Tuesday, January 27, 2004
More regulations coming ( WTimes 28th jan ) . It is enough to break any goodwill governments had with stretched producers in this country. Country people aren't exactly pleased with the trends in Australia--- let alone Europe . The EU seems to get the blame . At least producers there have some income protection to pay the 10% environ oncosts of regulation identified by USA execetives recently.
Such oncosts will really help our competitiveness! .
The question is how do we survive all this pressure and put a lid on the nonsense and nannyist stuff . Will those ongoing city centric policy books keep a sense of balance about redtape needs in Australias rural regions . Of course not . Yet leaders fall for them as often as those looking for "guidance"
When leaders ask for a recipes insist it be a local one ( that supporting true biodiversity) - avoid the power transfer to the city and the big institutions - the benefits of an efficient regional extension services must be recognised before the regulators and big guns run riot here as well -
Self regulation is not an answer . Unfortunately the goverenment won't ever go away and probaly will get bigger . Choose the devil you can at least find - in some regional centre
Such oncosts will really help our competitiveness! .
The question is how do we survive all this pressure and put a lid on the nonsense and nannyist stuff . Will those ongoing city centric policy books keep a sense of balance about redtape needs in Australias rural regions . Of course not . Yet leaders fall for them as often as those looking for "guidance"
When leaders ask for a recipes insist it be a local one ( that supporting true biodiversity) - avoid the power transfer to the city and the big institutions - the benefits of an efficient regional extension services must be recognised before the regulators and big guns run riot here as well -
Self regulation is not an answer . Unfortunately the goverenment won't ever go away and probaly will get bigger . Choose the devil you can at least find - in some regional centre
Tuesday, January 13, 2004
Enthusiasm without Education? : As the ecosystems we live with are complex, few people get enough info in their lifetimes to be able to exercise a level of competency that counts . lifetimes of work commitment need to be supported . a bit of knowledge can be a dangerous thing in this context . Creating awareness is Ok but the community investment in education should be in ensuring competent professional decsionmaking is provided to help experineced custodians make decisions in the country .
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