Uneventful drive to Augathella where we set up at the free camp costing $5 per night with an honesty box system. There are toilets but no showers, water or power. Walked up and down the main street stopping at the butchers, then supermarket for bread and we then passed the hairdresser who comes from Charleville on Mondays and Tuesdays and Ian was able to be squeezed in for a cut. There are 2 murals to be seen painted on different buildings, wrought iron sculptures of a horse, dancing brolga's and the giant meat ant which is over a million times the size of an actual ant. The local footy team is known as the mighty Augathella meat ants and the town is nicknamed meat ant country. The Q150 shed is used as the community function and entertainment centre. The shed is able to seat 300 and is built with 35 tonnes of steel. It was originally built as a mobile shed that toured many country towns providing free entertainment for the 150th anniversary, in 2009, of the separation of the colony of Queensland from the colony of New South Wales before it became a state in 1901. It was transported around the State by two semi trailers and took two days to erect. There is also a gallery and cinema where you can watch a 20 minute documentary on the characters and history of the region. You can also look at paintings and 150 heritage photos. That about covers Augathella. As we are only staying the one night we have elected to park in the shade of a tree to try and keep the van cooler. As I am typing this it is 2pm and 27.5 degrees inside the van. Hopefully our battery will last the day and night with no power going back in via the solar panels due to the shade. Oh well we have torches if left in the dark!
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