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Saturday, 22 November 2008

Pushed to the limit, Sydneysiders forced to flee

25/08/2008 7:57:00 AM.  | Victoria Owens
There are concerns the skyrocketing cost of living in Sydney, is forcing its most loyal residents to begin looking for a home elsewhere.

Sydney residents are being pushed to the limit, as the soaring cost of living in the city continues to break the budget.

A new study reveals more than half of Sydney residents are considering fleeing the city for more affordable locations.

But it seems there are a few other factors giving Sydneysiders incentive to leave, with locals also concerned with worsening traffic congestion, hospital waiting lists, crime, and petrol prices.

COMMENTS

Monday, 25 August 2008

If the roads infrastructure can have Liquid Flow traffic then traffic congestion and the up to40% reduction in fuel use would help.Not to mention the reduction in pollution. How do you get this? Go to www.ubtsc.com.au and find intersections that give you a presidential green light run across town in peak traffic without stopping at a single intersection. The RTA have 3 DVDs that show how existing intersections will never resolve jams and gridlock and then Liquid flow intersections that do

Posted by: Jozef Goj, Colo Heights

 

Monday, 25 August 2008

Load up the cities, centralise all business, make cities the only places with employment, then drop the new immigrants all in the 2 major cities....Hell I dont blame you for wanting to flee. Thing is, the rural areas have been left without to much of any kind of employment or services, no public transport to speak of (so you will need your car) very few banks, apart from the small branch run out of a PO, and the groceries cost more because of rising fuel costs anyway.LOL, so why flee, where to ?

Posted by: susan lowe, gippsland

 

Monday, 25 August 2008

Wow Slowe, things are tough in gippsland. Up hear there are job going begging, developement is happening at an amazing rate and property prices are going inter galactic. I guess it's an attitude thing, perhaps it's the sunshine?

Posted by: Graeme Henderson, Darling Downs

 

Monday, 25 August 2008

I cant 'here' you down 'hear' lance henderson, or see you. Thankfully.

Posted by: carol lyn, sydney

 
 

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