On our recent trip down south, we stayed for three days/nights at the Narrogin Caravan Park, Narrogin is approx. 192 kms south/east of Perth. The park has always been council owned but was previously leased but the lease was not renewed and is now currently managed by the council, with a temporary on site caretaker called Tom and an assistant caretaker called Dutchy looking after it.
Tom and Dutchy are very friendly and helpful and both run the park in a fashion that ensures a pleasant stay and they take no nonsense. There are some permanents (includes Tom and Dutchy) but mostly of senior age and the park is very quiet. There are two ablution blocks, a well appointed camp kitchen and a large shed currently doubling as a TV and games room, complete with furniture.
A lot of money has been spent by the council upgrading the park with a lot more to come including some cabins. There were frequent visits by the council management while were were there reviewing future planning etc.
We had never stayed in Narrogin before but were glad we did, they have a terrific bakery in town called the Fortuna, this is near the Narrogin Visitor Centre which is staffed by very helpful volunteers and I recommend a visit to them for information on the local sites and surrounds, including the Lions Dryandra Woodlands Village, Congellin camping ground (see camps 7) and Barna Mia Animal Sanctuary.
The council had donated $10 gift vouchers to be exchanged for $10 coupons at the Visitor Centre which were given to us by Tom at the caravan park and validated at the visitor centre. The staff there give you a list of stores and businesses in town where these can be used to make purchases, we used ours to buy a souvenir at the visitors centre and food at the Fortuna bakery. We also spent our own money in town at several businesses as our way of saying thanks.
There is also a great hospital in Narrogin and we had to attend the emergency department there which was the reason we came to town in the first place. The staff there were very friendly and efficient as were the nurses and doctors etc.
Suffice to say that Narrogin gets the thumbs up from us and I would not hesitate to visit there again.
My sisyer and x husband were the salvation army leaders there about 20 years ago Vic. it was there first posting and most likely the start of their marrage failing with the high work load and expectation of the people in town. We never did stop but drove through in 2011
cheers
blaze
Interesting blaze, one of my grandfathers who was in the Salvo's in Kalgoorlie and met my grandmother there (also a salvo) and married her also ended up getting a divorce, I think part of the problem was he served and was wounded in France in WW1 and wasn't the same man when he returned, he ended up a religious nut though until he died, he did tell one of my sisters before he died that his religious beliefs ruined his marriage and told her not to go down the same path.
If ever you get to go that way again it is worth a stop over.
