General News
28 February, 2023
Camp reserve popular
THE temperature was about to hit 40 degrees last week when Richard Cain finished cleaning camp ground facilities at Laanecoorie. Richard has been keeping the toilet block at Cain’s Reserve clean for decades and has a long connection with the...
THE temperature was about to hit 40 degrees last week when Richard Cain finished cleaning camp ground facilities at Laanecoorie.
Richard has been keeping the toilet block at Cain’s Reserve clean for decades and has a long connection with the popular camping area.
He ran the local store for 12 years where bookings were made until the store and its post office closed earlier this century.
Richard said the number of caravans and campers stopping in Laanecoorie in recent weeks was at levels normally seen over Easter.
Temporary closure of the Newbridge Recreation Reserve camping area since last October’s floods increased camping at Laanecoorie where Richard said there had been reports of good catches of yellow belly fish.
“Our town camping area named after ancestors - the family has been in the district for many generations - is ideal for people looking for a quiet spot,” he said.
Richard has lived in Laanecoorie all his life and before the store, home was the town’s former hotel. “I couldn’t live in the city,” he said heading home after completing cleaning duties.