1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,200 Speaker 1: Strict new holiday home regulations have been announced for Bustleton, 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 1: Dunsbrough and Yelling Up and to explain exactly what this 3 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 1: means and who it affects. Bustleton Mayor Grant Henley is 4 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:11,000 Speaker 1: joining us. 5 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 2: Hello monog good, good morning Luca, and clearly good. 6 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 1: For joining us. BUSO very close to my heart. My 7 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:21,639 Speaker 1: parents lived there for many years, so been there a lot. 8 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:26,439 Speaker 1: Now what I'm curious about, first of all, is the 9 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 1: story that I've read says, you know holiday home laws. 10 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:34,160 Speaker 1: Now are we talking you know what people might refer 11 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 1: to as their beach house? Are we're talking those homes 12 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:38,520 Speaker 1: as well as rentals? 13 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 2: No, Look, those homes fall under normal residential occupancy. What 14 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 2: we're talking about is I'm the host of accommodation. So 15 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 2: where you go and hire a house through a booking platform, 16 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:53,480 Speaker 2: whether that be airnb, stays Dune for holiday homes, any 17 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 2: of those, and your book to stay in a residential 18 00:00:57,080 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 2: area in commercial accommodation. That this is this is what 19 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 2: we're looking at. 20 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:05,479 Speaker 1: Dealing with an unpopular opinion, I realized, but I despise 21 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: the whole idea of airbnb. 22 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 3: Do you a lot of fellows? 23 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:11,120 Speaker 1: This is my home where I live. I don't want 24 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: next door to be a motel and people rocking up 25 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:15,679 Speaker 1: at whatever time and you know, being up late every 26 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: night because they're on holiday and the rest of us 27 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,960 Speaker 1: trying to live a normal life. So I'm I'm all 28 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 1: for this. 29 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 3: A couple of couple of messages coming in. It's a 30 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 3: busy time in the mayor's office. Great, what are the 31 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:29,480 Speaker 3: major changes that are coming in because it's got people talking. 32 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, we're really looking at things. And if you look 33 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 2: at this and overlaid them on what you where you live, 34 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 2: in your in your residential neighborhood, are these reasonable provisions 35 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:43,679 Speaker 2: that you would expect of your neighbors. So things like, 36 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 2: you know, on a school night, not having a party 37 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 2: after ten o'clock and if you're having a gather, maybe 38 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 2: move inside, and not having a bang and house party 39 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 2: going to all hours of the morning. So these are 40 00:01:56,840 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 2: reasonable provisions that we think any people would expect of 41 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 2: their neighbors. And essentially it's putting a code of conduct 42 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 2: that is displayed in the property that just reminds people, Hey, 43 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 2: you're on holiday, but your neighbors ain't just be cool, 44 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:17,679 Speaker 2: enjoy this day, have a good time, but if you 45 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 2: want to party on go down the pub. 46 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's common sense for being a civilized member of 47 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 1: society really, and it's because your neighbors are not the 48 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: people next door are not on holiday. This is why 49 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: we should stay at a hotel or something if you're 50 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:33,239 Speaker 1: on holiday. How do the locals, the ones that are affected, 51 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:34,359 Speaker 1: feel about. 52 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 2: This, Well, the locals were the ones that we consulted, 53 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:42,240 Speaker 2: so predominantly our residents. We went to our community and 54 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 2: we said, hey, we've had registered holiday homes now for 55 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 2: ten years, how's it working. What can we do better? 56 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 2: And we spoke to them, but were all so importantly 57 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 2: spoke to the owners and operators of Airbnb and other 58 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 2: properties and we said, look, you know, what do you 59 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 2: think is fair? And almost unanimously they supportive of the 60 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 2: code of conduct. And these are in place in a 61 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 2: lot of other places like the Gold Coast, like Nuster 62 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 2: and Barra Bay, where there is where there is a 63 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:14,640 Speaker 2: high percentage of commercial, unhosted holiday homes in their residential areas. 64 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 2: So it's not new, but it's certainly something that we 65 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 2: are looking at beefing up, I guess to ensure that 66 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:24,639 Speaker 2: those people in their residential areas are protected now. 67 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 1: Once upon a time Bastilton and Dunsbrough and yelling up 68 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 1: with places that people might have gone, perhaps for Easter, 69 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:34,239 Speaker 1: maybe for a week in the school holidays. But now 70 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: we can't get enough of you. You know, we're down 71 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: all the time. So something's got to give. 72 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 2: And certainly that's a result of wander out Yonder and 73 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 2: it's been a great it's been a great thing for 74 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 2: w A to maintain our tourism industry in the most 75 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 2: part apartment some of those experiential operators. You know, we've 76 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 2: managed to get through and we've been out and discovered 77 00:03:56,640 --> 00:04:00,080 Speaker 2: our state, which has been great, and certainly we've benefited 78 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 2: from that. But I think sometimes, yeah, those people in 79 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 2: those residential areas might feel it's being a bit loved 80 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 2: to death, so they like it breaks, not so much 81 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 2: a break, but just just respect from people who. 82 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 3: Are staying in expect yeah you're out. 83 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 1: My grandmother used to say a. 84 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:18,840 Speaker 3: Lot of optimism with the way things are going and 85 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 3: COVID Journey and all the rest of them. We've heard 86 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 3: the cliche so many times, there's optimism. Is there any 87 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 3: chance to ReSm will be impacted by the new laws 88 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 3: and rulings. 89 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 2: We don't think so. We think if people look at them, 90 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 2: they would consider that they are resolved. It's just things 91 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 2: like pay your rubbish out. Yeah, no parties or gallows. 92 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 2: And again we're not going to have the police around 93 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 2: there at one minute past ten to say hey, you 94 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 2: pack it in. But you know, we need to have 95 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,280 Speaker 2: a mechanism for those people that are doing the wrong 96 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:50,599 Speaker 2: thing that we can contact the owner of the property 97 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 2: and say hey, get onto you attendants. They're disturbing the neighbors, 98 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 2: telling the settler down a bit. So yeah, these are 99 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:02,159 Speaker 2: reasonable provisions. Yeah, things like car parking, making sure that 100 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 2: there's adequate car parking to the number of vehicles that 101 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 2: are at the property and they're not blocking the footpaths 102 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 2: and parking out in the street everywhere. So you know, 103 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 2: these are just some of the things that we've had. 104 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 2: One of the things that we've been I guess taking 105 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:18,840 Speaker 2: the task for is the requirement of dogs. And one 106 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:21,600 Speaker 2: of the biggest complaints we get is from the residents 107 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 2: next door saying, hey, you know, these guys have been 108 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 2: out for ten hours enjoying the breweries and wineries or whatever. 109 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 2: The dogs they're dogs in the strains surrounding and just 110 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 2: has barking make some provision for that. Yeah, take fight 111 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 2: with you taking for a walk. 112 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, it all sounds like good common sense really does 113 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 1: re to me. Yeah, and if you if you do 114 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:46,839 Speaker 1: want to party on every night for a week, states 115 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 1: he has to park or something. 116 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 2: You begged it on the head. There, it's respect. Respect 117 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:58,360 Speaker 2: for a residential neighborhood. Yep. You're staying in a home 118 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:01,040 Speaker 2: in a street and you get that experience of living 119 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 2: down south. But we all love and enjoy but respect. 120 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:09,520 Speaker 1: All right, Grant, Well, lovely to chat with you anything 121 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 1: and we will still be down We love the place. 122 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 3: Maybe if you're going to be the mayor of anywhere 123 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 3: to have to be bust no welcome, Yeah, thank you Grant, 124 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 3: Thanks going all the best, My pleasure by the mayor 125 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 3: bustled and Grant Henley Johnny is the Sporting ninety six 126 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 3: a FM. It's do you stay their bb No no 127 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 3: never have never have it. I was trying to find 128 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 3: some other accommodation where I'm exactly like you. 129 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 1: Like I said, I realized it's an unpopular opinion. Most 130 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:36,359 Speaker 1: people love it and people will get and everything. 131 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:39,159 Speaker 3: But or if you've ever had a place and they've 132 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:40,720 Speaker 3: been renting the place out next door, and they steal 133 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:42,279 Speaker 3: a parking spot where one of the people who paid 134 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 3: to live there is meant to be parking anyway, you can't. 135 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 1: Get room service. Are you really on holiday? Of course 136 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 1: not please, I suppose you can get over No. 137 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 3: Seven stars.