Current <span class="highlight">Nullarbor</span> <span class="highlight">diesel</span> prices
Submitted: Monday, Jul 13, 2009 at 17:50
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Member - Heather G (NSW)
Have searched in vain for recent
forum posts on this topic but in vain!
We are setting out on Wednesday from Kalgoorlie to cross the
Nullarbor later in the week and wonder whether anyone has recently noticed the
diesel prices and which are are dearer.
It has been some months since we came over to WA and obviously my short term memory has gone, along with the warm weather!
Thanks,
Heather G
Reply By: Member - Ann D (WA) - Monday, Jul 13, 2009 at 18:32
Monday, Jul 13, 2009 at 18:32
Prices are as where i filled up 2 weeks ago
Diesel only
Norseman BP 135.9
Ciaguna 166.9
Nullabour 168.9
Ceduna 129.9
Port Augusta 129.9
Nundoo was cheapest @$1 but as the area was flooded did not fill up there
Mundrabilla was about 150.9
Hope this helps
Ann
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Follow Up By: Member - Heather G (NSW) - Monday, Jul 13, 2009 at 21:40
Monday, Jul 13, 2009 at 21:40
Thanks Ann - much appreciated.
Heather G
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Follow Up By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Monday, Jul 13, 2009 at 21:46
Monday, Jul 13, 2009 at 21:46
The trucks fill up at
Caltex Penong. Its the same price as
Ceduna.
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Follow Up By: Member - Heather G (NSW) - Monday, Jul 13, 2009 at 22:13
Monday, Jul 13, 2009 at 22:13
Thanks Phil,
I think we may have bought fuel there on our way west.
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Reply By: Gone Bush (WA) - Monday, Jul 13, 2009 at 21:52
Monday, Jul 13, 2009 at 21:52
Heather,
all 3 outlets at
Norseman are about the same price and are pretty cheap compared to what's ahead on your drive. I know they are quite close to Kalgoorlie, but if it means being able to bypass Balladonia (always very expensive) and
Caiguna (ditto) then I suggest topping up in
Norseman.
I'm not sure of your capacity but if you can get to
Mundrabilla then that's another cheapie.
Mundrabilla is a SAFF outlet (South Australian Farmers Fuel, I think), same as one in
Ceduna (sorry forgot the brand but it's the one on the corner as you are leaving town. These days I think Eucla matches
Mundrabilla's price but M is easier to get to with a van.
By the way, we stopped overnight once right in the middle of
Kimba right at the railway crossing and opposite an
IGA. There were
toilets there as
well. Quite OK for an overnighter especially if you need to stock up.
Have a safe trip
home.
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Follow Up By: Member - Heather G (NSW) - Monday, Jul 13, 2009 at 22:11
Monday, Jul 13, 2009 at 22:11
Thanks Gone Bush,
With an 80 litre fuel tank on the Navara and towing 2 1/2 tonne, we are lucky if we get 400kms (with a tail wind) before we have to fill up.
Carrying an extra 40 litres helps - but we will be topping up in
Norseman. We discovered the service station in town to be cheaper than the one on the highway last time there.
Have taken note of your information to refer to when we are driving - thanks.
The
camp at
Kimba may be handy too - the road between
Ceduna and the
intersection at the Pt
Augusta end is all new to us at this stage as we went the long way around the Eyre Peninsula on our way to WA in March.
Taking the long way
home to the South coast NSW via
Flinders Ranges,
Broken Hill and then
Coffs Harbour in Northern NSW to visit relatives first.
Regards,
heather G
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Follow Up By: Gone Bush (WA) - Monday, Jul 13, 2009 at 22:30
Monday, Jul 13, 2009 at 22:30
South coast of NSW?
Heather we loved our visit to Eden. Thought it was a terrific town.
Is that anywhere near your place?
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Follow Up By: Member - Heather G (NSW) - Monday, Jul 13, 2009 at 23:29
Monday, Jul 13, 2009 at 23:29
We are about three hours driving time north of Eden - near
Ulladulla.
It is a lovely part of Oz too.
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Reply By: Flash32 - Monday, Jul 13, 2009 at 22:31
Monday, Jul 13, 2009 at 22:31
A couple of weeks ago we crossed and found that there was a 10c per litre difference between
Eucla in WA and the BP in SA on the border.
So if you have to fill up at the border the WA side was by far the cheaper
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Reply By: Member - Matt H (SA) - Monday, Jul 13, 2009 at 23:11
Monday, Jul 13, 2009 at 23:11
Heather G,
Probably wont help - but might make you feel a bit better about
diesel fuel prices today;
From our 2002 trip log of our around Oz trip:
Ceduna: 89.9 cents/litre
Eucla: $1.10 c/litre
Balladonia Roadhouse $1.26/litre (dearest for trip - and we didn't fill up there!).
Norseman: $92.9 c/litre
Considering 7 years have passed, it's not too bad.
For info: Balladonia was the dearest ($1.26/ litre) and
Rockhampton was the cheapest at 74.9 c/litre (with a "shopper docket, it was reduced a further 8 c/litre).
Thats a hell of a difference!
Have a great trip!
Cheers, Matt
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Reply By: rocco2010 - Tuesday, Jul 14, 2009 at 10:26
Tuesday, Jul 14, 2009 at 10:26
Hello Heather,
It has been great following your trip around WA via your blog. I hope you have enjoyed WA as much as I have enjoyed your words and pictures. Have fun on the rest of your journey.
Cheers
Rocco
PS: Bet you needed that heater in Kal this morning ...
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Follow Up By: Member - Heather G (NSW) - Tuesday, Jul 14, 2009 at 12:00
Tuesday, Jul 14, 2009 at 12:00
Thanks Rocco,
Very kind of you.
You really should join up and become a member then you could have your own blog.
I will start another one when we leave here probably. Will have lots to write about in the Flinders R in SA which we have only been to very briefly. That is another beautiful N Pk.
Yes, we have enjoyed parts of WA very much. The few weeks in
Geraldton set us back a bit and we havent really seen as much as we had intended but we will leave that until next time.
Regards,
Heather
PS the heater has been running almost non stop since we arrived in kal whenever we are in the van. It will be a bit cooler when we are bushcamping across the
Nullarbor and beyond!
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