Sanctuary Waters - updated information
Okay here is the latest information I have about fishing at Sanctuary Waters estate and any "Residential Lakes" under the control of local coucils.
No diving,wading and fishing is allowed under the Local Government Property Local Law 2009. Information was posted up on the Gosnells web site on Monday December 15th 2014.
I telephoned the Gosnells Council today and I was put through to the local Ranger,a female talked to me, to get clarification and was directed to look at the web site - she tried to do the usual of hand balling the phone call then I explained who my employer is and no way would I allow the "duck shove" to happen. She will remember my voice and first name only.
The reason I made the phone call is I was practicing my fly casting on my local "lake" and a female "Gosnells Council employee" decided to verbal me about "fishing" in the lake. All I had on the end of my leader was a piece of pink wool,my feminine side kicked in,yet she still gave me verbal. Ah well you get that :-) I even asked her to define "fishing" to me but she took off with her little doggies.
Question - can any of the forum members define the word "fishing" as I believe it means using a hook and/or attractor to catch fish.
Thanks to the youngster who has been banned from this site for opening up a big can of worms.
I will make contact with the Gosnells Mayor in the future as I do understand about anti social people who cannot clean up after themselves and spoil the fishing opportunities for anglers. Everything has a cost these days.
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fisharoo
Posts: 297
Date Joined: 02/07/11
She must have watched the
She must have watched the ifish episode where he caught these garfish looking things using thread that tangles up their beak:)
I don't see any different from using the park to practice kicking a football to you practicing how to cast. Maybe she was having a bad day and was just waiting for someone to 'fish' at the pond so she can use her authority to full extent then feel good about herself.
grantarctic1
Posts: 2546
Date Joined: 03/03/11
So
So i'm still allowed to use my bow, lol
Awesome work on the research mate, not many people are prepared to check all their options.
As a side note, my worker/mate has been investigating the chance to get a license to remove pests from local water way. But the response has been all crickets .No one wants to deal with it, and no one wants idiots rubbishing up local parks .
Cheers Grant
Diesel80
Posts: 196
Date Joined: 29/08/13
grantartic1, didn't pick you for a
bikini bowfisher. Each to there own...
:P
Cheers,
D80
Member of the Offshore Angling Club of WA
www.beachfishingwa.org.au
sunshine
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Date Joined: 03/03/09
You mean they want the parks to look nice
But above all else NO BE USED ................talk about a nanny society. Given the actual estates pay for the upkeep of these parks (and not the general ratepayers) I would have thought pressure might be brought by the residents commitee
makai
Posts: 459
Date Joined: 28/10/08
Payment
Sunshine, the normal practice is for the developer / estate to pay for the upkeep of assets for a defined period after the development is finished, then the council (ie. all ratepayers) take over the asset and upkeep costs. I am not sure ofthe situation in the estate being discussed, but that is the usual arrangement.
sunshine
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Date Joined: 03/03/09
No it isn't - "Special Area Rates" apply
To Sanctuary Waters, The Avenues and Brookland Greens and they are substantial - talk about double dipping, the homes in these estates are valued higher because of the parks and hence the council receives higher rates as well and then imposes special area rates in addition................
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And you will find the higher
And you will find the higher rates go into paying contractors to maintain parks and natural areas. People no this when they buy into the area. Burns beach is exactly the same but now the council is starting to take over some of those parks but majority are still kept by contractors.
Uluabuster
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I am in the same shoes as you
I am in the same shoes as you - Redfinman. I live in Santuary Waters area too and am quite apprehensive to test my gears in the local lakes. Whenever I purchase a new rod/reel/lure, I would like to test it on the water before bringing it for an offshore trip where lots of things can go wrong.
However, because of the rule, I ended up testing my stickbaits & poppers in canning or swan river.
Mind you, you can't really catch anything in those residential lakes with a 150mm-200mm popper or stickbait. So that does mean that I am NOT fishing in the lake itself but merely testing my gears out.
Rather than driving 20-30km to test my gears, I would rather test it right behind my backyard, within walking distance.
psion
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Date Joined: 15/05/12
Uluabuster
What about removing the hooks to test your gear. Get some old trebles, cut the points off below the barb stick those on?
should work
bergerac
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Date Joined: 25/12/12
I can confirm the council
I can confirm the council pays contractors to maintain these estates, I used to do alot of electrical work in Sanctury Waters, Brookland Greens and the Avenues for the City of Gosnells when I worked for a local contactor
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