I had the chance to do a job out to a place called Corella Creek in the last couple of days. Corella Creek is located in the middle of NT. From the Isa it's about 500 Klm West then up 180 Klm north. We were pouring a slab for an aboriginal community out there. The guy out there had done 15 of these jobs in remote communities as a result of the governments stimulus package for the schools. The job was a large undercover area at a cost of $300,000 and, in this case, was to serve 9 students at the school!! A couple of the guys out there said they did one a few weeks ago where the school had 4 students!! Our tax dollars at work.
I had a ball driving out there as it is so green after the recent rains and some of the scenery is fantastic. At one point the green pasture was all the eye could see and the road disappearing into the horizon. Barkley Homestead is a well known travelers stop on the Barkley Highway for people traveling west to the Stuart highway, we stopped there last night and had a great night at the bar talking to the locals that work on nearby cattle stations.
Can't wait to explore more of the Territory now I have had a taste. Bring on March!!!
nice shot.. set the cruise control, tie the steering wheel off and relax..
ReplyDeleteThanks for infuriating me about wasted tax dosh...who votes Labor anyhow!
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Hi Pete, Mum helped re open the school in 2008 and 28 kids on the roll currently and every day for sports, after school and on weekends the kids use the undercover area. It was not a waste of money and I appreciate the work you did out there.
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