Historic Westerfield Residence & Gardens.
Brumby Buggers Bush & Bays !!!
The day of the launch of Brumby's Bully-Boys' devastating war on Westerfield's wilderness wonderland...
Small band of Protectors (Protesters) gathers on south-east perimeter.
AbiGroup begins to gather its "artillery"..
Some of AbiGroup's "orange-army"...
Rumors of masses of Brumby's "law-enforcers" gathering on the northern perimeter are received with disbelief.
Arrival of "Brumby's Army" on northern perimeter (Robinsons Road) (from Ronnie May's collection)
"Brumby's Cavalry" arrives on the northern perimeter of the Westerfield property... (from Ronnie May's collection)
Brumby's army begin their initial advance...
Single-line advance of Brumby's police emerge from the northern bushland fringe...
A squad of Brumby's "Blue-Army" move into position...
Brumby's "Major General" tells the leaders of the wilderness Protectors: "...everyone must leave this area of Westerfield or be arrested."
Ask NO questions... and be told NO LIES!??? Brumby's Rules apply!
...a few seconds before "midnight"...
Reading of the "Riot Act"... 10 minutes to leave... or be arrested...
Giggling AbiGroup "orange army boys" gather in anticipation... Wilderness Protectors contemplate their fate & that of the Westerfield Wonderland...
...one second to "midnight"... ...several protectors remain to face arrest ...including Carey Priest who climbs a tree in defensive defiance...
Simon and Joyce... ...a bewilderment of thoughts and emotions. Their Wilderness Wonderland Family is about to lose their home AND their precious lives...
Heartfelt dilemma on the pathway of retreat...
Joyce and Simon reluctantly move behind the "riot-fence"... ...are our police there to "protect" the community or to "protect" a big-business-mentality government???
Simon and Joyce retreat back home for some quiet moments of solace... away from the first chilling sounds of their beloved trees being uprooted by Brumby's bully-boys.
Peter... a tireless hero! ...reluctantly retreats in utter bewilderment.
...No Comment !
Hell's Gateway...
Simon in contemplation... with his back turned from the sight of their wilderness being decimated by Brumby's environmental vandals.
Carey... the courageous and defiant protector remains above the canopy, as surrounding trees are destroyed by AbiGroup vandals.
Carey Priest... a role model with qualities our "government" is lacking... ...an exceptionally respectful, community-minded and articulate protector of our future.
Brumby's "tree-harvesters" continue relentlessly... where are AbiGroup's "so-called wildlife rescuers"??? That's the complete antithesis of a job-description... if I've ever heard one!!!
Welsh-Family solitude by the wetland... as the piercing noise of destruction snarls relentlessly on.
Retrieval of our defiant & courageous protector, Carey Priest, is underway...
Retrieval of the "tree-man", one of Mother Nature's "gate-keepers", continues...
Moments before retrieval of the "tree-protector"... and his subsequent "processing" by the police...
"Documentation" issued by police to all those "arrested" on the Westerfield site...
"Police-protection" ??? ...of the "big-end-of-town" or the community??? ...looks like the "big-end" to me!
Mounted Riot Police...! ...pleeeeeeeeeeease!!!??? ...you must be joking!!!???
Is this a "zoo"...? Who's inside the "cage"...? ...us or them?
Simon Welsh... ...watching and pondering the government-sanctioned annihilation of their wilderness and wildlife.
Simon...............
Police: "I think we need a meeting..." "Do we look a little stupid... or what? I mean there's well over 100 of us, scores of bully-boys from AbiGroup, plus some burly security thugs, our mounted riot squad... and THEY'VE got ONE polite, articulate man in a tree!"
Brumby's "Major General" pointing out how WELL-BEHAVED boys and girls we were... ...while the pristine wilderness & wildlife was vandalised & obliterated...! Hooray !????? NOT ! How dare anyone talk to Joyce & Simon like that!!!
Tree-Harvester north of the Westerfield wetland... on the western perimeter of the "compulsorily acquired" land...
"Man's Monstrous Artwork" vs "Nature's Pristine Artwork"... ...serenity OBLITERATED.
A member of Brumby's Army "enjoying the ambience"...? mmmmmmmmmmmmm ...the serenity... ...NOT!
Two days after the launch of Brumby's Bully-Boys' devastating war on Westerfield's wilderness wonderland...
AbiGroup "Brumby-boys" surveying the aftermath of the carnage.
Southern perimeter of wetland stripped bare... and soon to be drained
A small Garden-Oasis of endangered flora species... rescued by Joyce on the perimeter of desolation.
Mmmmm! ...the view! An Abigroup vehicle perched above the desolation... the occupants no doubt DROOLING over the view!
Gorgeous
Brumby's proud legacy of dirt... soon to become colourful concrete...
Mmmmmmmmmmmm! Big Truck! Big business like Big Truck!
We big boys... we play pick-up-sticks...
mmmmmm... Brumby... he be proud!
AbiGroup photographer... having a break from taking "promotional shots" for "Nature" magazine...
No Comment...
...is this worthy of comment?
mmm... progress!???
a symbol of progress...? some may think so...? Ask your children, then your grandchildren... and then your great grandchildren... ...they will tell you the eventual truth!
Aerial View of the Westerfield property & environs ...prior to the Government-sanctioned destruction.
Aerial View of the Westerfield property & environs ...simulation of the area obliterated by the Government-sanctioned destruction.
Aerial View of the Westerfield property & environs ...simulation of the probable aerial view of Brumby's "Concrete Bypass Bushland".
In Loving Memory of the Wilderness Wonderland... and all who called it home.
