Sea-side Suffering

Some bureaucrats in the state capital have consulted giant computers fed by discredited UN climate models to draw up a Grand Plan which will dictate who can live where and do what, all along the Queensland coast.

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These Big Nannies say they will save sea-siders from the dangers of inundation and erosion caused when global warming melts the ice caps and causes sea levels to rise. To cope with this vague future threat to property values, they have caused certain destruction of property values now with their anti-development plans. There are risks and attractions attached to any property, and those features are reflected in the property's value. Most towns and cities are located on or near flood plains. These plains, formed by past floods, will be inundated by some future flood. That risk is far more certain than those generated by manipulated models of future climate. All land is subject to some risks which may include dangers from bushfire, cyclone, drought, erosion, earthquake, tsunami, plagues and pests, all of which will affect more properties within the lifetime of anyone living today than will be damaged by rising sea levels. Queensland's Coastal Management Plan is not a protection for sea-side properties – it is land sterilisation that will immediately erode the value of all such properties. Every land owner has to balance risks vs attractions for any piece of land. Some will win, some lose. Some will be stupid and pay the price of stupidity; some will insure and relax; others will knowingly accept the risks in return for lower purchase price. With the coastal management plan, all sea-siders will suffer and have no choice in the matter. Bureaucrats should butt out and concentrate on ensuring that any government infrastructure like roads, railways, water supply, airports and electricity can withstand inevitable risks such as floods, fires and giant waves.

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