Stayed recently in the c/p at Lockington, Vic on the way back to Melbourne. Local servo is community run, was taken over when previous owner quit, diesel was $125.5 ltr. Every where else around the district, (Rochester/Elmore) was $133.9ltr. The park was ok shower water was hot, but the toilets are public ones and could have been better maintained. Still for $15 00 a night not bad value.
PS The lady who collects the fees was at the site before our wheels had stopped!!!!!!!!
brickies said
04:21 PM Dec 11, 2017
She lives across the park and can see the park from her house , I found her very helpful and was there to point out where things were and give a nice welcome .
Desert Dweller said
06:43 PM Dec 11, 2017
Dorothy is a lovely lady & Lockington is a fantastic spot to stay for a few nights.
The Heritage Center is a ''treasure trove'' of memorabilia.
Did you see the illuminated revolving fountain in the irrigation channel & the Locky Ness monster nearby?
-- Edited by Desert Dweller on Monday 11th of December 2017 06:46:14 PM
Magnarc said
11:53 AM Dec 12, 2017
Yes we had a good look around and I agree with you Lockington is very pretty and they have obviously made great efforts to attract people to the place, and anything that stops these small places from "dying" deserves to be supported.
Yes Dorothy is a very nice person and was most helpful, my reference to the speed of her trip across the road was in no way meant to be derogatory, merely an amusing conclusion to the post. So once again I find myself having to defend a reference in a post that has been taken the wrong way, although I should really not be surprised given the "form" of the person in question.
Swoffer said
12:31 PM Dec 12, 2017
Are the prices stable over there ?
Yesterday here in Warnbro WA I filled up at $1.21.9 this morning its $1.50
Someone is rorting the system here .
-- Edited by Swoffer on Tuesday 12th of December 2017 04:22:50 PM
RustyD said
02:04 PM Dec 12, 2017
Going thru Bendigo on Saturday Metro and APCO both had diesel at 123.9. Everwhere else it was 139.9. Same in Ballarat when I filled up on Thursday. Putting 80l in your tank at 16c/l cheaper is a big saving. Dont bother with coupons anymore, I just go straight to Metro or APCO.
Desert Dweller said
07:03 PM Dec 12, 2017
Magnarc wrote:
Yes we had a good look around and I agree with you Lockington is very pretty and they have obviously made great efforts to attract people to the place, and anything that stops these small places from "dying" deserves to be supported.
Yes Dorothy is a very nice person and was most helpful, my reference to the speed of her trip across the road was in no way meant to be derogatory, merely an amusing conclusion to the post. So once again I find myself having to defend a reference in a post that has been taken the wrong way, although I should really not be surprised given the "form" of the person in question.
We've stayed at Lockington for up to 3 nights, 5 times over the last 3 years, Dorothy takes her job seriously. She's always over to us in a flash to take our fees & have a friendly yarn. Get a sense of humor mate.
Did you fill up your freezer with award winning sausages from the friendly Butcher? The pub meals are pretty good too. The Supermarket/Hardware bakery section makes sensational pizzas.
-- Edited by Desert Dweller on Tuesday 12th of December 2017 07:07:30 PM
Stayed recently in the c/p at Lockington, Vic on the way back to Melbourne. Local servo is community run, was taken over when previous owner quit, diesel was $125.5 ltr. Every where else around the district, (Rochester/Elmore) was $133.9ltr. The park was ok shower water was hot, but the toilets are public ones and could have been better maintained. Still for $15 00 a night not bad value.
PS The lady who collects the fees was at the site before our wheels had stopped!!!!!!!!
Dorothy is a lovely lady & Lockington is a fantastic spot to stay for a few nights.
The Heritage Center is a ''treasure trove'' of memorabilia.
Did you see the illuminated revolving fountain in the irrigation channel & the Locky Ness monster nearby?
http://www.echucamoama.com/day-trips-listing/lockington
-- Edited by Desert Dweller on Monday 11th of December 2017 06:46:14 PM
Yes we had a good look around and I agree with you Lockington is very pretty and they have obviously made great efforts to attract people to the place, and anything that stops these small places from "dying" deserves to be supported.
Yes Dorothy is a very nice person and was most helpful, my reference to the speed of her trip across the road was in no way meant to be derogatory, merely an amusing conclusion to the post. So once again I find myself having to defend a reference in a post that has been taken the wrong way, although I should really not be surprised given the "form" of the person in question.
Are the prices stable over there ?
Yesterday here in Warnbro WA I filled up at $1.21.9 this morning its $1.50
Someone is rorting the system here .
-- Edited by Swoffer on Tuesday 12th of December 2017 04:22:50 PM
We've stayed at Lockington for up to 3 nights, 5 times over the last 3 years, Dorothy takes her job seriously. She's always over to us in a flash to take our fees & have a friendly yarn. Get a sense of humor mate.
Did you fill up your freezer with award winning sausages from the friendly Butcher? The pub meals are pretty good too. The Supermarket/Hardware bakery section makes sensational pizzas.
-- Edited by Desert Dweller on Tuesday 12th of December 2017 07:07:30 PM