Leftie lounge lizards' latest scaly scam
You may recall that earlier this year there was a bit of a stoush over a so-called "superb parrot". Assorted lefties 'n' luvvies believed that preserving some of the spoiled squawker's habitat was more important than a thousand jobs.
Well, here's another example of insane green dogma resulting in huge, totally unjustifiable costs. See, down in Victoria some council contractor unknowingly dumped eeevil man-made materials on land deemed precious to some native flowers and reptiles. As punishment, the council he worked for was slapped with a monster fine including:
$180,000 on rehabilitation of the site;
$80,000 on staff training, awareness raising and mapping of significant roadside vegetation areas;
$30,000 on community awareness of rare and endangered species, and
$150,000 to employ an environmental engineer for two years.
What a brazen rort! Hardly surprising, though. These ferndie rent seekers have absolutely no shame. They happily make the most spurious claims because they know they've got the power. (Actually, I'm surprised the council wasn't also hit up for the cost of a drug and alcohol counselor for the aggrieved lizard. It is legless, after all.)
