Mike Lowrie

It’s 5pm on a Sunday. In the 21st century. The supermarkets, which opened at 11am, are now closed. The town centre is deserted, like it is on a Saturday night. If you need anything other than gas station essentials you have to drive 50km to the coast. Yet this is soon to be the site of the world’s largest power bank, with promises of a boom in tourism.

The store opening hours reflect the backward thinking and lack of vision in this town. Don’t move here unless you have a permanent well paid job, plan to drive out of town every weekend and enjoy a low rent outlook. There are some gorgeous people here but you will never be accepted as an outsider and will tear your hair out with the time warped experiences. I tried to like this place but it gives very little and will make you regret moving here very quickly.

Steere st deli’s sausage rolls are the highlight.