r/nsw

anyone who has attended a concert at hp, how strict are they with sizes? do they measure the 30 by 30?

kind of confused cause some artists for example sell tote bags as merch by the time you get past bag check which is way over 30cm. but i can’t bring my own?

or are they actually not that strict and i can?

Driving down from Gold Coast to Nimbin Saturday for a night. Looking for a good spot for lunch inbetween. Looking for a recommendation thanks.

Hi everyone, I am hoping to get some feedback on a situation. I want to start by saying, I will pay the fine that I was given, I just want to some outside perspectives.

I was driving my company car to Costco with my mum and toddler son down the M5. My son was being fussy so my mum went to hand him some food, she couldn’t reach him in the car seat (he was directly behind her) so she took off her seatbelt, gave him the food, she then immediately turned back and put on her seatbelt.

Apparently we have the worst luck in the world and that was the moment a camera caught us for her not having her seatbelt on. My company (I am the sole employee, I promise that I am not making a mint) got a fine for $2000+ because it was a company car.

I have the option to nominate a driver to reduce the fine to around $400 + 3 demerit points. My mum told me to put her as the driver so that she gets the fine.

Here’s my question/thoughts.

1. Would it be reasonable at all to contest this fine? I genuinely had no control over my mum taking off her seatbelt, she just did it. I am always strict with people having to wear seatbelts in my car. Though I also acknowledge I am responsible so I don’t want to evade responsibility if that makes sense?
2. I am happy (willing)to pay the money, it’s just the demerit points that bother me (I have a good driving record so I won’t lose my licence but still) - so I can just nominate myself.
3. I assume it’s not legal to name someone as the driver who wasn’t driving but in this case her actions caused the fine even though she was just trying to settle my son so I can’t blame her. The money again is not an issue for her.
4. Do I just have the company cop the fine? It’s a stupid amount of money (for good reason though)

What would you guys do? I would appreciate helpful feedback. Regardless of any justification I may have given in the text, I do want to do the right thing here and understand if I have any options or whether I should just take this as a learning opportunity.

Thank you in advance.

We moved into a house, it had signs of mould but not clear in the beginning. We realised 5 months down the line that mould is an issue. We raised it, they said we ventilate the house. We did so and the issue recurred again in humid months. We bought dehumidifier, hygrometer, air cleaner as we looked for alternative place. We didn’t renew lease due to this and informed them. while moving out noted that mould damage on belongings was a lot (will be costly to clean and replace stuff). Kids 4 and 5 yo are still having respiratory issues that could be mould related. In addition landlord wants to claim via NCAT for pest control 2treatments @ 285 and cleaning 380) We left the house thoroughly cleaned and no pest infestation which they claim. Before we moved into the house was dirty and previous tenant had pet though no pest control was done before we moved in. Need your opinions
Question 1: should we claim mould damage on our belongings?
Question 2: should we yield to paying pest control (quoted and cleaning again?

A younger person in my life has finally acknowledged that they are in the midst of a p*** addiction.

They have finally reached this conclusion now that they have been cancelling work and social events in favour of this habit.

They've been accessing it since the age of 10, so it's a long habit to break and we would love to find someone who can help.

Happy to travel for the right person, but southern Sydney preferred

I left it too late and forgot to purchase saturday tickets despite having made plans with friends for that date 🥲 If anyone wants to sell one to me pls lmk! I can pay thru bank transfer,,,half payment first! ​​​​​​​

i have a victorian license and i'm on my red p's if i am in NSW for a holiday do i have to go 90KMH or can i do 110KMH if my license is for victoria. (sorry if i worded it bad)

lived in qld before moving to sydney. strata fees here are like double what i paid up there and the buildings not even nicer.

our quarterly bill just hit 1800 bucks for a basic 2 bedder. no pool no gym no lifts. when i asked what the money actually covers the manager sent me a one page summary with like 5 lines on it. admin fund sinking fund insurance and then a big chunk just labelled other.

asked for a proper breakdown and got told i need to submit a formal request and pay a fee for the paperwork. seriously.

is this just how nsw works or did i end up in a building with a shit manager. anyone else feel like the whole system is designed to keep owners in the dark

The NSW Government announced today that it will be spending $120 million on drones for shark surveillance. What a complete waste of our money.

For context, I’m a uni student studying science and I’m strongly considering getting a job with the government after graduation (so white collar-ish?). However, I’m concerned that if I get the tattoos I want (on my upper arms) it’ll impact my job prospects negatively.

A lot of the pages talking about this online seemed to be a few years old, so I was hoping for more up to date advice. Anything is helpful!

Hi guys! Spending a week or so in Wollongong and then in Jervis Bay in November. I know the ocean will be a bit cold still, but I keen to do some snorkelling and scuba diving, as well as doing any wildlife tours or encounters.

I'm already going to book a seal swim and snorkel Bushranger's Bay, is there anything else I should look at doing? Also going to see the stingrays at Bendalong Beach.

Keen to see any wildlife or go on hikes as well while we explore the area.

Thanks in advance for the recommendations.

Ok random one but google isn’t helping and I don’t know where to ask. When I was a teen (for context I’m in my 40s) I went spelunking a few time and I loved it and have wanted to do it again as an adult so many times.

I thing it was somewhere in the southern highlands (I remember passing jamberoo and I’m trying to find a like guided one I can do again.

Now I don’t mean a cave tour walking around I mean like full on crawling through tight spaces getting down to wear there is no natural light kinda stuff (think the decent without the monsters)

Does anyone know where I can find something like that.

Google wasn’t great cause it mostly gives me cave tours and the ones it seems like it is proper spelunking its not super clear if it is or not.

Thanks for any help and feel free to make what ever jokes you want cause I know there are some good ones here ha ha

Hi all. I copped a fine in QLD about 3 months ago and paid it (although I didn’t totally agree with it, it wasn’t worth going to court), but no demerit points have shown up on my Service NSW App. How long does this normally take? Should I be concerned? Is it always inevitable that interstate demerit points transfer to NSW?

Hi sorry idk if this is the right place to post this.
I met someone in Sydney CBD in November last year, few years older than me, sweet guy, we were both from Akl.
Anyway we randomly befriended each other, I was with my cousin and you asked for directions, then we went to get ice cream together. I thought you were really cool and you asked for my number but you never reached out. I had my phone in my pocket and you said you accidentally called me while we were at a traffic light, but I figured my phone was on dnd as it was late night (automatic sleep focus), so i didn’t receive the call and didn’t grab my phone.
Anyway i got back to the car and realised I didn’t receive anything, and figured i probably misspelled my number or something.
I felt so bad (i still do), but we both don’t have socials so idk how to reach out to you.
Anyway i’m sorry if i gave you the wrong number but id love to catch up !
Reach out if this was you or you may know who this person is.
I was 18, you were 22ish, your name - I\*\*\*, and you were from the Shore I think, and recently moved to Sydney from work, but i think you were born in Croatia or some other country.