Thread: Covid Mk ll

Originally Posted by trout1105

Derby and Whyndham havent changed that much since the eighties and are still a fantastic place to visit/fish from But I doubt that you would recognise Broome anymore unfortunately.
For me Onslow is the "New" Broome now

Onslow? Thanks for the heads up. I've heard Broome has gone all yuppy. Used to love the place, we'd pull in there whilst doing fishery patrols off the west coast. We used that old pearler up on concrete in the park to have a bit of fun. We'd form teams of 2 and take turns to jump the fence , climb on board, climb up the rigging and touch the top of the mast. The coppers were good blokes, they watched us then gave us a lift back to the wharf. [ in the paddy wagon] Broome was the only place on that coast that had a decent air conditioning /fridge man. He earned more than a few beers off us. We also had a deal with one of the local butchers. We'd order bulk Kimberley meat, have it delivered by Blue Orchard Air to Darwin RAAF base, NOK would pick it up. AHHHH, they were the days.

May as well hijack it properly, being an old fisherman, what do you think of the Border Force burning the indon. fishing boats out on Rowley Shoals? I know you'd probably burn them all, but burning boats without first going to court amounts to piracy. At least we towed them in to Darwin, and burned them after the court case. We done it proper, gave the guilty bastards their day in court.

Originally Posted by trout1105

WA is spending an Extra 1.9 billion on the health system and we still mave a massive surplus

WA government to spend additional $1.9 billion on health system in upcoming state budget - ABC News

The devil is always in the detail (or in this instance the lack of it). It'll take years to unto the damage done to the system due to chronic underfunding. The policy of "don't replace them when they leave" over the last 5 years has seen a severe deficit in experience on the ground, and the sudden "hey, not that you were understaffed, but you can now employ another 50% full time nurses" doesn't solve a problem when you can't get them and you have nobody left with the experience and time to train them.

Why do you think the border has stayed closed? They know if COVID gets in here people will die because the health system is stretched beyond capacity as it is. Pardon me if I don't go all fanboy on the "upcoming" budget, but there is years of work to try and remediate the damage done. A quick cash splash is good for headlines, but that's about as far as it goes.

Originally Posted by trout1105

Suits me just fine ,Who in their right mind would want to travel to COV19 central from WA anyway

Tell that to many WAs who want to spend Christmas with family elsewhere and cannot. Might not worry you as it does not worry me about not going to WA but it does worry many from WA who would like to be with family over Christmas.

Originally Posted by trout1105

Derby and Whyndham havent changed that much since the eighties and are still a fantastic place to visit/fish from But I doubt that you would recognise Broome anymore unfortunately.
For me Onslow is the "New" Broome now

I was in Onslow a while back when I was working on a job near there. Before I went there, it was described to me as "Boulder by the sea".
Turned out that this was a very apt description.
Haven't bothered going back there since.

Agree that Broome has been overrun with yuppies and druggies these days - not really interested in spending any time there either. But the Spinifex Pub at Derby hasn't changed in many years, and is always worth a visit. Not sure if Kingy (ex publican from Kalgoorlie) still has it or not - but he used to look after us well when I was working out on Cockatoo Island.

On other towns in the north west - Karratha is a ****hole, but Dampier is not bad and it's only a short drive. The best view you can get of Port Hedland is the one in the rear view mirror.

Originally Posted by BradC

The devil is always in the detail (or in this instance the lack of it). It'll take years to unto the damage done to the system due to chronic underfunding. The policy of "don't replace them when they leave" over the last 5 years has seen a severe deficit in experience on the ground, and the sudden "hey, not that you were understaffed, but you can now employ another 50% full time nurses" doesn't solve a problem when you can't get them and you have nobody left with the experience and time to train them.

Why do you think the border has stayed closed? They know if COVID gets in here people will die because the health system is stretched beyond capacity as it is. Pardon me if I don't go all fanboy on the "upcoming" budget, but there is years of work to try and remediate the damage done. A quick cash splash is good for headlines, but that's about as far as it goes.

Sounds like it is not a newly discovered A$ 1.9 B just one that should have been paid yonks ago.

Typical of most Govts.

Originally Posted by BMKal

I was in Onslow a while back when I was working on a job near there. Before I went there, it was described to me as "Boulder by the sea".
Turned out that this was a very apt description.
Haven't bothered going back there since.

Agree that Broome has been overrun with yuppies and druggies these days - not really interested in spending any time there either. But the Spinifex Pub at Derby hasn't changed in many years, and is always worth a visit. Not sure if Kingy (ex publican from Kalgoorlie) still has it or not - but he used to look after us well when I was working out on Cockatoo Island.

On other towns in the north west - Karratha is a ****hole, but Dampier is not bad and it's only a short drive. The best view you can get of Port Hedland is the one in the rear view mirror.

The best view you can get of Port Hedland is the one in the rear view mirror.

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Originally Posted by BMKal

On other towns in the north west - Karratha is a ****hole, but Dampier is not bad and it's only a short drive. The best view you can get of Port Hedland is the one in the rear view mirror.

You reckon Port is bad? You'd love South Hedland, Brian.