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Get a ham shack, avoid council - VK2ZRH - 12-04-2018
Now, here's an innovative solution to getting a ham shack in your backyard (in NSW) without having to do battle with your local council. Council challenged the family . . . and lost.
https://www.domain.com.au/news/camden-council-challenges-familys-right-to-keep-cabin-on-wheels-in-their-backyard-20180406-h0yg1c/?utm_campaign=strap-masthead&utm_source=smh&utm_medium=link&ref=pos1
RE: Get a ham shack, avoid council - VK4ADC - 12-04-2018
Good find Roger.
I guess you would need to install the tower base on the drawbar of the caravan to avoid structure problems in that regard.
It makes me wonder if a 'transportable building' needs a DA - we see lots of those on construction sites all around the country as work offices and support buildings. Maybe they aren't covered by a DA as they are regarded as 'temporary structures', but define 'temporary'. No wheels & no registration with those though.
RE: Get a ham shack, avoid council - VK2ZRH - 13-04-2018
Hi Doug,
Yes. Those 'transportable buildings' on construction sites and quarries have "special dispensation" (shall we say); explosives magazines, likewise (Aust Standard, based on 20ft container . . .).
You could have a separate tower on a trailer - parked in your backyard alongside your "shack".