Down at the information centre by 10 to watch the Dunnart being fed. There was about 20 of us. The lady from the information centre gave a short talk about the Dunnart in the area and then we watched a short film about them. The Dunnart was then placed in a glassed area so we could watch it feed. It is a furry narrow footed marsupial and if you saw it running across the lawn you would probably think it a mouse. After watching it for a little while we moved onto the other 3 rooms containing history and stories of the area. I must say Julia Creek tries extremely hard to draw the tourists in so they can have some extra money coming into the town. The town folk are friendly and they go out of their way to help. Back to the van where I succumbed to turning on the airconditioner and sitting in the cool. Tonight the pony club are putting on a bbq for $15 at the caravan park. A bus goes out to the free camp just outside of town and picks anyone up from there who wants to come and brings them to the caravan park. They did about 6 trips tonight. Had a good night with 140 in attendance. The record so far is 150. We were served a piece of steak, a sausage, potato bake, cabbage and mixed steamed vegetables then either chocolate pudding or plum pudding with custard. There was also a raffle with prizes donated from local businesses. A gentleman sang and got some audience members to play the drum, spoons, cow bell etc. Thankfully I wasn't one of them. A young lad from the pony club showed off his prowess at whip cracking and then his twin sister rode in on a miniature pony which laid down for her to get off and then sat up like a dog while she patted it. It then stood again and the girl stood on it's back while she cracked the whips. We sat next to a lovely couple and had an enjoyable chat. Would not hesitate to revisit Julia Creek again, the town just has a lovely friendly feel to it.
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