Neighbours are at last enjoying a reprieve from the burnout smoke and noise associated with an unauthorised motorsport facility being run from a 12 acre site outside Perth.
Anne Wood (Senior Associate) recently ran a successful prosecution on behalf of the local government in question, resulting in fines and costs of $78,000 being imposed on the owner.
Neighbours had complained for months about the noise and smoke coming from the site on an almost daily basis.
The worst of the problems included:
- 300 tonnes of landfill brought onsite and used to create huge mounds as landing pads for motorbike jumpers
- A sea container which was converted into a makeshift open air viewing platform
- The frequency of events involving large numbers of motorbikes, cars and trucks, many of which performed burnouts on a specially constructed burnout pad.
Whilst the Defence argued that the events were merely private parties, a blog showed that tickets were provided for "a reasonable fee" and a YouTube video demonstrated the scale of the events, including a smoke trail of approximately 1 kilometre from a truck burnout. A total of seven convictions were secured.
The evidence also showed that water trucks were hired specifically for the events and security personnel prevented access to anyone whose name did not appear on their list.
The most significant outcome was halting the unauthorised activities, the removal of the unauthorised structures and the flattening of the mounds. The result is a residential neighbourhood that has had its rural character restored – much to the delight of the neighbours.
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