NSW judge says dispute between neighbours over leaf blowers and 17 CCTV cameras ‘out of all proportion’

Gregory Au fails in bid to impose extraordinary' restrictions on neighbours' use of easement providing only access to completely landlocked' property

A dispute between neighbours involving the use of leaf blowers, 17 CCTV cameras and an easement quickly grew out of all proportion" and has ended up in a New South Wales court.

For most people, to live in a well-appointed home on a large block amid the semi-tropical vegetation of the Central Coast hinterland would be a formula for a tranquil and idyllic lifestyle," NSW supreme court justice Francois Kunc said on Tuesday.