Welcome to Dubbo and its huge social problems... Streets with no mail

[nero_bolt]

Welcome to Dubbo..... 

Full video and story here and its well worth watching.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/today-tonight/latest/article/-/18206017/streets-with-no-mail/

We've all heard of neighborhoods where it's not safe for a female to walk alone at night, but what about one where it's unsafe, 24-hours a day?

For more than 200 hundred years Australia's posties have delivered on a promise - to get the mail through, rain, hail or shine - but a post office in Dubbo can no longer deliver on that promise.

The job has become so dangerous that they've been through four posties in just twelve months.

Now the New South Wales suburb of West Dubbo is home to the streets with no mail. Eight blocks and more than 200 homes have been given a mail ban, meaning each and every resident now has to collect their mail from the post office.

Patrick Williams from Australia Post says the latest attack on a female worker was the final straw that led to the decision to stop mail deliveries.

According to Mr Williams the postal workers were "getting rocks thrown at them, people (were) accosting them, threatening them, abusing them, touching property - we just will not tolerate it.

"Our postie was out there, they were accosted by some individuals who touched the motorcycle, turned it off. We also had an article that went missing, there was also some threats made to our postie, and we just will not tolerate that."

[daydream**believer]

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@*elizabeths-mum* wrote:

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@daydream**believer wrote:

Do you live in the streets that the story is about elizabeths mum?

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No I don't. Do you have the family tree of every offender and a degree in anthropology so as to be able to ascertain which racial characteristics are causing the behaviours?

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No, but this story is not about every offender. This is about an area of Dubbo. An area that i grew up in and my family still lives there. So i think, i have a bit more knowledge on whats going on there than anyone else on this board

[*elizabeths-mum*]

Every offender in the story about the street in which you grew up and developed your prejudices.

[just_me_karen]

I know that street. Interesting that your family lives there.

[daydream**believer]

I dont like the people who are making life harder for my dad, due to their behaviour that has caused Australia Post to stop delivering to his street.

I dont care if they are white, black, purple with pink polka dots.

They are ferals and criminals and should be charged and arrested.

But, let those on here in their neighbourhoods that dont have this problem, be all high and mighty.

Today when you check your mail box, imagine the decent people in my dads area who have to go line up at a small post office to get their mail, and the ones who have to rush there in their lunchbreaks to get their mail. The pensioners who dont drive and have to catch the bus to go get their mail.

[daydream**believer]

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@just_me_karen wrote:
I know that street. Interesting that your family lives there.

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yeh, sure you do

[just_me_karen]

Yes, actually, I do know it.

[daydream**believer]

well im very happy for you.

Since the street names were put in the story, i suspect everyone knows of it

[just_me_karen]

I live out that way, you can see its delightfulness on your left as you drive into town. Most of it was bulldozed tho.

[daydream**believer]

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@just_me_karen wrote:
I live out that way, you can see its delightfulness on your left as you drive into town. Most of it was bulldozed tho.

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So you dont know the area then?

You are talking about the area on the other side of west dubbo. Gordon Estate.

That area was a huge problem area and yes, most has been bulldozed, due to most of the Gov housing being burnt down by the residents in the area.

this story is not about Gordon Estate. My dad does not live in Gordon Estate

[just_me_karen]

That side of the line, I know all that area 🙂