Where have all the Ferals gone ?

At the Blue Mountains last weekend, the winter magic happened again, a great event, but a voice was heard to say unto the snoo wearing hordes, "Where have all the Ferals gone ?" Apparently according to fine local sources in Katoomba, the Gearins Hotel has at times been known to be a thriving centre of the Feral Society. A raffish crowd of willful dropouts and life alternate seekers. They had spunk, they had piercings, they had hair. Many were environmental some were just mental. A grungey time it seems it has been. The community of bongo banging mountains rastas, wand waving wicca nymphs, nudists and greenies gives the place grit. Long may it live, but have they been outcompeted by the Four Wheel Daytrippers, hipsters, wannabeanies, jugglers with mobiles, machiato sippin trend setters and real estate suckers ? Has their habitat been degraded by the Leurafication of the place ? The mysterious thing about Katoomba is how it has remained tough, despite the cafe set next door. Have they [Ferals] got wise and got out ? Could they all have disappeared in a fit of employment ! Are they all in Lithgow ? I seek comment.
Are they doing things smarter, perhaps they quietly maintain glorious gardens of endangered fragility. When do they come out of the woodwork ? Have the hard core ferals, those trying to find themselves, the ones who weren't just another type of poser doing drugs on the dole, found themselves ? Have they gone from Going Feral to Gone Native ! Those that wish to quietly go feral in the finsest wild surrounds need to be able do so on a budget, 'ferals in residence' is a scheme perhaps that has yet to be canvassed extensively, but perhaps it is time. Perhaps it is all a cycle, tell me dear reader...this week it has snowed as a magic affirmation of the magic still around. Let it not be squandered.