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THE VIRUS 2020 - the good, the bad, and the ugly

Dystopia said:
That was my far-flung theory when I heard about the cluster outbreaks in those high rises in Melbourne. People being forced to live together like rats in a shoe box... what could possibly go wrong?

It makes sense to have high rises of such density in places like Singapore where space is scarce, but Australia is vast. Arid areas can be made fertile with enough foresight, will and planning.
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I don't know what's happening where you are mate but here in Melbourne it's happening everywhere everyday. It's sad that it seems the only people that are purchasing any older single storey properties is by greedy developers which then all get bulldozed and turned into either one large double storey house or multiple double storey units on that old block of land. Gone are the days when people just bought a good old original single storey home and then just lived in it.

As with high rise apartments they are also spreading all around the outer Melbourne suburbs all the time. I don't think it's ever going to stop. Well this COVID-19 pandemic has probably slowed them down somewhat for the time being.

I have lived in the same house and area for many years and I have now noticed that because so many new residents are now living in high rise apartments around here which don't have any green space area to enjoy like the old properties had. They now all migrate to the local parks like you wouldn't believe. I have never seen so many people at my local park all walking dogs and exercising at the same time. It seems like the park is pretty much at full capacity now and there are plans to build even more highrise apartments near this park in the next few years. I am quite worried because I don't know who is more at fault the government or the local councils that are allowing all this development to go ahead. I mean just from my own observation with all this high density apartment living where everyone there all owns a dog etc. The local parks will not be enough for everyone to share them at the same time in a few more years. Well I tell you I am glad that i'm not living in one of those high rise shoe boxes that's for sure!
 
Isee said:
I think in the current climate any protest is just a really silly idea. It is just putting people unncessarily at risk, who then risk taking covid home to vulerable people. And I agree no matter what the cause all these things should be treated the same. we are actually in agreement on this.
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"Silly idea..." is putting it nicely. It is disrespectful to the community at large and borders on the criminal.

So here is a question to everyone:

What is worse, joining a protest during a pandemic or using your phone while you are driving?

Come on, don't be shy 😋
 
Converse said:
I don't know what's happening where you are mate but here in Melbourne it's happening everywhere everyday. It's sad that it seems the only people that are purchasing any older single storey properties is by greedy developers which then all get bulldozed and turned into either one large double storey house or multiple double storey units on that old block of land. Gone are the days when people just bought a good old original single storey home and then just lived in it.

As with high rise apartments they are also spreading all around the outer Melbourne suburbs all the time. I don't think it's ever going to stop. Well this COVID-19 pandemic has probably slowed them down somewhat for the time being.

I have lived in the same house and area for many years and I have now noticed that because so many new residents are now living in high rise apartments around here which don't have any green space area to enjoy like the old properties had. They now all migrate to the local parks like you wouldn't believe. I have never seen so many people at my local park all walking dogs and exercising at the same time. It seems like the park is pretty much at full capacity now and there are plans to build even more highrise apartments near this park in the next few years. I am quite worried because I don't know who is more at fault the government or the local councils that are allowing all this development to go ahead. I mean just from my own observation with all this high density apartment living where everyone there all owns a dog etc. The local parks will not be enough for everyone to share them at the same time in a few more years. Well I tell you I am glad that i'm not living in one of those high rise shoe boxes that's for sure!
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Same here where we are in Sydney, Converse. Every house that goes down another block of units go up, it's really frustrating, too many people, no change in infrastructure to accommodate the hoards now flocking here.
I think it's happening everywhere. We've thought of moving, but everywhere we think of moving to is becoming over developed too, and I don't think it's just here, I've noticed where I grew up in England has gone from quaint village outside of London to a major town included in the Greater London commuter belt.
Developers and local councils have a lot to answer for.
 
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I wasn't sure if I should comment or not as we don't have a Dan Murphy's anywhere near us. BUT our local bottle shop calls me by my first name and I'm SURE there must be someone called Dan who works there...so it's Dan from the bottle shop for me.
 
Some people just like to protest for the sake of it imo. I doubt that they all really stand behind what the fundamental essence of the actual protest is about. They have other agendas. Personally, I think there are more productive ways to get your point across.
 
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