Armed Robbery near Shepparton - Victoria

barina · Guru

Armed Robbery near Shepparton - Victoria

Happywanderer · The Master

Had to get my laptop out to check on this as couldn't get into it on the slow phone.
Thought it might have been Mad Mick at Greens. Thank goodness it wasn't and was not at Greens at all.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

it wasn't me biggrin

barina · Guru

Happywanderer wrote:
Had to get my laptop out to check on this as couldn't get into it on the slow phone.
Thought it might have been Mad Mick at Greens. Thank goodness it wasn't and was not at Greens at all.

I thought of that also first thing....Cemetery Road near Jordans Bend...

grahos · Guru

This is why it is so important to bush camp with other people,being alone is dangerous and there are

a number of horror stories just like this one in Shepparton.

rockylizard · Guru

grahos wrote:
This is why it is so important to bush camp with other people,being alone is dangerous and there are
a number of horror stories just like this one in Shepparton.

Gday...

Caution and care is always wise. However, I would suggest far more people are threatened in this way in their homes, on the city streets.

It is 'society' that is the danger - and often camping away from 'society' is far safer.

Again - exercise caution, care and common sense ... just as you do at home.

Cheers - John

Santa · Guru

grahos wrote:
This is why it is so important to bush camp with other people,being alone is dangerous and there are
a number of horror stories just like this one in Shepparton.

"Bush camp" no, they were camping in Shepparton, not a smart move.

grahos · Guru

Yes ,never never ever camp alone within 10 kms of a town,in fact never camp alone anywhere.

rockylizard · Guru

grahos wrote:
~~~ in fact never camp alone anywhere.

Gday...

... I have been camping for the past 50-odd years ... usually alone. It is my preferred camping style.

I still camp alone predominantly - sometimes in my little tent but usually in my big aluminium tent - and [ cry I hope that Mr Murphy ain't reading this forum] I have never encountered any serious problem that made me feel threatened ... cautious, wary perhaps ... but never threatened.

Choose where you camp, use common sense, and enjoy what this country has to offer.

Cheers - John

Santa · Guru

grahos wrote:
Yes ,never never ever camp alone within 10 kms of a town,in fact never camp alone anywhere.

Totally disagree, like Rockylizard we prefer to camp alone, have done for the past 30 years, never a problem.

Gerty Dancer · Guru

The news report said "Camping ground near Shepparton"... does anybody know where exactly?

Santa · Guru

Looks like its right on the edge of the Shep town area.

http://www.liveguide.com.au/Venues/56551/Jordans_Bend

Gerty Dancer · Guru

Thanks Santa.

I'm sorry for them, they must have had a terrible fright, but camping in a town isn't something we'd do, unless in a caravan park.

But we've often camped on our own, in the tent or caravan, in places far from towns and only if it "felt" right.

-- Edited by Gerty Dancer on Thursday 6th of February 2014 02:50:07 PM

Happy Camper · Senior Member

It's fruit picking season and the town camps are full of backpackers & itinerant workers who on the whole are well behaved and here to earn money.
Unfortunately we also get the odd undesirable type who causes trouble .
Fortunately the local Police do a good job.
This incident is rare but gets a lot of media attention which gives the area a bad name
Cheers,
John