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August 5-13

Leaving Wuruma Dam we needed to find a powered ste until our new batteries were ready to be delivered so we discovered the great little community campground at Goovigen, 40km North of Biloela.

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This camp is on the old Show/Rec Ground with a fee of $10/night including power and water, and hot showers.  For being a bit off the regular highways around here it is fairly popular and we didn’t have less than four vans at any time and sometimes up to nine or ten.

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The town, like many, is in danger of disappearing, with the Hotel the only business left, which also runs the Post Office and takes the payments for camping. 

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When the railway ran here the town boasted a Store and Butcher Shop, as well as a Garage and a functioning Church (now a museum). 

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The funds produced by the campground are obviously very helpful to the community and the hotel produces a good range of meals (and does take away) and we had dinner there for Frances Birthday.

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From here we head to Mount Morgan to have our new caravan batteries delivered…..

 

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