usurping the 'no billboards' rule for canberra?

I had a quick squiz through the legislation provided above, and I lol’d that Ainslie Ave makes the list of specially protected areas. Yep, definitely wouldn’t want a billboard ruining that gracious street. To be sure, that would divert ones eyes to the advertising and away from the upturned trolleys and meth dealers.

Oh for a return to air rifles. When I was a kid that stupid clown wouldn’t have lasted 5 minutes.

Must admit that I find it difficult to believe that the Canberra Centre’s billboards don’t contravene the spirit of the law. Full sized hoardings only cm behind a pane of glass do not perform the function of a shop window, no matter what their slimy legal team might have come up with.

barking toad said :

Answers to your questions –

1. No

2. Don’t care

Don’t care isn’t really an answer. It’s an opinion.

niftydog said :

New bus stops now have backlit adds too.

Can anyone find official mention of the ‘no billboards’ policy anywhere or is it a myth?

Here tis http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/di/2005-207/default.asp

Disallowable instrument under the Roads and Public Places Act 1937

Maybe you should copy the Tasmainians, and knock it off?

Billboards annoy me SOOOO much! I actually want to start a campaign to just cover them all either with white paint or even just paper over them. Particularly that enormous one out back of the Canberra Centre – it’s SO ugly!!! In fact the entire Canberra Centre is covered with fugly advertising, please someone make them stop!!!!!

Answers to your questions –

1. No

2. Don’t care

Yeah, there’s one on the corner of Belconnen Way and Petterd Street in Page. Same deal, inflatable clown holding a blow-up board with details on it.

Freaky looking bastard too.

The large inflatable clown is not a permanent fixture, so I can’t see that it would contravene any ordinance.

Which establishment is Academy? Is that a night club or something?

Quick, better call the ASIO Anti-Billboard hit squad.

I know exactly how you feel the house two doors down has a Football team flag hanging from their garage and is also designed to be seen by passing traffic how is this also allowed ?

I’ve have called the Waaambulance is on the case I have been told two goons have been sent out and will deflate the animal and take down the flag immediately.

New bus stops now have backlit adds too.

Can anyone find official mention of the ‘no billboards’ policy anywhere or is it a myth?

Hmm as I have a life I don’t allow trivial things to upset me…

I’ve actually wondered what the regulations are for some other spots, for example the flat screen TV showing third-party ads up high on the side of Academy (side facing Gus’) and the large ad screen at the Convention Centre (street view: http://bit.ly/aWPNK1 .)

Although, admittedly, the convention centre screen seems to show mostly events at the centre and ads for charitable causes.