Thread: Access situation

That won't be half as much fun for you anymore

well done on the squeaky wheel

Stevo

did they say whats going to be done about the creek crossing?

Originally Posted by Sprint

did they say whats going to be done about the creek crossing?

No, they said that there would be a letter posted on Monday with details. I will be surprised if they actually say what they are planning to do. I did talk to there consulting engineer about two years ago when they were surveying the crossing to draw up plans, and they indicated that it would be similar to one they had done on another crossing about ten kilometres further from my place.

This involved new approaches and large quantities of stone, some anchored with wire netting, plus pegged sandbags to slow water running down the gutters. To do this on the crossing we are talking about would involve quite a lot of earthworks, and the amount of work necessary has greatly increased because of the erosion in the last two years - the crossing now has gutters down it up to nearly a metre deep, which have eroded headward ten metres past the top of the slope. To use it at present you have to straddle these - don't even try it in the wet.

John

JD, do you have access via a public gazetted road? Or are you in one of those funny NSW situations with access through another property? I recall that there were a number of places in the Gulgong and Hill End areas like this with no access via a road or dedicated easement. Their access was through properties between them and the nearest road, and subject to the good graces of their neighbours. I seem to remember that those affected were agitating for roads or easements to be gazetted, or they be given relief from rates and land tax. Apparently the affected properties could not be sold for some reason and considered to have no commercial value. The owners were still liable for rates and land tax as the properties had a formal valuation for these purposes.

well, that is hopefully (fingers crossed I guess) good news

persistence can pay off - well done!

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

JD, do you have access via a public gazetted road? Or are you in one of those funny NSW situations with access through another property? I recall that there were a number of places in the Gulgong and Hill End areas like this with no access via a road or dedicated easement. Their access was through properties between them and the nearest road, and subject to the good graces of their neighbours. I seem to remember that those affected were agitating for roads or easements to be gazetted, or they be given relief from rates and land tax. Apparently the affected properties could not be sold for some reason and considered to have no commercial value. The owners were still liable for rates and land tax as the properties had a formal valuation for these purposes.

Pretty much like that except for the forest road, the legal situation for which is a bit unclear, although it is probably a public road, but not maintained by anyone.

John

Any pics of the offending area John?

Here is one.
Note the golf umbrella standing in one of the erosion gutters. This was taken in March, they are deeper now after the rain over Easter.

John