Birdsville Fuel
Submitted: Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 08:22
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Member - Ruth D (QLD)
Sorry to report -
Birdsville finally hit the $2 mark for diesel this week and the other service station will probably hit $2 today when a new load of fuel arrives.
Reply By: Member - RFLundgren (WA) - Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 08:46
Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 08:46
Ruth
Considering that 400 kms out of
Perth diesel is and has been $2 a litre for the past 6 months I reckon $2 at
Birdsville is a bloody good price. Lets face it, its $1.90 in the city so a 10c difference is pretty damn good. We dont like the price, but when you do the comparison between city and
Birdsville I dont think we can complain at all.
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Follow Up By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 10:41
Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 10:41
Richard,
Queensland's fuel is not taxed as heavily as the rest of Aus. So average diesel price in
Brisbane is 8c lower than the rest of the country.
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Follow Up By: Robin Miller - Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 13:14
Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 13:14
Hi Ruth
That city can't be
Melbourne , with the extra tax we just took on 250lt at $1.579 before the 10c discount voucher - should be there saturday bye.
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Reply By: Kiwi & "Grenade" - Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 08:51
Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 08:51
Thanks for the info Ruth.....knew it was going to happen soon. Cannt be too long when it hits that price here.....last look we were still $1.85ish......
See you soon
Laura
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Reply By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 08:52
Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 08:52
G'day Ruth,
I must admit, I was expecting to have to pay around $2.50 up there in a couple of weeks, so $2.00 or so is quite "cheap" (hahahaha).
Looking forward to catching up with you week after next.
Cheers
Roachie
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Reply By: PradoTrev - Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 09:50
Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 09:50
The price is relative
If the
Birdsville resellers go broke then the trips out there have an added degree of managment,
I say bring on $2.10 $2.20 and stay in business
I will only befilling up once a year there if i'm lucky so an extra $18.00 per fill for me to be able to go back next year an so on is fine by me.
PS see ya in
Birdsville in two weeks.
Regards
Trevor
PS talking about the fuel price is like talking about the weather it's just somthing to talk about. Cant change it
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Follow Up By: Member - Ruth D (QLD) - Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 14:56
Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 14:56
Trevor, the
Birdsville resellers are not going to go broke - they are too good at doing business and they've been doing it a long time. The reason our fuel is so much cheaper than other
places is simply because the fuel doesn't actually have to come from very far away.
The price of fuel, to you, might just be like the weather, something to talk about, but to many others at the moment, it means an enormous amount. Particularly to those who were going to
Innamincka or to
Birdsville or the SD or wherever and have cancelled their plans - and yes cancelleations have started.
Innamincka and
Birdsville's main income is tourism.
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Reply By: bruce - Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 11:24
Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 11:24
They say that fuel is dearer inland because of the cost of transporting it....then how come the price is cheaper in
Ballarat than in
Melbourne.......
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Reply By: Member - lyndon K (SA) - Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 14:02
Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 14:02
Pay the price and be happy!
Once the bombs start falling on Iran(and they will eventually).
Who knows what the price will be? $4.00 a litre i would guess.
Cheers Lyndon
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Reply By: Member - Dunworkin (WA) - Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 17:06
Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 17:06
Thanks for that Ruth, it's good to know what's ahead in fuel prices, hope to catch up with you at the races!!!!!!!!!
Cheers
D
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Reply By: Member -Pinko (NSW) - Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 17:36
Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 17:36
Thanks Ruth
We are going to the
Boulia Races. We hope to meet you two days after and will be in BV for two days.
Stan
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Reply By: Member - Vince B (NSW) - Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 17:43
Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 17:43
Hi Ruth.
Thanks for the news.
Just make sure there is plenty left when we call there on 21/7 LOL.
Cheers.
Vince
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Reply By: TD100 - Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 20:24
Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 20:24
Hi Ruth,
As many have said $2 a litre is not that bad,considering location.we will have to fill up there regardless.we expect we will be there (B,ville) about the 8/9th July.hopefully we can catch up this year as we were there in 06 but didnt have time. how has the weather been lately,rain cleared off? hopefully the suns a shinin when we arrive cheers Paul
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Follow Up By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Friday, Jun 27, 2008 at 20:39
Friday, Jun 27, 2008 at 20:39
Hopefully we'll see you there at that time too TD100.....
Roachie
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Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 20:24
Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 20:24
So Ruth,
If we have to
fork out more for fuel, then we can't buy food. We expect the locals to tell us how to get hold of the Diamantina Barra and crays :-))
And as of yesterday, we have our first granddaughter :-))))) We're still grinning.
Cheers
phil
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Follow Up By: Member - Ruth D (QLD) - Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 21:19
Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 21:19
Finally, she is arrived! Congratulations - isn't it wonderful to be Grannies?
The Diamantina Barra last Saturday night was SOOOOOOO delicious, with a slice of
home-grown lemon, hand cut chips cooked in Rice Bran Oil (new in town - holds its heat beautifully) and a little salad grown in the back garden and a nice Pinot Noir Chardonnay.
The yabbies have all disappeared, blast!
Enjoy the baby.
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Follow Up By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Friday, Jun 27, 2008 at 20:31
Friday, Jun 27, 2008 at 20:31
Don't know much about being a granny yet - but I've got plenty of
grey hair (what little is left), so I suppose thats a good start :-)
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Follow Up By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Friday, Jun 27, 2008 at 20:42
Friday, Jun 27, 2008 at 20:42
G'day Phil,
Congrats on becoming a grand'y.......I bet you'll you'll have the youngster out learning the camping ropes before you know it.... (just like Pesty does with his tribe of grandkids)....hahahaha
Time to start spoiling......
Cheers
Roachie
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Follow Up By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Saturday, Jun 28, 2008 at 21:49
Saturday, Jun 28, 2008 at 21:49
Gday Roachie,
To be like Pesty I'd have to get a Landcruiser with a few more seats - 60series would make a good grandpa vehicle!
Can't help but spoil grandkids.......I'll happily take the little ones camping until they are sick of it.......come to think of it, thats what happened to our mob ;-)))
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