This tiny outback town was dying until the locals stepped in to save it | ABC Australia

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  • @jennyc1846
    @jennyc1846 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I love tiny towns, especially ones where not everyone was born there. Nothing harder than trying to fit into a small town where everyone is related. You rock ladies good luck with your venture and merry Christmas from Western Australia 🦘🦘🦘🎅🤗

    • @karalynmurray8112
      @karalynmurray8112 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was very welcomed in a country town. I wasn't born there.

  • @gaius_enceladus
    @gaius_enceladus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    NZer here - good stuff! Go Mt Mary!
    There's nothing like a quiet country town to let you relax and unwind.

  • @MySteamChannel
    @MySteamChannel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I was on the last (steam) train thru Mt Mary on the Morgan line as a young lad in 1969 hauled by loco 526, Duchess Of Gloucester. The Mt Mary pub is awesome and we used to do a run there from Adelaide on the Harley M/cycles....well worth a visit!

  • @jeepy8067
    @jeepy8067 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I've driven past Mt Mary many times over the decades visiting the Riverland, and never stopped here because I thought it was just a pub! I'll be dropping in next time for sure! Thanks for bringing this little town to light!

  • @user-ri3ud9pc2c
    @user-ri3ud9pc2c 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    In the 1980s 1990s there used to be touring motorcycles events here. In a jar the remains of a brown snake minus head that a local bit off Live for a drunken bet. True. I met him.
    Lovely pub.

  • @edwardfletcher7790
    @edwardfletcher7790 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I love stories like this 👍

  • @glentomkins8044
    @glentomkins8044 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    It makes a nice change to hear some good news about rural Australia. Go Mt Mary!

  • @brimai1
    @brimai1 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I love these towns! They have a sense of community you won’t find anywhere else! Well done to all of you, you’ve done a magnificent job, I hope the town is thriving for you all! 🥹🙏🏽

  • @cheriemoulang2413
    @cheriemoulang2413 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    You are now on my bucket list to visit

  • @sundancer442
    @sundancer442 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I used to have a large block of land out there. Beautiful spot. :)

  • @ThebBe-s3v
    @ThebBe-s3v 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I am South African who loves Australia. I am 51years and I have never went out of my country. For some reason I developed the love for Australia. I google or watch videos like this and got excited. You are doing a great job

  • @herbnalis3723
    @herbnalis3723 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Places like this are perfect retirement suburbs . No congestion, overcrowding, or high crime rates.

    • @davenakingdon7503
      @davenakingdon7503 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No infrastructure too far from anything if you don't drive.No entertainment if you are not a,"pub person"
      Really needs a lot of thought if you are considering moving to such a small place.

    • @GaryNoone-jz3mq
      @GaryNoone-jz3mq 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not a suburb, a town.

    • @lis819
      @lis819 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      No doctors, emergency hospital etc

    • @audreyltheseira4345
      @audreyltheseira4345 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Great idea for someone who wants the quiet life but need to consider it if health issues occur. No doctor, pharmacist or hospital 🤔

    • @chloeew4627
      @chloeew4627 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Fuel and travel costs are the downfall of.

  • @debbiesimmons3081
    @debbiesimmons3081 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I used to have a block at Morgan. Mt Mary pub food was the best.

  • @aussierheinhardt4390
    @aussierheinhardt4390 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I could move there from brisbane. Seems nice to escape from the dense city into quiet town. Cos my health are not that good and i need a place for chillax. 😘😘😘😘😘

  • @aprilsmith3683
    @aprilsmith3683 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Gem of a tiny town story...
    🇿🇦

  • @CassTrashPuppy
    @CassTrashPuppy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Love Mt Mary 😍

  • @kenward3058
    @kenward3058 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    GO AUSTRALIA

  • @cjames21
    @cjames21 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    These small towns are the real heart beat of Australia! The state governments and big city people have lost touch and simply aren’t Aussies any-longer but rather just people who could be in any large western city in the world

    • @victorsamsung2921
      @victorsamsung2921 ปีที่แล้ว

      Went to White Cliffs in NSW many years ago. Had been living in Sydney. Agree with what you're saying as a consequence. I felt love, warmth and compassion in White Cliffs.

    • @GaryNoone-jz3mq
      @GaryNoone-jz3mq 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😮😂😅

  • @merellacurtis222
    @merellacurtis222 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Lovely

  • @leoniemills5232
    @leoniemills5232 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good on you gal's for making a great input into your town 👍 I wish you all the best
    I live on the Gold Coast QLD and see so many people struggling to pay rent..if they can find property
    Please send out your joy of living in your town as young families need community and support..also affordable housing
    Wishing you all the best xxx

  • @krazed0451
    @krazed0451 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    It's only ever going to be locals who step in, the government doesn't act.

  • @henrygriffiths102
    @henrygriffiths102 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great spot east of here on the Murray river. Riverland SA

  • @psychedelicprawncrumpets9479
    @psychedelicprawncrumpets9479 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I feel bad for Karens that aren't Karens

  • @lokesh303101
    @lokesh303101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Relaxed ☺️! Infrastructure is really important, Hybrid works, in the outbacks, could generate the demand.

  • @Robert-qi6mb
    @Robert-qi6mb 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    A great little video.

  • @iamasmurf1122
    @iamasmurf1122 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    railway corporations in australia should be ashamed of themselves closing down a lot of rail

    • @GaryNoone-jz3mq
      @GaryNoone-jz3mq 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Back in those days the government owned the railways. They closed down railways in order to make their budget bottom line look better.

  • @christoering8139
    @christoering8139 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    GOLD

  • @WayneJackson-sn3wx
    @WayneJackson-sn3wx 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love my country roots. 36 people, enough for a pub. No cops, no bank, no post office, no bullshit.

  • @jasonhedley9435
    @jasonhedley9435 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good stuff

  • @Diane-u8t
    @Diane-u8t 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great when are you open

  • @michaelfeast9869
    @michaelfeast9869 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The op shop doesn't have Eftpos or Square for goodness sake.

  • @philfossil3960
    @philfossil3960 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Where is Mt Mary?

    • @abcaustralia
      @abcaustralia  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      South Australia 🌳

  • @barbarauridge1575
    @barbarauridge1575 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It’s typical of most rural towns… trains… what trains?

  • @pharaohcaesar
    @pharaohcaesar 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There are millions of work at home professionals all around the World looking for places to move to raise their children in a safe and peaceful area. Dying communities like this have completely rejuvenated themselves by these types of professional migrants moving in. So if this town decided to follow that business model to preserve and even grow their town they would surely find people interested in moving there.
    The internet and work at home situations will help alleviate big city connection because it allows parts of the population to move to rural areas like this to escape the negative aspects of big city life while still maintaining their employment.😀

  • @brettbrett9973
    @brettbrett9973 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How do you make a living ?

    • @nothinyaseehere9449
      @nothinyaseehere9449 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There’s businesses in nearby towns. The Barossa is only an hours drive

  • @1969cmp
    @1969cmp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Set up a gel balling skirmish facility, natural terrain, car wrecks, bunkers. They will come.

    • @nothinyaseehere9449
      @nothinyaseehere9449 ปีที่แล้ว

      We tried that haha there’s a dirtbike park with multiple tracks just up the road and Morgan is a 15 20 minute drive

    • @anonymouscitizen6165
      @anonymouscitizen6165 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @1969cmp...that's a great idea make it post apocalyptic mad Max style or Zombie apocalypse style.

  • @handymanr4729
    @handymanr4729 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    housing crisis will make those houses worth 600k each in a few years...

  • @hopen4tune
    @hopen4tune 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Their gonna restore a tin shed to its 'former glory'!

  • @tpatchie
    @tpatchie หลายเดือนก่อน

    The publican making a mint , out of reach for most now
    Ray white got there hands on it
    Strategic plan fascist