Leinster CP in WA

barrie · Guru

Leinster CP in WA

Mark · Senior Member

Worth making a note of that one for sure.

barrie · Guru

We have feasted there the last 2 nites

herbie · Guru

Worked out in Leinster for over two years and enjoyed every minute of our time there.

Best value for money in the WEST we all used to say.(even though if you work there and live in the park you do not have to pay for accommodation.

The little village has all your needs catered for s/market /post office/ gift shop/ servo/ can put in script at newsagent and your medication arrives by plane the next morning.Also a hair dresser/bottle shop and beside the mess there is a great tavern that makes the best pizza in Oz . and also Drs and down beside the Drs there is a tank you can get water from if need be for no change. Also the cloths dryers and washing machine use is in your $15 fee. It used to be a 10 day limit on staying there,do not know if that still stands. Swimming pool is the cleanest in the state.There used to be no time limit here but because some took advantage of the generosity of BHP Billiton,they have had to put the limit and increase the price of eating from the mess from $8 all you can eat kind of thing to $15...when we were there some people woulde go to the mess and as they were leaving fill up a dozen containers to take back to their van to keep them in food for the next week.

Some people do not realize but this little village is a closed town due to BHP Billiton owning and creating the town...An interesting place to have a look at is the native garden us miners created near the pool area in respect to the men who have lost their life in mining accidents around that area.

Another place to go and have a look is an almost ghost town called Agnew, the old pub out there was a ripper but I have heard that has now closed.

barrie · Guru

Herbie, To stop the free loaders taking food away they have now banned bags being taken in .Agnew pub is now closed. wasking M/c still free,and max of 14 nites apply

Mark · Senior Member

herbie wrote:
because some took advantage of the generosity of BHP Billiton,they have had to put the limit and increase the price of eating from the mess from $8 all you can eat kind of thing to $15...when we were there some people woulde go to the mess and as they were leaving fill up a dozen containers to take back to their van to keep them in food for the next week.

See Herbie, it happens everywhere!! cry cry

What a sad lot the human race can be sometimes.

herbie · Guru

Mark you and wife would pick work up there very easy ,if interested just give me a pm and I will put you in touch with the man. As a matter of fact he rang me the other night to see if I want some consulting work back over there.

I am flying to Roxby Downs Friday to do some work a long way for three days work but enjoy my work so no big deal really, only thing wife has to keep the cogs in place here and my workers hate when I go away working they recon she works them to the ground. hu hu .

Regards Herbie.

PeterInSa · Guru

We have enjoyed staying at Leinster and unfortunately have also seen...
[some people would go to the mess and as they were leaving fill up a dozen containers to take back to their van to keep them in food for the next week.]

Passed thru in June and purchased Diesel at the Servo, sad to see it closed with only ATM type pumps available.

Peter

herbie · Guru

When we were there living/ working they had just done the servo up.

But it is a closed town built and maintained for the workers,not really a town that is run for the sole purpose of travellers. Once if you did not work there you were not allowed in unless approved to visit.

There is another garage down a side street.

It is the only town in Oz that can boast of zero unemployment, due to the fact no one is allowed to live there unless they are working

spida · Guru

Thanks for the recommendation Barrie - am here with friends for 2 nights and following you down to Kal I guess. Just need to find the mess for dinner now. Brother works here so no doubt he will join us for dinner.

Mark · Senior Member

herbie wrote:
Mark you and wife would pick work up there very easy ,if interested just give me a pm and I will put you in touch with the man. As a matter of fact he rang me the other night to see if I want some consulting work back over there.
Regards Herbie.

Herbie

Thanks for the thought, but wrong direction for us, we're off over the top now, and we have just secured a contract through the wet season on gogo cattle station just outside Fitzroy Crossing, 1.6 Million Acres and 36,000 head of cattle, 15 x Toyo's, 6 x 250 Yamaha Dirt Bikes 1 x grader 1 x VERY large tractor thing with a stuffed up Fuel Injection Pump (1st job!!) 4 x helicopters and a few other things to tinker with!!

herbie · Guru

Hi Mark and Linda, Wow congrats on you landing the job. What an adventure for you both.

So sounds like you have some BIG TOYS to play around with up there (help keep you out of the kitchen ) hu hu. Miss those egg and bacon toasted sangs,you just got the egg perfect every time.

Was wondering how it was going re the job after last time you PM me.

I Recon you would have a smile on that dial a mile wide.

I have to head up to Darwin in a few weeks to check on my boys (workers ),Just sitting at Adelaide air port after out at Roxby Downs mine site and bloody freezing.

When are you leaving Broome to head up ?

Safe travelling and enjoy every minute of it.

Regards Herbie.