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Hi Brendan,
Most members in here would be aware of my current Proposal to council for Obtrusive Lighting Reduction in our town here at Snake Valley, but as you are a newbie here (welcome) you may not be aware of the fight you are in for.
To start with, I wish you all the luck under the sun coz the pic of yours shows how disastrous it really is.
Some of the facts I have found out along my path to the proposal I have submitted:
*there are no laws governing lighting, there are only regulations.
*the regulations are not enforced
*the regulations can be broken with a good excuse
*many organisations (and councils) only look at the safety aspect of bright lighting
*some organisations (and councils) may consider better lighting control if they can be convinced (with proven facts) that they can save on their power bill
*organisations (and councils) do not consider individual complaints or proposals.
Apart from getting local support (in large numbers), it is imperitive to involve the environmental authority and your state or district branch of the equivelent of our 'Central Victorian Greenhouse Alliance'. Their whole purpose is to fight against your (our) light pollution problem. Your local Environmental 'Greenies' group often has lots of contacts and clout too.
Also, a tip from experts in this field that are helping with our proposal: Don't call it 'Light Pollution'. Call it 'Obtrusive Lighting!'
I hope that helps for a start.
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