The last day on the road (Day 14)
Brett started early with an interview on Eoin Cameron’s ABC brekky show. His 21st interview with the media on this trip so far. We plan to complete the Slow Drive at Jandakot Royal Flying Doctor base at 2pm, where we will be meeting the press and Glad will meet some of her new friends from the West Australian A-Model Restorers Club.
We hope our message about accessability of the outback and the ease of communications will encourage Australian’s to visit the magnificent outback regions of Australia. With the aid of bitumen roads, Telstra’s NEXT G COUNTRYWIDE network and the back-up of the Royal Flying Doctors Service , it is very easy and safe to visit the outback. (Refer to Australia’s Golden Outback annual planner for more details). We look forward to seeing you in the bush, especially at Wooleen Station Stay (www.wooleen.com.au).
Today the crew were taken on tour around Merredin and then to the Cummins’ Theatre, still a much – used venue for live theatre. The building boasts magnificent turn of the century architecture; a must see.
We are now on the final leg of our journey. This morning Brett has an interview with the West Australian deputy premier and the leader of the National party Brendan Grills, in Northam. The support crew decided to take a visit around Cunderdin. They raved about the museum at Pump Station no. 3, full of old farming machinery (every type of old tractor known to man). It even has one of the original pumps that provided critical water supplies to this region. Everything in this museum was beautifully restored, not to be missed.
After Northam we are off for the last 90km of this journey the first stop the R.F.D.S. headquarters in Jandacot. This is the official end to our journey but I’m sure Brett would feel that when Glad is tucked away in his garage the trip would be complete.
Debbie Treasure, Avril Parker, Jocelyn Treasure, Tim & Margarita Pollock.
Old projector equipment.
Posted: May 8th, 2009 under Uncategorized.