Carnarvon day 2

Canal front homes on the new fascine development.
Canal front homes on the new fascine development.
Tomato crops thrive in the rich red soil
Tomato crops thrive in the rich red soil
Post cyclone the tilled earth gives hope of recovery. Farms on the Northern River Road seem to be modernised compared to the traditional Southern River road properties
Post cyclone the tilled earth gives hope of recovery. Farms on the Northern River Road seem to be modernised compared to the traditional Southern River road properties
The fascine area that has its make-over completed
The fascine area that has its make-over completed
9 mile bridge on the Gascoyne River
9 mile bridge on the Gascoyne River

Today we explored the new Carnarvon.
Landcorp is here and similar to so many other WA rural locations, is making a power of a difference. Like Albany, Augusta and Mandurah (that I know of) the government agency has sculptured this town’s best known attributes into a brand new housing and aquatic miracle.
For, gone is the vibrancy of main street Carnarvon with its 30 or so cabs servicing the station workers who periodically came to town to spend their pay. The then local parliamentary member’s shopfront is now a hair cutting business; Wesfarmers Coop is is now a Carpet Call retailer and pedestrians at the Woolies/BWS carpark confront road-train sized trolleys full of cheap beer.
But I jest!
To scale, Carnarvon rivals the Mandurah canals housing development. Green lawned public fascine areas attract young fisher fathers and sons while the local hoy-poloy support brand new development with attractive homes on the water.
A recent cyclone appears to be overcome with lots of plantation repairs already in place and new crops looking advanced, with devastated bananas crops pushing up new suckers. A healthy and resilient future ahead.

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