Yulara. Supplies.
Submitted: Thursday, Aug 11, 2011 at 21:55
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Member - John Baas (WA)
Hi Desert Travellers.
Coming from x'ing the Simpson ex
Bourke, we had intended to go to Alice to obtain supplies before heading
home via
Yulara to
Papunya and then the Sandy Blight, Connie Sue,
Lake Rason etc tracks.
But... looking again, it seems that that would mean an unnecessary 400km round trip from the
Yulara turnoff. Which we could avoid if
Yulara had good re-stocking facilities.
So.. the Q is; does it please? Or is it simply a short term tourist supply situation there?
Cheers.
Reply By: Mick O - Thursday, Aug 11, 2011 at 22:51
Thursday, Aug 11, 2011 at 22:51
John,
bif it's food and fuel then you'll be fine at
Yulara. It has a small but adequately supplied
supermarket for foodstuffs. I don't know what days the truck arrives but I'd suggest it'd be fairly regular. I think they have their own
bakery within the
supermarket for fresh bread each morning but they also have packet bread as
well. One service station with the usual supplies.
Do you need anything more complicated?
Cheers Mick
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Reply By: GrumpyOldFart - Thursday, Aug 11, 2011 at 22:56
Thursday, Aug 11, 2011 at 22:56
JB
there is a reasonable
IGA supermarket there as
well as many gift shops and a coffee
shop.
The servo stocks a reasonable range of stuff as
well
The only problem is alcohol - can't buy it unless you pay to stay - room key or pass from caravan /camping site.
Or you could drive a few more hundred km and visit us at Blackstone Store, Papulankutja, WA!?!?!
IGA Yulara won't disappoint if you expect a medium country town
supermarket
Dru
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Reply By: Motherhen - Thursday, Aug 11, 2011 at 23:48
Thursday, Aug 11, 2011 at 23:48
Hi
John
In 2008 we found the store at
Yulara carried a reasonable range although little choice if looking for favourite brands or flavours especially in refrigerated lines, and generally quite expensive. The surprise was fruit and veges - fresher than we found anywhere else and prices reasonable. Being Voyages owned the credit charge surcharge is applied. You wouldn't starve on their range, and the higher prices would still be better than the cost and time of a trip to Alice.
Motherhen
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Reply By: Member - Mark (Tamworth NSW) - Friday, Aug 12, 2011 at 08:09
Friday, Aug 12, 2011 at 08:09
Another positive vote for the
Yulara IGA, I think it is 5-6 lanes. Wouldn't be much smaller than the one in
Bourke if you visited that. For routine supplies, it should have everything at surprisingly good prices.
It's need to be something specialised to warrant the detour to Alice.
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Reply By: Member - Mfewster(SA) - Friday, Aug 12, 2011 at 09:00
Friday, Aug 12, 2011 at 09:00
The
IGA in
Yulara is fine. I think their prices are very reasonable. Last month they told me that that
IGA prices are standardized across Australia ie,
Yulara prices are the same as
Adelaide. Keep an eye out for the meat "specials". Fuel is cheaper at
Yulara than anywhere around, especially
Curtin Springs where fuel prices are over the top.
PS. The
IGA store in
Coober Pedy has a huge range of stuff and good prices. It has been recently done up and is now excellent for shopping. I was there five days ago and prices seemed to be the same as at
Yulara.
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Reply By: Member - Captain (WA) - Friday, Aug 12, 2011 at 09:54
Friday, Aug 12, 2011 at 09:54
Was there 3 weeks ago and as others have said, the Yulura
IGA is a reasonable size store. Some of the meat lines are even vacuum packed ready for the traveller. They also have a small range of clothes and other items, even push bikes as the hire charges for a week make it cheaper to buy one at
IGA!.
Definetly no need to go to
Alice Springs just for supplies. There is even a small light industrial area near the airport where mechanical repairs (welding, tyres etc...) are available.
Cheers
Captain
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Reply By: ao767brad - Friday, Aug 12, 2011 at 19:56
Friday, Aug 12, 2011 at 19:56
We lived at
yulara years ago and the
supermarket has certainly improved out of sight to what it was.I don't think the
IGA australia wide pricing comment is accurate though. We shopped at a number throughout the NT in the last 2 months and
Yulara is the dearest as one would expect for location. Spent 4 days there in July and we had trouble getting good fruit and vegetables,every day we went in there were no apples, tomatoes or lettuce, maybe just unlucky but thought I should say in case you strike the same.
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Reply By: Member - John Baas (WA) - Sunday, Aug 14, 2011 at 16:01
Sunday, Aug 14, 2011 at 16:01
Hi all.
Just got back into internet range at Bindari Stn, on the banks of the Darling. Lovely spot.
Thks for all the responses and sounds like we will be bypassing Alice this time.
Cheers.
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