The state of the economy at the street level

Smurf1976 said:

Walk around the suburbs and what I hear is not the sound of birds chirping or even traffic. Rather, it's the sound of physical work being done.

Grinders, circular saws, drills, nail guns and the distinctive sound of someone cutting concrete or asphalt plus of course the bigger stuff like trucks unloading, concrete being poured and so on.

It seems that everywhere I look something's being built or renovated and every time I walk down a street I haven't been down in a while there's something changed, there's some house that's had work done to it that's visible from the outside or there's a new garden or whatever.

That part of the economy seems to be outright booming.

Click to expand...

divs4ever said:

sounds like you are in Western Australia where i resided up to April those sounds you would hear are repairs from burglaries and ram-raids some businesses get hit more than once a week

Click to expand...

Smurf1976 said:

.Just an observation that wherever I go, it seems there's someone replacing or improving something.

Click to expand...

Dona Ferentes said:

established suburbs ... yep; additions , upgrades, updates, repairs... they seem to be happening all the time.

Click to expand...

divs4ever said:

well i can't wait for Brisbane/Gold Coast to host the Olympic Games ( that nobody else wanted ) their will be competitors seeking asylum everywhere , i hope they bring their own tents

Click to expand...

rcw1 said:

age shall not weary us ...

Click to expand...

moXJO said:

All the farmers apparently shooting their cattle up my brothers way. Not getting enough money for them or something?

Click to expand...

divs4ever said:

could be transport costs v. price for the beast ( at the saleyards )

although one of the 3 auctions i went to this month the offerings were very gaunt , so maybe feed costs are a factor

Click to expand...

farmerge said:

Red meat market is unbelieveably bad this year.
Our prices are down by as much as 50%.
Haven't hard of cattle being shot, but sheep yes.

Click to expand...

divs4ever said:

well i can't wait for Brisbane/Gold Coast to host the Olympic Games ( that nobody else wanted ) their will be competitors seeking asylum everywhere , i hope they bring their own tents

Click to expand...

sptrawler said:

Yep building a better Australia, one homeless person at a time.

'Where do they want us to go?': Councils crack down on car sleepers at peak of homelessness crisis

Homeless people are threatened with fines and even jail time as councils crack down on those forced to sleep in car parks amid a nationwide housing crisis.

www.abc.net.au

Ms Payne says councils along the coast, including Stirling, Cambridge, Wanneroo, Fremantle, Cockburn and Joondalup, had started clamping down on people sleeping in vehicles in recent months.

She said they had a positive relationship with City of Stirling rangers when they first started sleeping in their van at Scarborough Beach about two months ago.

But that all changed last month, when they started issuing her with 'notices to leave government property' letters, threatening her with fines if she failed to move on.

At least one overnight camper at Scarborough had been issued with a 'banning notice', seen by the ABC, which warned him he could face up to 12 months in jail or a $12,000 fine if he continued to "trespass" in the area.

Ms Payne can't afford to stay in caravan parks, which she says have taken advantage of the rental crisis by hiking up fees.

"You're looking at paying $350 to $400 a week for a patch of grass while being exposed to thieves and predators so they're taking the absolute mickey," she said.

Uniting WA's Emma White said they had seen an increase in the number of people, including families, sleeping in improvised dwellings such as tents and vans in the last year.

WA has the highest proportion of homeless people sleeping in improvised dwellings in Australia at 24 per cent, according to the ABS, earning it the unenviable title as the nation's capital for rough sleepers.

Ms White said people with jobs who would have previously been able to pay their rent had joined the ranks of homeless due to the rising cost of living.

Demand had surged for Uniting's Tranby Engagement Hub – the only crisis facility in Perth open 365 days a year offering meals, showers and other services to people struggling to get a roof over their heads.

In the first six months of 2023, there were 40,139 instances of people seeking support at Tranby, compared to 25,823 in the same period last year – a year-on-year increase of 55 per cent.

Click to expand...

sptrawler said:

Yep building a better Australia, one homeless person at a time.

'Where do they want us to go?': Councils crack down on car sleepers at peak of homelessness crisis

Homeless people are threatened with fines and even jail time as councils crack down on those forced to sleep in car parks amid a nationwide housing crisis.

www.abc.net.au

Ms Payne says councils along the coast, including Stirling, Cambridge, Wanneroo, Fremantle, Cockburn and Joondalup, had started clamping down on people sleeping in vehicles in recent months.

She said they had a positive relationship with City of Stirling rangers when they first started sleeping in their van at Scarborough Beach about two months ago.

But that all changed last month, when they started issuing her with 'notices to leave government property' letters, threatening her with fines if she failed to move on.

At least one overnight camper at Scarborough had been issued with a 'banning notice', seen by the ABC, which warned him he could face up to 12 months in jail or a $12,000 fine if he continued to "trespass" in the area.

Ms Payne can't afford to stay in caravan parks, which she says have taken advantage of the rental crisis by hiking up fees.

"You're looking at paying $350 to $400 a week for a patch of grass while being exposed to thieves and predators so they're taking the absolute mickey," she said.

Uniting WA's Emma White said they had seen an increase in the number of people, including families, sleeping in improvised dwellings such as tents and vans in the last year.

WA has the highest proportion of homeless people sleeping in improvised dwellings in Australia at 24 per cent, according to the ABS, earning it the unenviable title as the nation's capital for rough sleepers.

Ms White said people with jobs who would have previously been able to pay their rent had joined the ranks of homeless due to the rising cost of living.

Demand had surged for Uniting's Tranby Engagement Hub – the only crisis facility in Perth open 365 days a year offering meals, showers and other services to people struggling to get a roof over their heads.

In the first six months of 2023, there were 40,139 instances of people seeking support at Tranby, compared to 25,823 in the same period last year – a year-on-year increase of 55 per cent.

Click to expand...

wayneL said:

Building back better.

Kudos to Klaus et al.

Click to expand...

divs4ever said:

was hoping WA was doing better than that

if that is happening in Perth ( and i assume the rest of WA to a lesser extent ) i wonder about the eastern states , but then the federal government does has this addiction to increased immigration , so i don't see an easy fix

Click to expand...

sptrawler said:

IMO we are seeing the fastest drop in living standards and the fastest increase in wealth disparity in my 60 years of living here, interesting times.
I wonder how long it will be before the plebs recognise it, or indeed if they even will recognise it.

Click to expand...

Telamelo said:

Click to expand...

Smurf1976 said:

I'm in SA and it's definitely residential and commercial renovation work being done.

Click to expand...