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issuevoter Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9200 The Great State of Mind Gender:	Petrol Lawnmowers on Sunday Morning Dec 20^th, 2020 at 10:03am It is a specially inconsiderate person who insists on disturbing the peace of the only peaceful day of the week, and if you look at the perp's lawn you will often find that it didn't need doing because the did it last Sunday. I believe many are just bored Sh1!less and cannot wait to get back to work on Monday.
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 136594 Gender:	Re: Petrol Lawnmowers on Sunday Morning Reply #1 - Dec 20^th, 2020 at 10:06am It's a pet peeve of mine. The arsehole who lives across the road does it for three hours every single Sunday morning. He starts at 8.30am, with the lawnmower, and it doesn't stop until about 11.30am. Lawnmower, edger, then leaf blower. Inconsiderate prick!
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Grappler Truth Teller Feller Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 83875 Proud pre-1850's NO Voter Gender:	Re: Petrol Lawnmowers on Sunday Morning Reply #2 - Dec 20^th, 2020 at 10:06am 10 o'clock start on Sunday - if earlier they are breaking the rules.
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 136594 Gender:	Re: Petrol Lawnmowers on Sunday Morning Reply #3 - Dec 20^th, 2020 at 10:09am Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Dec 20^th, 2020 at 10:06am: 10 o'clock start on Sunday - if earlier they are breaking the rules. I don't know of any council in Australia that has a rule like that. Do you have a link to your council's by-laws? Or, did you mean societal rules?
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Re: Petrol Lawnmowers on Sunday Morning
Reply #4 - Dec 20^th, 2020 at 10:16am

Construction noise is controlled by council by-laws, but not domestic lawnmowers as far as I'm aware (this is a generalisation - I'm sure some councils are different).

Construction noise is usually restricted to 7am to 7pm Monday to Saturday (not permitted on Sundays and Public Holidays).

I've just done a search on a few council websites, and I can't find any rules governing lawnmowers.

However, I'm sure if someone decided to mow their lawn at 6am on a Sunday, they just might find the lawn dead the following week.

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aquascoot Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 34430 Gender:	Re: Petrol Lawnmowers on Sunday Morning Reply #5 - Dec 20^th, 2020 at 10:33am get one of these
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Re: Petrol Lawnmowers on Sunday Morning
Reply #6 - Dec 20^th, 2020 at 11:36am

https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/questions/times-residential-noise-restriction...

not a lot of help....this is NSW..

Power tools and equipment (powered garden tools – e.g. lawn mowers and leaf blowers – electric or pneumatic tools, chainsaws, circular saws, gas or air compressors and swimming pool or spa pumps) Before 8am and after 8pm on Sundays and public holidays

Before 7am and after 8pm on any other day Local council or police

no peace for the wicked.

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Re: Petrol Lawnmowers on Sunday Morning
Reply #7 - Dec 20^th, 2020 at 11:51am

cods wrote on Dec 20^th, 2020 at 11:36am:

https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/questions/times-residential-noise-restriction...

not a lot of help....this is NSW..

Power tools and equipment (powered garden tools – e.g. lawn mowers and leaf blowers – electric or pneumatic tools, chainsaws, circular saws, gas or air compressors and swimming pool or spa pumps) Before 8am and after 8pm on Sundays and public holidays

Before 7am and after 8pm on any other day Local council or police

no peace for the wicked.

A simple solution if you need to mow your outdoor carpet before those hours is to use an electric mower. My Ryobi is very quite the only down side having to recharge the battery so I bought two. The significant advantage is no more spent on petrol and being able to charge the thing with solar power. The same batteries also run my hedge clippers.

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Gordon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20507 Gordon Gender:	Re: Petrol Lawnmowers on Sunday Morning Reply #8 - Dec 20^th, 2020 at 12:42pm If you don't want to hear your neighbours move to a rural block. Just as bad as people who move near a pub where bands play then put in a noise complaint Pfft.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 103271 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Petrol Lawnmowers on Sunday Morning Reply #9 - Dec 20^th, 2020 at 12:54pm 4 stroke mowers are not loud - it's the 2 stroke mowers and weed eaters that make all the noise.
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Re: Petrol Lawnmowers on Sunday Morning
Reply #10 - Dec 20^th, 2020 at 1:05pm

Ayn Marx wrote on Dec 20^th, 2020 at 11:51am:

cods wrote on Dec 20^th, 2020 at 11:36am:

https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/questions/times-residential-noise-restriction...

not a lot of help....this is NSW..

Power tools and equipment (powered garden tools – e.g. lawn mowers and leaf blowers – electric or pneumatic tools, chainsaws, circular saws, gas or air compressors and swimming pool or spa pumps) Before 8am and after 8pm on Sundays and public holidays

Before 7am and after 8pm on any other day Local council or police

no peace for the wicked.

A simple solution if you need to mow your outdoor carpet before those hours is to use an electric mower. My Ryobi is very quite the only down side having to recharge the battery so I bought two. The significant advantage is no more spent on petrol and being able to charge the thing with solar power. The same batteries also run my hedge clippers.

I bet you have a battery operated stump-jump plough too.

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Re: Petrol Lawnmowers on Sunday Morning
Reply #11 - Dec 20^th, 2020 at 1:09pm

In Victoria, the EPA has rules about mowers ...

Prohibited times for noise
Group Prescribed items Prohibited times
1

Motor vehicles (but not when entering or leaving a site).
Lawnmowers or other grass-cutting devices.
Any equipment with an internal combustion engine not in
group 2.
Monday to Friday before 7 am or after 8 pm.

Weekends and public holidays before 9 am or after 8 pm.

2
Electric power tools, chainsaws or circular saws.
Gas or air compressors.
Pneumatic power tools, hammers or other impacting tools or grinding equipment.
Monday to Friday before 7 am or after 8 pm.

Weekends and public holidays before 9 am or after 8 pm.

https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/for-community/environmental-information/noise/residen...

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Re: Petrol Lawnmowers on Sunday Morning
Reply #12 - Dec 20^th, 2020 at 1:12pm

One of my neighbours works 6 days a week and only has Sunday morning to get the yard work done. Of course he could afford a mowing service but he enjoys doing it himself.

You'd have to be a schithead to begrudge him that little pleasure.

I also enjoy doing my own lawns, for 2 hours nobody comes near me for fear of being asked to help. I have lekky gear and it stuggles to cut really well but I make do.

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Re: Petrol Lawnmowers on Sunday Morning
Reply #13 - Dec 20^th, 2020 at 1:21pm

Gordon wrote on Dec 20^th, 2020 at 12:42pm:

If you don't want to hear your neighbours move to a rural block.

Just as bad as people who move near a pub where bands play then put in a noise complaint

Pfft.

Like those Sydney Nimbys who complain about the noise of Luna Park operating near their newer Apartments and Mansions that were built after.
Or the Nimbys of Sydney who 'block' the walkways between the properties to stop the public cacophony of beach goers and to go so far as 'fence off' their section of the beach as their own property and stop public access.

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AIMLESS EXTENTION OF KNOWLEDGE HOWEVER, WHICH IS WHAT I THINK YOU REALLY MEAN BY THE TERM 'CURIOSITY', IS MERELY INEFFICIENCY. I AM DESIGNED TO AVOID INEFFICIENCY.

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Re: Petrol Lawnmowers on Sunday Morning
Reply #14 - Dec 20^th, 2020 at 1:42pm

Laugh till you cry wrote on Dec 20^th, 2020 at 1:05pm:

Ayn Marx wrote on Dec 20^th, 2020 at 11:51am:

cods wrote on Dec 20^th, 2020 at 11:36am:

https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/questions/times-residential-noise-restriction...

not a lot of help....this is NSW..

Power tools and equipment (powered garden tools – e.g. lawn mowers and leaf blowers – electric or pneumatic tools, chainsaws, circular saws, gas or air compressors and swimming pool or spa pumps) Before 8am and after 8pm on Sundays and public holidays

Before 7am and after 8pm on any other day Local council or police

no peace for the wicked.

A simple solution if you need to mow your outdoor carpet before those hours is to use an electric mower. My Ryobi is very quite the only down side having to recharge the battery so I bought two. The significant advantage is no more spent on petrol and being able to charge the thing with solar power. The same batteries also run my hedge clippers.

I bet you have a battery operated stump-jump plough too.

I have a number of battery operated devices, some I’m very fond of. I’ll let your imagination run riot with that one.

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