Present day Gascoyne Junction, Western Australia




1 present day

1.1 transport , utilities
1.2 education
1.3 2010 floods





present day

gascoyne junction centre mining, pastoral , desert merino fine wool industries, , serves gateway nearby attractions such mount augustus national park. town contains council office, junction hotel, offers accommodation , pub meals , constructed general store (1906). fuel station, visitor centre , picnic facilities @ federation park (2001) available, , library @ school open public, while telecentre proposed. junction hotel has facilities caravans, camper trailers , motorhomes basic caravan park adjacent hotel.


transport , utilities

power supplied horizon power run diesel power station in town. town supplies own water bores, treated water corporation. carnarvon–mullewa road, passes through town, sealed between carnarvon , gascoyne junction; ceremony mark reconstruction of last section held on 20 may 2011. australia post services region private contractors, deliver petroleum , cargo.


education

a new remote community school opened in 2005 kindergarten through year 12, high school , tafe classes being provided through school of isolated , distance education. replaces earlier school going 1960, , students have historically used carnarvon school of air program. many of students of indigenous origin. nearest tafe facility in carnarvon, , nearest university courses offered @ carnarvon high school through open universities australia, , through pilbara tafe in karratha , port hedland, offer curtin university courses through centre regional education.


2010 floods

evacuation required due gascoyne river floods of late december 2010.








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