Salmon Gums Community Caravan Park

The new Fitzroy River Bridge getting a bit of water under it at the minute.
📸 Patrick Davies

Left it too late to book into Esperance these holidays? Looking for a quieter spot to stay?
Salmon Gums Community Caravan Park has large open sites and a good distance for day trips in and around Esperance. Shops, fuel, pub, mechanic in town.

🐍 DRYANDRA DUGITE 🐍

Check out the size of this big old snake!

Snapped by Virve Holm in the Dryandra Woodlands (from a respectful distance), it crossed the track right in front of her.

Virve had it verified by a Snake ID group as a Dugite - a heavy bodied one.

"It was almost as long as the track was wide! Awesome sight," she said.

More local news: https://ab.co/3zpvLcu

Spring is a great time to enjoy the outdoors but it’s also the start of snake season, make sure you know what to do if you get bitten. https://bit.ly/3tA8GV7

Salmon Gums Roadhouse is now under new ownership.
Fuel and other services available.

Busy bee 🐝

Planning a road trip and towing a van?

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Free Caravan Safety sessions Travel safe with our complimentary caravan safety training sessions before you head out.

Telstra outage in Salmon Gums and surrounding areas.

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The government agency overseeing thousands of Aboriginal corporations around the country says nearly 200 in the Kimberley have failed to meet basic transparency standards.

Corporations needed to lodge their general report with the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations by December 2022.

A total of 191 organisations in the Kimberley failed to meet the deadline and some are likely to be deregistered.

More Kimberley news | https://ab.co/3yhDnxF

3 in a row 😜

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Would you work in the bush if the government paid your university debt? Under a new scheme designed to lure health professionals to rural, regional and remote areas, the government will wipe or reduce the university debt of doctors and nurses heading bush.

The State has imposed at Total Fire Ban, effective as of NOW until midnight Friday 10/12/21.
This is due to the Friday’s weather condition and the large amount of resources being drawn to the fires occurring around the Margaret River area.

Do you use WikiCamps for camp ground information? The image below shows just a few of the lovely reviews on WikiCamps about our park.

Thinking of those in lockdown, waiting to get on the road again.

Located opposite the post office

From today, pay phones are free in Australia ☎️📞

Australia’s 15,076 public payphones will be free to use for local and national phone calls as part of Telstra's payphone overhaul, as well as calls to Australian mobile phone numbers, with no restrictions other than a six-hour limit on phone calls.

Consumers will still have to pay to call overseas.

Read more: ab.co/3yz0CSx

🏔 PEAK CHARLES
Difficulty: MEDIUM - HARD
Ever wonder how far your echo will travel 500m above ground level? 🗣 Come tackle this 2km climb to find out. Enjoy the rock formations and flora & fauna on the journey to the top where you will find exceptional views from every direction. 🍃 For more information on this track head to 👉🏼 https://trailswa.com.au/trails/peak-charles-walktrail 👣

📸: https://www.instagram.com/fischermansam/?hl=en

Facilities: 🐶 No pets allowed 🚻 Pit Toilets ❌ No power or water (be sure to take ample drinking water) 💰 National Park entry fees apply

📍 Shire of Esperance | Western Australia | Australia's Golden Outback | Australia.com

***For constantly updated information on the current travel restrictions, head to www.wa.gov.au***

If you are headed east please keep an eye out.

Some maintenance works have been scheduled in the park for 28-29 June 2021.

While we hope this will not cause too much disruption, we recognise that it may cause campers an inconvenience.

Please be advised that camp fees will remain the same if you choose to stay during these dates, as we are already a low budget service provider.

Kind regards

Management

Perth, are you ready for the lunar event of the year? 🔭🌕

All of Australia will be treated to a total lunar eclipse and a supermoon at the same time on Wednesday, May 26 — and it will be the only Total Lunar Eclipse for 2021.

The Perth Observatory says the partial eclipse will begin at 5.44pm, with the total eclipse between 7.11-7.25pm. The second phase ends at 8:52pm and the eclipse itself will disappear at 9:49pm — a total duration of 5 hours and 2 minutes.

You don't need a telescope or any special equipment to see it.

"If you’re a photographer and you want to get some great snaps of the eclipse, there are some great places in Perth like Kaarta Gar-up at King’s Park, Matilda Bay near the University of WA and Mardalup Park at Claisebrook Cover," staff at Perth Observatory said.

"Rottnest Island would be a great location to take photos and in the outer suburbs of Perth and Peel region, we’d recommend the Western side of Lake Joondalup Nature Reserve, South Ledge Lookout at Mundaring Weir, Lake Leschenaultia in Childlow, The base of Lesmurdie Falls in the Perth Hills, Serpentine Falls in Serpentine, Point Peron at Rockingham and the Thrombolites at Lake Clifton."

Set a calendar reminder and let us know how it looks where you are. 👇

Update 13/4/21: Site 5 is now open.

Travelers are advised that Site 5 is currently closed on the Granite and Woodlands Discovery Trail due to recent bushfire activity damaging the area.

⚠️ TOTAL FIRE BAN for Esperance District on April 2nd ⚠️

❓What CAN and CAN’T you do?
🚫 A total fire ban means no fires in the open air.
🏠 ‘Open air’ means anywhere outside, including a deck, balcony, courtyard or park.
🌇 Includes cities and towns.

🕰 Runs 12.01am -11.59pm Friday 2 April.

🌭 Cooking outside is restricted to gas and electric barbecues only, with conditions.
♨️ No "hot works" like welding or grinding.
👮 Penalties apply for breaking the rules.

If you are headed that way...

HYDEN NORSEMAN ROAD REPORT | Important please read if travelling East!

Due to the recent increase in Ross River Virus (RRV) cases across the state we would like to remind residents and travellers to be vigilant when outdoors. The higher number of RRV cases this season along the West Coast are now extending further to the regions, including Esperance - we’ve had four cases so far this year. With recent rainfalls and warm weather you are reminded to ensure homes and businesses do not hold sources of mosquito breeding grounds.

Follow these steps to help prevent RRV :

Avoid outdoor exposure, particularly at dawn and early evening;

Wear protective (long, loose-fitting, light-coloured) clothing when outdoors;

Apply an effective personal repellent containing diethyltoluamide (DEET) or picaridin evenly to all areas of exposed skin and always follow the label instructions;

Ensure infants and children are adequately protected against mosquito bites, preferably with suitable clothing, bed nets or other forms of insect screening;

Ensure insect screens are in good working order on houses and caravans;

Use mosquito nets and mosquito-proof tents if sleeping outside;

Remove water holding containers from around the home and garden to ensure mosquitoes do not breed in your own backyard;

Use mosquito coils and mosquito lanterns and apply barrier sprays containing bifenthrin in patio and outdoor areas around houses.