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In article <NEWTNews.818208203.21614.heath@heath.iinet.net.au> jim heath <heath@iinet.net.au> writes:

>
>On 4 December, the Mundaring Shire Council in WA
>had their wheelie-bin launch. Before this we were
>allowed any rubbish bins, as many as we liked, old or
>new, high or low-tech, favourite colours, you name it.
>But every house is now allowed one standard wheelie
>bin (dark Faustian green) and it is *small* (140L,
>compared to the 240L wheelie bins used in nearby
>Shires). 140L -- get this -- because the Council suspects
>that the citizens of Mundaring might take advantage of
>a larger bin by dumping in lawn clippings and stuff like
>that.

This is nothing. The local council for the area around Monash
University (Clayton) where I was living has seen fit to impose
fines of up to $200 for people who fail to put their standard
sized wheelie bin away properly. Just leaving it kicking about
where it might offend the eyes of some passing council officer
can get you the fine. It has to be stored neatly and tidily.
Even in the Colonial period nice middle class anal "values"
were not imposed on people in this way. For the good old days
of Queen Victoria where the worst someone else's opinions got
you was contempt!

Joseph

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