There’s a work ethic we affectionately dub “The CARE Factor” in all walks of life. You see it in the private sector, but more predominantly in the government run, insulated from the real world kind of workplace. It stands for ‘Cover Ass, Retain Employment’. Hence, the Department of Conservation’s range of Risk Warnings that we encountered throughout Western Australian.

This way, if you fall, trip, go near a tree, go on the beach, go near the coast, get near a bee, climb just about anything, take your vehicle on their land, explore a cave or even let your dog near the bush (this won’t happen to us), or even look at the land in their care – they won’t be to blame. And I bet they sleep well at night because of their signs. Soon enough, they’ll have us all staying at home. Then there might be a House Risk.

By the way, there were more – like “Gorge Risk”, “Beach Risk”, “Climbing Risk”. You get the idea.