There is an item in the Daily Telegraph that spells it out.
If I knew how to post the link I would but you will have to find it yourselves, sorry.
There seems to be plenty of work and if we all make a point of stopping off in their town it would help them just by the $$ we would spend there I think.
It's a nice little town and I would hate to see it go like so many other small towns.
My home town...I was there few weeks ago ... Not sure where the work would be at only in the farming sector ...Like most small town s they dont do much to keep the youngs one there ...
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I am not sure Ma ... But do i know a lot of my kids friends who they went to school with all moving to larger town because there is not alot of work there .... might be bit in the farming sector there is after the good year we had ...
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Seems a pity as I agree Coonabarabran is a nice town. Used to have great meat pies at the bakery until it changed hands. I usually spend a bit of money as I go through or stay but WORK now that is a four letter word to me
Thanks for posting the link John. I just went back and had another look at the article and read the 20 or so posts that went with it.
Seems, as is usual, differing opinions of the job vacancy scent.
There is a tad of truth in the fact that if you are born and bred then things are easier in obtaining employment. Experienced that myself in another life, whereas my youngest brother had no trouble...........born locally he was.
Yes you think they would put in camping area for nomads , as it is on the major highway from south to north .. Lots of nice camping in the warrumbungle mountians
I worked in a roadhouse there for 11 years and there are heap of nomads that past throught and stop in Coona .. and spend their money and time . Binneway has a free camping area and it off the main highway .... But i do have to say it is a nice town.....I have lots of friends who live there and relations ...
My ex work for council and has done for 30 years and the council dont do a lot for them other then what the have to so i cant see why they do much for others ....
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Most "kids" today work their butts off to get a good HSC score so they can go on to get a tertiary education degree and then hope to pursue a career path commensurate with that degree. In order to do this they have move to "The City" or at least a major regional centre where the tertiary education facilities are located.
The opportunities for these young people in a country town are extremely limited. Anyone who thinks this trend can be reversed is living in the past and needs to take a good dose of reality pills.
Cowra says the same thing. While we were there they put on a special presentation for people who might be persuaded to live there. Nice place, and its a temptation, the real estate is cheap there, and they have all the faciliies you need, but they want young families.
so they can work all their lives to make their way back out bush again , after they have woken up to , its all wrong!
I rest my case about the reality pills....
With a few exceptions career path options and top professional and semi professional jobs do not exist in country towns such as Coonabarrabran, Cowra, etc. These are the jobs that many folk vie for and they need to be "where the action is" if they're to advance and unfortunately the bush "ain't where the action is" when it comes to career advancement.
If we all felt that way then we would have a lot of ghost towns in this great country.
We do! An awful lot of the small towns we have seen look to be well on the way to being ghost towns. Boarded up shops, empty houses, derelict sheds, long grass unmowed and hardly any services at all.
Such is life, when money matters more than lifestyle.
It is a shame that some of the small country towns are dying, but I suppose that is because the young want to make their mark on the world (part of being young ) it's when they get to our stage in life that they will want to go back, let's hope there is somewhere to go back to......................
If we all felt that way then we would have a lot of ghost towns in this great country.
We do! An awful lot of the small towns we have seen look to be well on the way to being ghost towns. Boarded up shops, empty houses, derelict sheds, long grass unmowed and hardly any services at all.
Such is life, when money matters more than lifestyle.
I for one don't feel that way and I know some other nomads on this site that don't feel like that either.
We always spend what we can in any town that we happen to be staying in and of course the longer you stay the more you spend.
Granted there are a lot of towns going down the track that Gerty has said and it is a real shame. Most of the towns have a wealth of history attached to them and it is in real danger of being lost through subsequent generations.
Well i am from a small country town Coonabarabran/Baradine actually and i left 14 years ago so my kids could have a better education,better sporting options ,the cost of liveing was out of this world and the excuse was freight .. I still feel i made the right decision ... But i do miss the smaller community even thoe every one know your business LOL and i love to go home and soak it up ... But that does not create jobs for young people or even people who move from the citys to the country ....I dont think the young one move away just for the money i think they want to see what on other side of the fence as well all do on here ..For the one's that want to stay there are very few opportunity for them to job wise ..and even if they do go and want to come back still not much on offer job wise ... So maybe goverement need to put some funding into geting industry to move to the country instead of to asia .....
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If we all felt that way then we would have a lot of ghost towns in this great country.
It's not a matter of how one feels about this issue it's a matter of reality.
I lived in a country town for 21 years and very much enjoyed my time there but I had to leave as the job I was in had no prospects of future advancement and a half way decent salary without moving on. That town is actually doing quite well but the fact of young people having to leave to get a career still remains.
I feel sad to see country towns dying too.
-- Edited by jimricho on Monday 7th of November 2011 06:04:45 PM
We moved from Wisemans Ferry to Baradine, (45km from Coona) 8 years ago. Homes were very cheap and was our only option to own a house. Mind you we were at the end of our working days so living in the country was good for us. I did manage to get work for the last couple of years till retirement. We love the life style together with our travelling about. But as we all know, work in the Country towns has run out with mills etc closing. It's a shame because the young people either go on the dole after ending school or move to the bigger cities wher their chances of work are better. You can't blame them. Some towns are offering cheap rent and house prices in a bid to entice some families to move to the country.
I love country towns, smaller ones cause people care about others in the community.
Valnrob .... I am currently camped at Camp Cypress in Baradine - I am the only person here except for the caretaker - all to myself. What a great place. I walked around the town this arvo and visited the Discovery Centre.
I am going to be here for a few days - doing the Piliga Nature Reserve & Forest thing - walks, drives, photos etc.
Give me a yell if ya got a free minute or two - maybe we can share a cuppa somewhere/sometime.
Cheers
John
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If we all felt that way then we would have a lot of ghost towns in this great country.
We do! An awful lot of the small towns we have seen look to be well on the way to being ghost towns. Boarded up shops, empty houses, derelict sheds, long grass unmowed and hardly any services at all.
Such is life, when money matters more than lifestyle.
I sounded a bit heartless there. By "We" I meant myself and my classmates who grew up near a small town in NSW. We couldnt wait to leave home, the only thing that was important when you are 17 is either university or getting a good job, and neither of those things were going to happen in our home town.
And it looks like this has been happening Australia-wide.
With the benefit of hindsight and maturity (read old age!) I can see a few benefits of small town life, but its a bit late.
-- Edited by Gerty Dancer on Monday 7th of November 2011 07:15:10 PM
Hello John, Sorry I am at present in Taree visiting my daughters. Should be home on Thursday if you are still there. By the way, do call in to the Baradine Aboriginal Land Council if yu haven't already. My sister is the CEO and there are some very interesting things to see. I imagine you would have been to see the Sculptures at Dandry Gorge. They are fabulous, lots of good things to see in Baradine.
Valnrob .... I am currently camped at Camp Cypress in Baradine - I am the only person here except for the caretaker - all to myself. What a great place. I walked around the town this arvo and visited the Discovery Centre.
My dear old Dad who past away last january it one of the voices talking about the Pillaga Scrub at the discovery centre .. He spent most of his life in the scrub .He loved the bush was a greeny long before they were ever heard off . I havent been there yet to hear him ...bit to soon yet maybe next time i am there !!
-- Edited by lilly31 on Monday 7th of November 2011 10:18:11 PM
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