Hells Gate Roadhouse is Closed

Hells Gate closes

Bill Olive, who runs the Gulf business with partner Leona, said keeping the roadhouse open was not financially viable after the State Government last year asked them to log alcohol sales.
"For people going back to Doomadgee, we could sell them only three cartons of beer per vehicle," Mr Olive said.

The managers also had to write down every alcohol sale in a log book.

"They (Liquor Licensing) only put that (requirement) on this place," he said.

"The Aboriginal people stopped coming."

He said people who bought alcohol at the roadhouse also stocked up on fuel, food and groceries.

The business had to be closed for five months of the year because of the Wet season but still had to pay public liability and other insurances.

"We just said we can't do it anymore, we're not getting paid to police the Liquor Licensing restrictions and we closed the roadhouse down at the end of November."

He said fuel would not be sold to the public but would be available to motorists only in emergencies.

The roadhouse is part of Cliffdale Station, which the Olives run, and is now a private homestead.

"We started Cliffdale Station in 1975, we built the station and built the roadhouse and leased it out."

any luck on info on the auto conversion/

I forgot all about it.....
I am so over this car already.....
I am ready for a 100 Series Landcruiser....

As from November 2006 actually the closure..

Doomadgee is about to have the Army come in and build a few houses for the community as part of the Fedral Government Nation building exercise. I wonder if they were going to get fuel locally or truck it themselves from further south.

They should be there from somewhere in May/June until October.
So if any one travelling in the area call in and say G'day, as I know of at least one Forum frequenter will be there. (no its not me)

They have been planning this since this time last year and it is an annual occurence that happens throughout remote Aust.

Sorry to hijack your thread Voxson but some might find it interesting

Cheers Kev

'I am so over this car already..... '

????????? What the.....the dream patrol of many! Care to elaborate?

Leroy

Hi Leroy,,,

I dont mean to be unappreciative,,, i am....
But all these years of owning Patrols and nothing else makes me wonder about the other side...
I drove my mates lifted 100 series the other day (5 inch) and it drove like its on rails,,,,,, mine drives like it is on jelly.....
Just a whole heap of little things...
Maybe i should have kept my comment as a thought.... *shrugs*

So another one has seen the light. LOL Must advise Roachie and Bonz to this fact.

Its not a light Des, its more of a burgeoning belly ache

But the belly ache just keeps gnawing away at you until you have to do something about it. Might as well get it over and done with now and save all that pain. I can see you now just cruising around at the challenge in you shiny new cruiser. Gee you look good in it too!!!! LOL

Its the yota thats a belly ache mate, and I WILL be cruising around the challenge in a Grierson Engineering 100 series hopefully, will see what it feels like to get back into a tough Patrol then

when I had the 7in lift in the GQ, and shocks on hard, it also handled like it was on rails, shocking some mates.. you can do anything if you have the time.

if your selling, lets swap boxes and bleep

I read what you say here but i dont understand whether or not you are trying to tell me something....
I saw a newspaper article and thought i would pass it on so people didnt budget for a fuel stop where there may not be one...Pretty bad place to run out of fuel...

Mike if you are referring to Wollogorang it was permanently closed in 2005 when we went through, the nearest fuel would be Domadgee or Borroloola from memory
long way to be short of fuel.
Cheers Sparkie

>Mike if you are referring to Wollogorang

That's the one!

>closed in 2005

Ouch! Going to make the Gulf Road a pretty long and remote trip now.

Mike harding