MITCHELL

This is bliss – our own en suite in the Mitchell caravan park. The nice people gave it to us at no extra cost – as it’s the end of the tourist season. There’s a toilet, shower and basin in a little tiled cabin, adjacent to each caravan site. We can leave our towels and toiletries there.  No more having to think of what we need when we leave the ‘van. We've stayed here before, although last time when we wanted to it was too wet, and we had to decamp to the Showgrounds.

Some of the Care Outreach team stay here, when they visit the property owners in the area. Vince, Team Leader, has developed a large client base. The area has suffered badly in the past few years: in 2012 they had the highest flood ever recorded when the Maranoa River burst into the town; since then it’s been drought.

Care Outreach assisted mightily during the floods. They have a very good reputation in the area. So much so, the Local Council requested the Mitchell Care Outreach team to make an extra visit this year, and assisted them with travel and accommodation to do so.

Driving up from St. George on Monday, there was very little vegetation for the stock. But the properties must have de-stocked everything they could, and just kept their breeding stock. Those we saw were in reasonable store condition.

We’re heading to Miles after here; the people we hoped to connect with in Roma are at the Coast! Then it’s just a slow meander home.