When are we going to wake up about building illumination and the futility of illuminated advertising signs?
There are certain things I 'boycott' these days:
Harvey Norman - for pocketing overpayments of Covid supporting payments,
Qantas - for gouging domestic and international airfares. They have 70% market share here. If it were a US registered corporation it would likely to be broken up for having a level of market share that is considered there as anti-competitive.
Seems I'll have to add advertisers who pollute our environment with USELESS light intrusive signs, not to mention the coal burnt to illuminate them. Too many of these advertisers simply ignore mandated illumination hours. When was the last time Council pulled up such transgressions?
We even had a mayor not so long ago say that advertising signs were great as that brighten up the CBD area at night. Go figure!
IF you think you cannot ban this pollution then at least fine those who disregard the illumination mandated hours. Make them place a $20,000 security in escrow. If they transgress by ignoring the curfew then claim $5,000 as a penalty. from that escrow If they don't transgress then give them the interest earned on the escrowed amount.
Stop pussy-footing about.
