Hi, Reading the Isis town and country edition newspaper today and reference has been made regarding the parking area at Childers.
It has been recorded that caravanners and Motor home travellers have been breaking into the power box and stealing power.
Childers is well known for its hospitality and provides a parking area to cater for travellers to shop, top up water tanks and use of a dump point.
Just north of childers is Apple Tree Creek and this is a free camp area.
With all the chat about free camping and travellers being worried about losing camping areas I dont think stealing power or abusing the locals will help their cause.
I hope the people of this site would report this sort of abuse by recording regos and giving to police. I Know I will
All good Australians look after their mates, persons stealing from other Australians and others of like interests are not mates and have coming to them what ever gets dished out their way. Put them in I say, but do it in a way that does not put you at risk. Crimestoppers is the very avenue for doing this, national number these days.
It's OK travel bug, thats not 'dobbing' when some moron does the wrong thing, that can be to the detrement of every other aussie, It is times when i see such idiots like that. I wish i was 6'6'' tall and built like a brick [shiezenhouse] then i could ''politely'' show them the error of their ways, but i am not built like that ?? and i would never ever DOB, but you can bet that i would inform the Authorities, dazren
Thats unfair to the rest of us who do the right thing. They need to be reported. I hadn't realised those facilities were available in Childers, which is the next town to my son in Biggenden. I know of Cherry Tree of course.
Yes I too would alert the authorities as we like to free camp most of the time and it is people like that, that make it bad for the rest of us folk. Helena.
It only takes the selfish, irresponsible actions of 1 to stuff it up for everyone else, forever. They deserve to be dobbed in and suffer the consequences. Just make sure you don't approach the trouble-makers and put yourself at risk.
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Management makes the decisions, but is not affected by the decisions it makes.
One word for this " Gipsy,s" they come over here for the summer and dont give a rats about anyone. And they are not so nice , just here to make money and camp free anywhere they can ........
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If you find an area that has these facilities then you have won first prize, these morons want the consulation prize as well , we do not need them & they will be the first to complain when these areas are closed. I would have some thing to say about it.
I have already had a go at a couple of lots earlier this year in the outback about wasting water from the tanks provided at some rest areas. Leaving taps running while they wash dishes, even having a bath under the tap & they were not Aussie's.
These are the free standing tanks with no catchment, so some one has to fill them.
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It only takes the selfish, irresponsible actions of 1 to stuff it up for everyone else, forever. They deserve to be dobbed in and suffer the consequences. Just make sure you don't approach the trouble-makers and put yourself at risk.
I can think of some consequences I would be more than happy introduce them to..................
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It's so unfair when the stupid actions of a few wrong'uns spoil it for the rest of us. We free camp when we can but always leave the area nice & tidy & where possible put money in an honesty box etc. We also try & patronise local businesses.
And that's the way it's meant to be. I find some of the backpacking foreigners can be very selfish and blind to the needs of those who follow them. Europeans in particular. They just don't understand the precious water in the outback, and the vast distances between these facilities. I have politely pointed out these services and the isolation of these services. Sometimes it's well received, while at other times I seem to grow 2 heads and my skin goes green. That's life.
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20ft Roma caravan - Mercedes Benz Sprinter - SA-based at the moment. Transport has no borders.
Management makes the decisions, but is not affected by the decisions it makes.
Have stayed in quite a few free camps and have only came upon 1 honesty box, was more than happy to contribute to help keep such a lovely spot (Jericho) available to fellow travellers like us.
