Australian Motorcyclist

KICK BACK AND enjoy

REMEMBER A LIFE WITHOUT borders? For over a century – shit, that’s before even the Bear started riding - since the nation’s founders, spurred on to a great extent by the river dwellers along both sides of the Murray, removed inter-state tariffs and restrictions on trade and movement, we’ve been pretty much oblivious to state land borders.

You can throw the leg over your bike, turn the key and head out, out to the bush, to the back of beyond, past the black stump and stay completely oblivious to any border other than the impediment of the waters that we’re girt with.

Welcome to 2020.

Special Times: Tick.

Special Needs: Tick.

Special Solutions born from special Visions: Yeah nah.

Rather than formulate plans and solutions based on regional needs, dangers and requirements, alleged ‘leaders’ simply adopted the lines on a map – state lines - with bugger all regard for the situation on the ground.

In Queensland, rather than create a zone of exclusion

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