/15/you-have-unmet-needs-the-psychology-behind-australias-love-affair-with-big-cars" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/mar/15/you-have-unmet-needs-the-psychology-behind-australias-love-affair-with-big-cars</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SUVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SUVs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>families</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>identity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/schoolrun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>schoolrun</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RoadViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoadViolence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/standards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>standards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governance</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>The deadly 3,000kg car bloat trend</p><p>Australians are obsessed with SUVs and huge utes, but experts say they are making our roads deadlier</p><p>"Also in recent years, Australia has spectacularly failed at its mission of bringing down road deaths and serious injuries. Speed – and their proclivity to be driven faster – and overall height make larger vehicles far more likely to kill or cause serious injury when hitting pedestrians, cyclists, motorbikes and smaller cars."</p><p>"Newstead warns how this mentality can lead to an arms race to larger cars for those wanting to bolster their own safety. Crucially, if a driver can’t make eye contact with a pedestrians, “they are going to drive as though they aren’t there”"<br>>><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/13/australian-suv-huge-ute-obsession-roads-more-dangerous" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/mar/13/australian-suv-huge-ute-obsession-roads-more-dangerous</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/vehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vehicles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SUVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SUVs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/speeding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speeding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RoadViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoadViolence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/drivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drivers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pedestrians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pedestrians</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CarBloat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarBloat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CarMinds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarMinds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cyclists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyclists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>families</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SchoolDropOffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SchoolDropOffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SacrificeZone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SacrificeZone</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/failure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>failure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>The driver<br>"crashed through a safety barrier and boundary fence before flying through the air and smashing onto the house." >><br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-26/car-crashes-onto-roof-of-home-at-port-macquarie/104982730" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-02-26/car</span><span class="invisible">-crashes-onto-roof-of-home-at-port-macquarie/104982730</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/flying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flying</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/speed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/crashes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crashes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MidNorthCoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MidNorthCoast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Highway expansions and road widening<br>How America (Australia) Can Break Its Highway Addiction</p><p>"After a century of rampant roadbuilding, the U.S. highway network is ubiquitous, dominating the American landscape in bucolic rural settings as well as dense urban ones. Rather than being a tool for mobility, it has become a monument to an auto-centric lifestyle that fouls the air and depletes the public coffers. Neither the country nor the planet can afford to keep expanding it."</p><p>"At the federal level, even asking questions about the collective climate impact of highway building appears verboten."<br>>><br><a href="https://slate.com/business/2024/08/construction-traffic-cars-driving-transportation-highway.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">slate.com/business/2024/08/con</span><span class="invisible">struction-traffic-cars-driving-transportation-highway.html</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sprawl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/highways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highways</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/expansion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>expansion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/automobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>automobility</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/industry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>industry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/asphalt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asphalt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Motordom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Motordom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ClimateBreakdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateBreakdown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CoffsHarbour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoffsHarbour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/bellingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bellingen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GlenifferRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlenifferRoad</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Zero road deaths - An unmet target</p><p>"Time-series projecting road traffic fatalities in Australia: Insights for targeted safety interventions<br>Projections for 2030, 2040, and 2050 show Australia won't achieve its zero-fatalities vision."<br>>><br><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020138325000269" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencedirect.com/science/arti</span><span class="invisible">cle/pii/S0020138325000269</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/speeding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speeding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RoadTrafficFatalities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoadTrafficFatalities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RTFs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RTFs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ZeroRoadDeaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZeroRoadDeaths</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/failure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>failure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/holidays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>holidays</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/rural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rural</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/risks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>risks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Bellingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bellingen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/enforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enforcement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ActiveTransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActiveTransport</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Intentional road crashes <br>In Australia, fatal road crashes are climbing again.</p><p>"Suicide or accident? The hidden complexities of intentional road crashes in Australia<br>International research suggests driver suicides may account for up to 8–9% of all fatal road crashes. But studies indicate up to half of these cases may go unreported."</p><p>"Between 2001 and 2017, the rate of suicide involving a road vehicle collision in Australia nearly doubled from 0.125 per 100,000 people to 0.25 per 100,000. "</p><p>"Unlike most other suicide methods, road vehicle collisions pose a significant risk to others.Intentional crashes can involve unsuspecting drivers, passengers and pedestrians, turning a personal act of self-harm into a broader public safety issue."<br>>><br><a href="https://theconversation.com/suicide-or-accident-the-hidden-complexities-of-intentional-road-crashes-in-australia-248673" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/suicide-or</span><span class="invisible">-accident-the-hidden-complexities-of-intentional-road-crashes-in-australia-248673</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/drivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drivers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/crashes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crashes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/males" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>males</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/accident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accident</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pedestrians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pedestrians</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/harm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/risks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>risks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/rage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/mobilitydesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mobilitydesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/speed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/acceleration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acceleration</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Where is the walking and cycling infrastructure ?<br>Let's redirect funding from roads to walking and cycling infrastructure. </p><p>"Australia spends $714 per person on roads every year – but just 90 cents goes to walking, wheeling and cycling. Unfortunately, that’s how much the Australian government has invested per person annually on walking, wheeling and cycling over the past 20 years."</p><p>"As a result of this over-investment in car road-building, Australia has the smallest number of walking trips of 15 comparable countries across Western Europe and North America. Many Australians are dependent on cars because they have no other choice in terms of transport options." </p><p>"Road use is inherently dangerous – in Australia last year, more than 1,300 people died on our roads, which is more than 25 people a week." </p><p>"The typical Australian household spends 17% of its income on transport – with car ownership making up 92.5% of that figure, compared to 7.5% on public transport."</p><p>"A major source of all emissions in Australia are from driving."<br> <br>"Redirecting funding from the current road budget makes the most sense, because getting more people walking, wheeling and cycling eases pressure on the transport system (think of school holiday traffic). "</p><p>"When it comes to transport, the saying goes “we get what we build” – so if we build more roads, we get more people driving. If we build paths, we get more people walking and cycling short journeys and our roads are less congested."<br>>><br><a href="https://theconversation.com/australia-spends-714-per-person-on-roads-every-year-but-just-90-cents-goes-to-walking-wheeling-and-cycling-247902" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/australia-</span><span class="invisible">spends-714-per-person-on-roads-every-year-but-just-90-cents-goes-to-walking-wheeling-and-cycling-247902</span></a></p><p>The Australian and NSW governments are funding the $2,200,000,000 ($2.2 billion), 14-kilometre Coffs Harbour bypass project. Cars will save 12 minutes. Imagine the walking and cycling infrastructure...<br><a href="https://www.pacifichighway.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/media/documents/2023/coffs_harbour_bypass_project_update_june_2023.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pacifichighway.nsw.gov.au/site</span><span class="invisible">s/default/files/media/documents/2023/coffs_harbour_bypass_project_update_june_2023.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/lobby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lobby</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/highways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highways</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/upgrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>upgrade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/traffic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traffic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/congestion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congestion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/OECD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OECD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ActiveTransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActiveTransport</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Bellingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bellingen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CarDependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarDependency</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Australia’s road toll hits 12-year high as pedestrian and cyclist fatalities rise<br>'Upgrades to nowhere'</p><p>"Government figures show 1,300 people died on the roads last year in a rate of increase not seen since the 1960s. Last year’s road toll was 18.5% higher than 2021, when a 10-year plan to halve road deaths was introduced. Pedestrian deaths rose from 156 in 2023 to 167 in 2024, a 7.1% increase, while cyclist deaths jumped from 34 in 2023 to 38 in 2024, an 11.8% increase."<br>>><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/27/australia-road-toll-2024-1300-deaths-highest-in-more-than-a-decade" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/jan/27/australia-road-toll-2024-1300-deaths-highest-in-more-than-a-decade</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SUVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SUVs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RoadToll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoadToll</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pedestrians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pedestrians</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/failure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>failure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Koala hotspot 'discovered' </p><p>Thermal drones found one of the state's highest density koala populations. <br>"If each landowner does one small project … all of these projects add up into something really worthwhile."</p><p>Koalas face extinction in New South Wales within the next 25 years.</p><p>Bellingen accelerates the demise of the species by <br>Logging and clear felling the marsupials' habitat. <br>Encouraging speeding combustion engines by increasing and widening roads. <br>Road and pet density set up koalas for injuries and death.<br>Many cattle properties avoid trees to make "the land yield results". <br>The five acre hobby kingdoms are mostly manicure lawns and exotic flora and fauna.<br>>><br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-12/koala-hotspot-discovered-near-taree-nsw/104716726" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-01-12/koa</span><span class="invisible">la-hotspot-discovered-near-taree-nsw/104716726</span></a></p><p>Road and dog density contribute to the extinction of koalas >><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/113780120808451330" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.au/@Bellingen/1137801</span><span class="invisible">20808451330</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/koalas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>koalas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cattle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Taree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taree</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MidNorthCoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MidNorthCoast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/LandOwners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LandOwners</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Bellingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bellingen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSWLogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSWLogging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FCNSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FCNSW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extinction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dogs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GlenifferRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlenifferRoad</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Transport systems designed around the car: congestion</p><p>“You can’t build your way out of congestion, not in the long term...The standard description is that putting extra lanes on a road is a cure for congestion, in the same way that buying larger pants is a cure for obesity."</p><p>“The more capacity you provide, the more people will drive, and it doesn’t get anywhere in the end. Congestion is one of those things that really suggests that we need to invest more in public transport, and we need to take careful thought about how we actually develop new areas, because the more we design and build car dependent areas, the more congestion we’ll have.”<br>>><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/08/brisbane-traffic-congestion-ranked-10th-worst-in-world-but-experts-question-black-box-analysis" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/jan/08/brisbane-traffic-congestion-ranked-10th-worst-in-world-but-experts-question-black-box-analysis</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/congestion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congestion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/traffic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traffic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Bellingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bellingen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GlenifferRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlenifferRoad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CoffsHarbour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoffsHarbour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/highways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highways</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Australia's lack of fuel security</p><p>"Our way of life <br>depends upon cheaper oil and fuel coming from overseas, but it does so at the cost of our security and resilience...The thought of not having food in cupboards and fridges or prescription medicines would likely exercise people's minds a lot more than the ill-informed thoughts they had during COVID about toilet paper." >><br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/australia-fuel-security-falling-short-foi-war-game-report/104745210" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/aus</span><span class="invisible">tralia-fuel-security-falling-short-foi-war-game-report/104745210</span></a></p><p>Tangled up in oil in Petrotopia<br><a href="https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/113773037156395951" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.au/@Bellingen/1137730</span><span class="invisible">37156395951</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/vulnerabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vulnerabilities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/fuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fuel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oil</span></a> <a 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target="_blank">#<span>FuelSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MSO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/WayofLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WayofLife</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Tangled up in oil in Petrotopia</p><p>Imagine life on an Island that has to import 91% of fuel from overseas.<br>And the entire matrix of the place has been set up for oil dependency a century ago.</p><p>Without a car there is no mobility (in Petrotopia)<br>Without a car one can't get stuff (made /transported by fossil fuels)<br>Without a car one can't get to work or other places<br>Without a car one can't drop off the kids <br>Without a car one can't empty the dogs<br>Without a car one can't go for a walk<br>Without a car /mower one can't do the endless lawns<br>Without a car/ boat/ plane one can't re-create or have a holiday</p><p>Australia is reliant on imports for around 91% of fuel consumption. <br><a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/australia-91-reliant-on-foreign-oil-research-report/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">australiainstitute.org.au/post</span><span class="invisible">/australia-91-reliant-on-foreign-oil-research-report/</span></a></p><p>Bondre, N. (2023). Petromobility and Energy Coloniality in Puerto Rico: Reading Luis Rafael Sánchez’s La Guaracha Del Macho Camacho. Green Letters, 27(2), 219–238. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/14688417.2023.2243488" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1080/14688417.2023.</span><span class="invisible">2243488</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/petroleum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petroleum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/fuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fuel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/mobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mobility</span></a> modernity <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/dependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dependency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EnergyDependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyDependency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/islands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>islands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/automobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>automobility</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/malls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malls</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/highways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highways</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Petrotopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Petrotopia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PetroMelancholia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PetroMelancholia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CarDependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarDependency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ClimateBreakdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateBreakdown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/transformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transformation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/societies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>societies</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>"A cyclist has died after a group of riders and a car collided on Saturday afternoon near Armidale, NSW police said."<br>or<br>A cyclist was killed after a driver of a car crashed into a group of cyclists on Saturday afternoon near Armidale, Long Swamp Road, NSW >><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/14/armidale-nsw-cycling-car-crash-rider-dies-after-collision-with-group-of-riders-ntwnfb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2024/dec/14/armidale-nsw-cycling-car-crash-rider-dies-after-collision-with-group-of-riders-ntwnfb</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MSM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Koalas - We are just letting them die on our roads</p><p>"Fencing installed to protect koalas from being hit by passing vehicles had been damaged.The koala went straight underneath the truck – not underneath the wheels – and got barrel-rolled underneath it. Witnesses believe the koala suffered a broken pelvis and legs. The injured koala was taken to a vet and euthanased." >><br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-12/picton-road-koala-fence-maintenance-concerns/104718726" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2024-12-12/pic</span><span class="invisible">ton-road-koala-fence-maintenance-concerns/104718726</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/koalas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>koalas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sprawl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ExclusionFencing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExclusionFencing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extinction</span></a> makers</p>
BellingenNSW<p>Koala deaths though road and highway crashes</p><p>“There were five koala deaths on this section of the Bruxner Highway in August alone and any protection measure we can take to reduce that toll is worth taking. A section of the highway between Lismore and Casino will have the speed reduced from 100km to 80km in a bid to reduce koala deaths...Members of the public regularly call us about koalas in roadside trees, which causes sleepless nights wondering if they will be the next ones hit that we have to pick up.” </p><p>There seems to be a lack of impact data on the 'dispersed' koalas of the 'upgraded' Gleniffer 'Highway' through the industrially logged forests of Bellingen/Gleniffer. The 50s mobility design has achieved its goal, more traffic is speeding now. Meanwhile, photos proliferate of 'koalas in roadside trees'.<br>>><br><a href="https://indynr.com/speed-zone-change-on-bruxner-highway-will-reduce-koala-deaths/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">indynr.com/speed-zone-change-o</span><span class="invisible">n-bruxner-highway-will-reduce-koala-deaths/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/koalas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>koalas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roadkill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roadkill</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/DeathHotspots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeathHotspots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/speed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GlenifferRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlenifferRoad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/speeding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speeding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenLogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BellingenLogging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Bellingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bellingen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Gleniffer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gleniffer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MembersOfThePublic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MembersOfThePublic</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Tourism leads the pack in growing carbon emissions</p><p>"The most net emissions were reported in aviation, utilities and private vehicle use for travel. Australia ranked in the top 20 countries that together contributed three quarters of the total tourism carbon footprint in 2019.">><br><a href="https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2024/11/tourism-leads-pack-growing-carbon-emissions" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">uq.edu.au/news/article/2024/11</span><span class="invisible">/tourism-leads-pack-growing-carbon-emissions</span></a></p><p>Drivers of global tourism carbon emissions<br>"National tourism decarbonisation strategies will require demand volume thresholds to be defined to align global tourism with the Paris Agreement." >><br><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-54582-7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s41467-024</span><span class="invisible">-54582-7</span></a></p><p>"The study found air travel and private vehicle use were the two biggest contributors to tourism's carbon footprint. Australians, meanwhile, are travelling overseas in record numbers..." >><br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-11/tourism-air-travel-carbon-emissions-surge-environment/104701158" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2024-12-11/tou</span><span class="invisible">rism-air-travel-carbon-emissions-surge-environment/104701158</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ClimateBreakdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateBreakdown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/mobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mobility</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ParisAgreement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ParisAgreement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PrivateVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateVehicles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TheDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheDrive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/tourists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tourists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/LongHaul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LongHaul</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/AirTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirTravel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/harm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CarbonFootprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarbonFootprint</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/electric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electric</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/vehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vehicles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GHG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GHG</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>On the edge<br>stuck in commute</p><p>"Dropping new suburbs on to the edges of cities is a “trap” that comes at a cost.Quick and cheap urban sprawl is no sign of a livable, efficient city. The ripple effects are far-reaching and intertwined, from environmental and health impacts to dependence on cars, lost family time, detachment from friends and entertainment and isolation because of poor public infrastructure."</p><p>"Commute, shower, sleep, eat and commute again..<br> Commute, shower, sleep, eat and commute again."<br>>><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/09/forced-to-move-by-the-australian-housing-crisis-three-hour-commutes-and-never-mind-seeing-your-family" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2024/dec/09/forced-to-move-by-the-australian-housing-crisis-three-hour-commutes-and-never-mind-seeing-your-family</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sprawl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SoilSealing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoilSealing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/insecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/injustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>injustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CarDependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarDependency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/commuting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commuting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/suburbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>suburbia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/traffic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traffic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ImperviousSurfaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ImperviousSurfaces</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/QualityofLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QualityofLife</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Environmental harm though tyre pollution </p><p>Car tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is needed</p><p>"Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tyre fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, generated by the wear and tear of normal driving, eventually accumulate in the soil, in rivers and lakes, and even in our food. Researchers in South China recently found tyre-derived chemicals in most human urine samples."</p><p>"We know that heavier vehicles, including electric cars (which have very heavy batteries), wear down their tyres faster and generate more microplastic particles...With more than 2 billion tyres produced each year to fit ever-heavier and more numerous cars, the problem is set to escalate. The environmental toll will only increase unless we recognise and target the specific problem."<br>>><br><a href="https://theconversation.com/car-tyres-shed-a-quarter-of-all-microplastics-in-the-environment-urgent-action-is-needed-244132" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/car-tyres-</span><span class="invisible">shed-a-quarter-of-all-microplastics-in-the-environment-urgent-action-is-needed-244132</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/vehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vehicles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SUVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SUVs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/trucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trucks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/tyres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tyres</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toxins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/harm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/rivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rivers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/aquatic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aquatic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>life</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/disruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PolluterPays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolluterPays</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/speed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a></p>
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