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

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  • @gaius_enceladus
    @gaius_enceladus 2 роки тому +22

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

  • @jennyc1846
    @jennyc1846 2 роки тому +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 місяців тому

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

  • @MySteamChannel
    @MySteamChannel 2 роки тому +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 днів тому

    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 роки тому +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.

  • @cheriemoulang2413
    @cheriemoulang2413 2 роки тому +11

    You are now on my bucket list to visit

  • @edwardfletcher7790
    @edwardfletcher7790 2 роки тому +17

    I love stories like this 👍

  • @ThebBe-s3v
    @ThebBe-s3v 6 місяців тому +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

  • @glentomkins8044
    @glentomkins8044 Рік тому +9

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

  • @sundancer442
    @sundancer442 2 роки тому +7

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

  • @herbnalis3723
    @herbnalis3723 2 роки тому +15

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

    • @davenakingdon7503
      @davenakingdon7503 7 місяців тому +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 місяців тому

      Not a suburb, a town.

    • @lis819
      @lis819 7 місяців тому +6

      No doctors, emergency hospital etc

    • @audreyltheseira4345
      @audreyltheseira4345 6 місяців тому +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 Місяць тому

      Fuel and travel costs are the downfall of.

  • @brimai1
    @brimai1 18 днів тому

    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! 🥹🙏🏽

  • @debbiesimmons3081
    @debbiesimmons3081 Рік тому +5

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

  • @aprilsmith3683
    @aprilsmith3683 2 роки тому +4

    Gem of a tiny town story...
    🇿🇦

  • @aussierheinhardt4390
    @aussierheinhardt4390 Рік тому +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. 😘😘😘😘😘

  • @CassTrashPuppy
    @CassTrashPuppy 2 роки тому +6

    Love Mt Mary 😍

  • @cjames21
    @cjames21 2 роки тому +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 Рік тому

      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 місяців тому

      😮😂😅

  • @kenward3058
    @kenward3058 2 роки тому +11

    GO AUSTRALIA

  • @merellacurtis222
    @merellacurtis222 2 роки тому +7

    Lovely

  • @krazed0451
    @krazed0451 2 роки тому +10

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

  • @psychedelicprawncrumpets9479
    @psychedelicprawncrumpets9479 2 роки тому +7

    I feel bad for Karens that aren't Karens

  • @leoniemills5232
    @leoniemills5232 6 місяців тому

    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

  • @Robert-qi6mb
    @Robert-qi6mb 7 місяців тому +4

    A great little video.

  • @henrygriffiths102
    @henrygriffiths102 2 роки тому +2

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

  • @lokesh303101
    @lokesh303101 2 роки тому +4

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

  • @WayneJackson-sn3wx
    @WayneJackson-sn3wx 6 місяців тому +1

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

  • @iamasmurf1122
    @iamasmurf1122 Рік тому +9

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

    • @GaryNoone-jz3mq
      @GaryNoone-jz3mq 7 місяців тому +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 роки тому +6

    GOLD

  • @jasonhedley9435
    @jasonhedley9435 2 роки тому +3

    Good stuff

  • @Diane-u8t
    @Diane-u8t 7 місяців тому

    Great when are you open

  • @michaelfeast9869
    @michaelfeast9869 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @philfossil3960
    @philfossil3960 6 місяців тому

    Where is Mt Mary?

  • @brettbrett9973
    @brettbrett9973 Рік тому +2

    How do you make a living ?

    • @nothinyaseehere9449
      @nothinyaseehere9449 Рік тому +3

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

  • @barbarauridge1575
    @barbarauridge1575 7 місяців тому

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

  • @pharaohcaesar
    @pharaohcaesar 6 місяців тому

    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.😀

  • @handymanr4729
    @handymanr4729 6 місяців тому

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

  • @1969cmp
    @1969cmp 2 роки тому +3

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

    • @nothinyaseehere9449
      @nothinyaseehere9449 Рік тому

      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 місяців тому

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

  • @hopen4tune
    @hopen4tune 3 місяці тому

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

  • @tpatchie
    @tpatchie Місяць тому

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