Australian Road Trips
Web Site Updates – November 05
General Note: please note that since the hardcopy of Australian Road Trips, 4th edition, was researched there has been a general increase in the price of powered sites at caravan parks, particularly in popular tourist locations - expect to pay between $20 - $28 per night.
P20 Road Trip 1 Note the following distance corrections: Gormanston (45/252); Nelson Falls (67/230).
P37 Road Trip 3 Roadhouse entry (135/199) called Tooloomba Roadhouse.
P66 Road Trip 6 Laura entry - add to attractions: Laura Heritage Centre.
P71 Road Trip 7 Bourke entry - add to attractions: Back O’Bourke Exhibition Centre**
P72 Road Trip 7 Add before Coongoola entry: Nardoo Station: working sheep station and tourist facility. Accommodation and camping. (38/244)
P72 Road Trip 7 Charleville entry – add to attractions: Cosmos Centre (observatory and interactive exhibits).
P78 Road Trip 7 Walker Creek (404/42) is no longer available for camping.
P111 Road Trip 12 Gregory River (120/94) is no longer available for camping.
P115/116 Road Trip 13 Wollogorang Station roadhouse is CLOSED – no fuel, store, accommodation, camping nor access to Gulf of Carpentaria. Nearest fuel at Hells Gate Roadhouse 58km to the east. Note: no fuel between Borroloola and Hells Gate (309km)
P117 Road Trip 13 Escott Lodge is CLOSED – no fuel, accommodation or camping.
P119 Road Trip 13 Tallaroo Hot Springs entry – add camping available.
P126 Road Trip 14 Check fuel availability at Olary and Mannahill (no fuel).
P141 Road Trip 15 Port Adelaide area entry – add to attractions: National Railway Museum**.
P157 Road Trip 16 Note that Gammon Ranges National Park has been renamed to Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park.
P162 Road Trip 17 Facilities at Dublin (60/252) include a roadhouse and hotel.
P187 Road Trip 20 Alice Springs entry – add to attractions: Pioneer Womens Hall of Fame*.
P204 Road Trip 22 Warnings box – add Mereenie Loop Road between Kings Canyon and Glen Helen to be progressively sealed over the next 3 years (2005-08).
P232 Road Trip 26 Add Doon Doon Roadhouse: new modern roadhouse. Accommodation, fuel. (106/253)
P237 Road Trip 27 Change Gibb River Road turnoff distance to (53/345)
P248/249 Road Trip 28 Note the following distance corrections: Nanutarra Roadhouse (165/369); Barradale (234/300); Burkett Road turnoff (278/256)
P253 Road Trip 28 Arrowsmith River – add Western Flora Roadhouse: modern roadhouse. Accommodation, fuel. (123/300)
P254 Road Trip 28 Add Cataby South: roadhouse facility. Store, fuel. (265/158)
P260 Road Trip 29 Bindi Bindi (384/185) entry – no fuel.
P275 Road Trip 33 After plains entry add - numerous roadhouses.
P277 Road Trip 33 Add Gelorup Roadhouse: roadhouse facility. Store, fuel. (9/135)
P277 Road Trip 33 Busselton entry – add to attractions: Busselton Jetty Interpretative Centre*; Busselton Jetty Underwater Observatory**.
P281 Road Trip 34 Add to end of paragraph after Mundaring (34/561) entry. From Mundaring Weir the Golden Pipeline Heritage Trail roughly follows the route of the Great Eastern Highway to Kalgoorlie (follow the signs).
P281 Road Trip 34 Lake Leschenaultia turnoff (44/551) entry – delete: camping available.
P281 RoadTrip 34 Bakers Hill (72/521) entry – delete accommodation; add caravan park.
P282 Road Trip 34 Clackline (79/516) entry – delete farming locality; replace with farming township. Add: store - no fuel.
P282 Road Trip 34 Meckering (132/463) entry – add to attractions: Meckering Tourist Park (Earthquake Display)*.
P282 Road Trip 34 Kellerberrin (202/393) entry – add to worth seeing: lookout*.
P282 Road Trip 34 Hines Hill (239/356) entry – delete locality; change to pub.
P283 Road Trip 34 Burracoppin (284/311) entry. Add: accommodation, store. Note: no fuel.
P283 Road Trip 34 Carrabin (304/291) entry. Change entry to roadhouse.
P283 Road Trip 34 Yellowdine (402/193) entry. Change entry to roadhouse and old railway settlement. Delete next line.
P283 Road Trip 34 New entry: Karalee Rock turnoff: turn here for Karalee Rock (8km return – Grade 3). Walking trails; camping available. (423/172)
P283 Road Trip 34 Boorabbin National Park entry – park now absorbed into the new and expanded Goldfields Woodlands National Park.
P283 Road Trip 34 Jaurdi Reserve turnoff (467/128) entry. Add: inform a reliable person of your intentions.
P283 Road Trip 34 New entry: Boondi turnoff: turn here for Goldfields Woodlands National Park Boondi camping area (6km return – Grade 3). Walking trail; camping. (474/121)
P283 Road Trip 34 Rest area and lookout (475/120) entry. Add: located just off highway on a short loop road.
P283 Road Trip 34 Bullabulling (526/69) – no fuel available. Note: no fuel between Yellowdine-Coolgardie 154km.
P285 Road Trip 34 Grass Patch (313/78) – no fuel available.
P287 Road Trip 34 Boxwood Hill (359/121) entry – no fuel available.
P288 Road Trip 34 Plains entry before Many Peaks should now read “Plains and low rises support tracts of eucalypt mallee shrublands partially cleared, initially for grazing, but nowadays for tree plantations”.
P292 Road Trip 34 Picton (5/180) entry – delete store; add roadhouse.
P292 Road Trip 34 Add new entry: Picton East: township. Store, fuel. (8/177)
P292 Road Trip 34 Mundijong (138/47) entry – spelling correction: township.
P298 Road Trip 35 Rest area located 36km east of Nullarbor Roadhouse.
P299 Road Trip35 Rest areas located 27km east of Yalata Roadhouse and 25km east of Penong.
P303 Connecting Route B Rest area at Isis River (304/340) is CLOSED.
P307 Before You Go – Permits and Access Note the increase in some national park entry and camping fees as well as national park passes. The following information was correct on 1 July 2005.
NSW Day Passes now $7 per vehicle
Country Parks Pass now $45 per vehicle per year ($75 for two years)
All Parks Pass now $85 per vehicle per year ($150 for two years)
SA Day Passes now $7 per vehicle
Day Passes for Desert Parks now $20 per vehicle per 24 hours
The Statewide Parks Pass has been replaced with the Multiparks Pass costing $63 per vehicle ($99 with up to 5 nights camping at a time in any one place) – concessions for eligble seniors apply.
The Four Weeks Holiday Parks Pass has been replaced with the two month-long Holiday Pass costing $28 per vehicle ($44 with up to 5 nights camping at a time in any one place) - concessions for eligble seniors $22.
The Desert Parks Pass now costs $95 per year (renewal $60) - no concessions but cheaper if renewed the following year.
The annual Flinders Park Pass is no longer available.
Camping fees have been reduced, starting at $4 per vehicle per night (higher costs in Flinders and Mt Remarkable national parks during school holidays).
Tas Day Passes now $20 per vehicle
Holiday Pass now $50 per vehicle per 8 weeks (unlimited visits)
Annual Pass now $60 per vehicle per year (unlimited visits) – senior’s concession now $48
Camping fees at Mt Field National Park now $20
NT Day passes no longer required for Kakadu National Park.
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