Thursday, Apr 06, 2023 at 00:28
G'day
Explorers.
I can't say much about things outside of
Newman and surrounds, that's because I actually live here, and not elsewhere, though I do venture out to most of the local
waterholes, if and when I feel like it.
So here goes, accommodation as such for the traveller is fairly limited, there is a caravan park which to my knowledge is basic but expensive, not actually sure on the day/night fees but $50 rings a bell and I believe bookings need to be done online.
Whaleback Village no longer caters for tourists, it's a full on BHP employee accommodation set up as is the Kalgans Rest village, I can't say for sure if the
visitor centre still allows caravanners to park up overnight in the
carpark, there is a new manager at the
Newman Visitor Centre.
The Oasis, no longer caters for travellers/caravanners nor does the
Capricorn Roadhouse which is/has removed all the Donga style accommodation and everything associated with it once being a place to stay.
I find it rather odd when people refer to
Newman as being a 'Mining' town, maybe it was back when
Mount Newman Mining was the driving force in the early days of Iron Ore mining at
Mount Whaleback, but that was close to 50 years ago.
Newman is a mining/resources support base, the reality is it is a welfare town, but that's my opinion.
I was out and about earlier this week just to see how things fared after the recent rains, the
Fortescue River is running it was a 'banker' but now it's flowing, Ophthalmia
Dam access is closed, Kalgan Creek had a major flow but did not over top the
Marble Bar road crossing.
The road into Kalgan
Pool is very wet/boggy, I did not venture in too far as it was raining at the time.
Safe travels : Joe
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