Disability Pensioner vs. Billionaire: Fence Dispute Negotiations

0:00This is Sydney News today, every story, every city, every day. A disability pensioner named Kathy Pope is an offence dispute with Australia's richest person, Gina Reinhardt, over their share 12 km, boundary in the northern tablelands of New South Wales. The case has been dismissed from the New South Wales Supreme Court, and now negotiations are happening privately between Pope and Reinhardt's holding, company, pastoral properties. Pope first sued Reinhardt personally and her companies after years of failed talks to repair fences on her 157 hectare property. Cattle from both sides kept straying across the line, causing ongoing problems. Pope calls the court dismissal a big win because it finally looks like her fences will get fixed. She struggled alone at first, visiting 45 law firms with no luck, but media coverage brought pro bono help from Melbourne lawyer Michael. Bates. Bates stepped in as a game changer, getting some of Pope's cattle returned and easing her stress.

1:00He says it's a straightforward issue under the Dividing Fences Act, which covers long-term leaseholders too. Meanwhile, if talks fail within a month, Bates plans to take it to the New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal. Pope even took out a $100,000 loan from materials back in 2022, but works stopped after just 800 meters. We'd like to thank our sponsor for making this episode possible. Our bedtime ritual just got better. Built-in Sound, built in comfort. S-O-L-I S-O-L-L-P-L-O dot com.