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Unfortunately some of us just cant go home, we are "travellers" and are stuck in YOUR community, maybe you should consider that. Yes i agree it is not a time to head off on a trip, those people need to stay home. People in your situation need to stop and consider the others that dont have a home to run off to.

Many “grey nomads” are just that, nomads. They have sold everything and their van/ RV is their home. The authorities need to consider people in this position, and make allowances for them. Where are they meant to “resupply” their water, food & fuel? I understand why the small rural communities are doing what they are doing, but we need to also be mindful of the true nomad, and their needs.

Macca.

Report on the radio, yet to be confirmed, the road into Coral Bay has been closed and a roadblock is in place at the Sandfire Roadhouse preventing travel.

While the Stay Away From the Outback and the other associated thread has a reasonable message the same applies with some cities - when you country bumkins get sick, where will you end up - in city hospitals swamping our facilities - maybe we should stop country people being transferred to city facilities - and no, I dont actually mean that but is similar the the rhetoric being pushed by people on these threads.

I live in Canberra - not actually in NSW yet even in normal times our hospitals are swamped by people from southern NSW extending waiting times for all type of procedures - why cannot NSW deal with their own sick. As this virus spreads I can see our facilities being completely swamped by interstaters.

This view is similar to the vitriolic expressed here and particularly in the other thread.

Not understating the seriousness of the circumstances of the situation we find ourselves in but there is no reason to carry on like drama queens like some people are.

Yes stop moving around, stay at home, keep safe - accept that some people will have to stay in your outback communities, but just think what would happen if the ACT followed some of the selfish views espoused in these two threads and shut its borders and hospitals to people from southern NSW. Like many small towns, our medical facilities are barely adequate for our population, (the same as you little medical centre is barely adequate for your small country town) but we will not shut people out we will help.

Some people need to lighten up a bit and stop being drama queens - we all know how important this emergency is without people carrying on like pork chops.

We found ourselves in a predicament. We have been away from home for around 2 years travelling with our Tvan. Most of that time has been in the north. We have been in FNQ since last September, house sitting. The last house sit came to an abrupt end, the owners returning prematurely from overseas on gov't advice & needing to self quarantine at home. Our plan had been to drive up Cape York for several months after that sit finished toward the end of April. We had just a few days notice to quit & nowhere to go. Caravan parks struck us as potentially dangerous places, & our usual freecamping style was effectively banned. Driving south to Victoria meant two border crossings each with 14 day quarantine, & the process of driving home through numerous communities not only felt like 'running the Covid 19 gauntlet', but also an irresponsible thing to do. (We had already been self isolating for a couple of weeks because it had felt like the socially responsible thing to do - before we were told we must do it). Thankfully, at very short notice we have landed ourselves a voluntary farm care-taking gig , available to us for as long as we want it. 40kms from the nearest town with a supermarket, & a good , private spot to continue to isolate ourselves. Driving the 120kms from Cairns to get here had us feeling very conspicuous with our Vic rego plates especially when passing LED roadside signs saying 'Essential Travel Only' ! The owner has promised us a letter confirming we are living here, just in case it's needed when we come to resupply. If any of the vigilantism mentioned in the media arises, we also have a vehicle here with Qld plates we can use. We are very lucky to now find ourselves in this position. It was a caretaking role offered to us last year that we had turned down in favour of another, but when we found ourselves in need, it was the only option we could come up with, other than returning home. The enquiry we made was responded to with "You can come as soon as you like". The owners have a remote cattle station 6 hours drive from here, & use this place for brief stays when they need to come to town, which isn't often. Many folk will be in similar situations to that we found ourselves in & I feel for them. In the Covid 19 era having nowhere to be is not nice at all. It is made worse by some attitudes where instead of 'We are all in this together' it is 'Every man for himself' which is very sad. If Covid 19 had happened 30+ years ago I believe the community response would have been far different to todays. There are many pockets of kindness (we found one) , and they are shining examples to be followed by the majority if we are all to come through this in the best way possible.