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    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jul 3 18:50:03 2022
    'Disgusting': Simple act Aussies do that could see them cop a heavy
    fine

    There's a simple thing so many of us are doing wrong without realising
    it, and now social media users have unleashed on the ignorant. It
    turns out we could face a huge fine, too.
    ...
    ...
    No, we're not talking about littering, or graffiti. We're talking
    about making rock cairns, which were historically used as navigational
    aids when there was no obvious track to follow.

    Seems OK, right? Well the problem began when people started making the
    rock stacks for fun, or to feature in Instagram snaps.
    ...
    ...
    "Our parks and forests are wild areas that need to stay wild ... Rock
    stacks which are purely for somebody's pleasure, are becoming a
    problem in many parks.

    We recently came across many rock stacks in one area of Cania Gorge
    National Park.

    "Look beyond what may be visually pleasing to some, notice how the dry
    creek bed is now bare of its rock cover! All these stacked rocks
    should be on the ground serving their purpose."

    <https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/disgusting-simple-act-aussies-do-that-could-see-them-cop-a-heavy-fine/news-story/e65b8a1765b650fdce977a425f9e4acf>

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to JAB on Tue Jul 5 19:51:09 2022
    On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 18:50:03 -0600
    JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:

    'Disgusting': Simple act Aussies do that could see them cop a heavy
    fine

    Huh, interesting. Plenty of them in the area around me, too. I think
    people around here get a "creating zen" vibe out of it, since the parks
    are too small to get lost in.

    The problem is always the same: too many people on earth, and so many
    of them idiots.

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