Not sure why everyone is getting upset. They’re Eco cabins after all.

Sure they may be “ luxury “ Eco cabins which is a bit like a Jumbo shrimp, but I’m sure the thousands of locals can imagine how nice it’d be for the 15 tourist families to be able to rent out those cabins. Even if they do destroy the remaining vibe of the place.

There’s also other benefits from the development - next time the locals want to protest they can do it in the comfort of the convention centre instead of outside in the gaudy, flashiness of nature.

Best of luck to the locals trying to halt the unmandated destructive irrationality of their own elected representatives.

Blowin, whilst I ascribe to anarcho-syndicalism, as one of many transitional social acts of the collective us getting empowered, I too agree with the notion of community representatives flooding the floors of every elected position at all 3 level of government. Instead of corporations having a monopoly on our elected seats.

But that would require us to participate in democracy. And it would appear the critical mass would rather engage in anything but. Which, is the system working perfectly as intend. ("Go back to your feed everyone, nothing to see here" - kinda thing)

Perhaps the surfing community could support Homer, or Ellis Nicol to run.

The more people get on board for positive causes the better. Be it council or the Bob and Shirl's in the street. The more these issues become a focal point for change the less they can be ignored. Be aware of your community, our Australia. Continue to voice your concerns how local areas are managed for the future. Be part of the solution. Push for a healthier Australia socially and environmentally. The more people on board the quicker the acceptance of change.

Stick to the facts, proven science, history, educate, liberate take responsibility for areas you use and remain positive in the good causes of future progression.

The residential and marina debacle over the ridge to the north was the last straw.

I can remember when the Farm was on a farm!

They won’t stop until they’ve paved paradise, put up a parking lot.

Good luck to protesters, wasn’t aware of this land grab development. It’s nice as it is and a real thigh burner getting back up those steps, leave it as is.

The same Chris Homer that got a few waves in Gripping Stuff? (or perhaps another movie in Blowins drawer from that time)

So ‘National Surfing Reserve’ is just a name then? What’s the point of the calling these places ‘reserves’?

Just another....
I've paid my window sticker to go check the farm etc..... You all voted for this

Certainly, we must do all we can to prevent this kind of thing, for the reasons described by all of you above. What is far more obscene, though - and a very good reminder of why we must act to prevent and control this - is the scourge on the area that is Shellharbour itself! Anyone heading south on the highway and cresting the hill beyond Oak Flats is suddenly confronted by what must surely be the coast's - if not Australia's - biggest eyesores. This is a prime example of unchecked developer greed, lazy community representation, and most probably corruption, all combining in the perfect storm to produce that abysmal, cookie-cut eyesore. Add to that the atrocious marina development which should never have been allowed, and here we are.
The beautiful landscape here has been completely destroyed, and I can only begin to imagine how this hurts Aunty Lindy Lawler and the Dharawal people, who've known the place for thousands of years.
However, it's never too late to recognise what we're losing and to take a stand against it deteriorating further. So, more power to you, you folks who are there vocalising your objection! There wouldn't be too many surfers in the country who'd take the opposite view.
The Farm is simply one of the last bastions of heaven on Earth, and to see it completely lost to the money-grabbers would be heartbreaking. Stand up, hold your elected representatives to account (this is important!), and demand that they represent the community instead of just the privileged few.

Vote them out.

Simple. Only vote for a party/parties/candidates that (actually) support STEM education, a clean economy, land taxes, and the removal of perverse incentives that promote unchecked development (see: +15% oversupply of housing in Australia relative to population).

Our economy is insanely reliant on paving over bushland/good farmland (see Redlands Shire, in SEQ) to build shitbox houses and further promote the private vehicle economy. Votes do matter. Can take a bit for it to sink in to the big two parties exec committee's thick skulls, but it does work. They'll go where the votes because they want to keep those juicy taxpayer funded salaries and perks.

I'm torn. I'm all in favour for renewable energy but here in Japan they're going hell for leather with what I think is little regard for the actual environment. Case in point, yesterday I took a road that I haven't been down in a while. Quite a steep hill with a series of mild switch backs and some nice forest from pretty much top to bottom. Almost overnight the forest has been completely bulldozed bare and a huge farking solar farm put up covering almost the entirety of the hill. It looks awful, there's no other way to put it. The trees are gone, it's just a sea of solar panels. The really sad thing is that there is so much crappy, empty, under-utilised land here, why the hell do they have to raze a forest?

What I find amazing is that for the past 12+ months we have had dozens of blow ins from Sydney and Back packers on the weekends who have made the place packed (They were no where to be seen on the paddle out day!!!) Maybe this give meaning to the phrase Locals Only! Well done to all who paddled out