What grinds your gears ?

[Grazz]

Agree wth all here.

As you say need an entirely independent body to monitor the MDB and investigate breaches. Should also be a mandatory requirement on irrigators to undertake annual checks on meters and keep records for verification and invoke fines if not done.

And to think noiw they are thinking of doing the same developments in the Kimberleys to grow cotton.  Will we ever learn.

Sadly I doubt we will learn until it's probably to late mate.
The mandatory requirements you mention are already in place but being abused. If meters aren't working logbooks must be kept until the meter is repaired. Fines are applicable for these breaches. There are many regulations to abide by implemented by the MDB and it's vital these are adhered to to know how much water has been taken. Here lies the problem a large number irrigators simply are not following any of them without any consequences.

Burren Downs took 1billion of litres without metering or records, 3 times Burren Down have been caught taking water they were not permitted to take. Clyde cotton took 5 times their allotted amount. Not one meter found to be working along the Barwon/Darling river system investigators could find and when they pushed further north they began to become stifled in their investigations and slowly disbanded down to numbers that are useless for policing along such a large river system.
You would of thought many many fines and imprisonment but sadly very little to none considering the scale of breaches.

[shaker]

Agree wth all here.

As you say need an entirely independent body to monitor the MDB and investigate breaches. Should also be a mandatory requirement on irrigators to undertake annual checks on meters and keep records for verification and invoke fines if not done.

And to think noiw they are thinking of doing the same developments in the Kimberleys to grow cotton.  Will we ever learn.

Sadly I doubt we will learn until it's probably to late mate.
The mandatory requirements you mention are already in place but being abused. If meters aren't working logbooks must be kept until the meter is repaired. Fines are applicable for these breaches. There are many regulations to abide by implemented by the MDB and it's vital these are adhered to to know how much water has been taken. Here lies the problem a large number irrigators simply are not following any of them without any consequences.

Burren Downs took 1billion of litres without metering or records, 3 times Burren Down have been caught taking water they were not permitted to take. Clyde cotton took 5 times their allotted amount. Not one meter found to be working along the Barwon/Darling river system investigators could find and when they pushed further north they began to become stifled in their investigations and slowly disbanded down to numbers that are useless for policing along such a large river system.
You would of thought many many fines and imprisonment but sadly very little to none considering the scale of breaches.

Just another example of weak government and people exploiting it they know they will only get a slap on the wrist even if anything is ever done this is so common in everything in this country and getting worse , our current politicians are a disgrace and really have no idea what they are doing if Australia was a company it would have been wound up a long time ago

[kilbluff1985]

when ur at a restaurant and staff ask u how the food is while ur eating

[kilbluff1985]

xv coaches who don't reply to trade offers

[_wato]

People who gamble with my money

- KORZA

[RaisyDaisy]

People who gamble with my money

- KORZA

More info please

[Torpedo10]

when ur at a restaurant and staff ask u how the food is while ur eating

Seriously? They want to ask for improvements and you don't like it? Haha.

[Nige]

Friends who eat all the snacks.

[kilbluff1985]

when ur at a restaurant and staff ask u how the food is while ur eating

Seriously? They want to ask for improvements and you don't like it? Haha.

they can ask at the end when paying or collecting plates

[elephants]

People that expect me to work for my salary

[RaisyDaisy]

when ur at a restaurant and staff ask u how the food is while ur eating

Seriously? They want to ask for improvements and you don't like it? Haha.

they can ask at the end when paying or collecting plates

[LF]

when ur at a restaurant and staff ask u how the food is while ur eating

Seriously? They want to ask for improvements and you don't like it? Haha.

they can ask at the end when paying or collecting plates

[LF]

People that expect me to work for my salary

ikr how bloody rude is that

[RaisyDaisy]

The surprisingly large amount of the population who still can't understand how to use an ATM

My goodness, how often I'm waiting behind someone who takes 5 minutes to make a withdrawal is astonishing

It's like it's the first time they've ever seen or used one in their life!

[iZander]

The surprisingly large amount of the population who still can't understand how to use an ATM

My goodness, how often I'm waiting behind someone who takes 5 minutes to make a withdrawal is astonishing

It's like it's the first time they've ever seen or used one in their life!

Places that dont take card! Who uses cash anyway :P