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\"Gascoyne<\/p>\n

Western Australia’s McGowan Government is kicking in for half the cost of a new solar power system for the struggling Gascoyne Junction Tourist Park.<\/p>\n

Located on the banks of the Gascoyne River and around 174 kilometres east of Carnarvon, Gascoyne Junction has a population of just 250. It’s situated within the Shire of Upper Gascoyne local government area, which covers\u00a0 approximately 46,602 square kilometres.<\/p>\n

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The Gascoyne River flooded in 2010, destroying the historic Junction Hotel and severely damaging the adjacent service station, shop and caravan park; leaving the town in a pretty bad way. Add to that the impacts of droughts and more recently COVID-19, and the good folks of Gascoyne Junction have had a really rough run.<\/p>\n

The Junction Pub & Tourist Park<\/a> was built in June 2014 with financial support from the previous government and consists of a tavern with a restaurant; a caravan park, camping grounds and other accommodation;\u00a0 a 24 hour fuel facility, playgrounds, pool, roadhouse and convenience store.<\/p>\n

Currently managed and operated by an entity separate from the Shire, the community has been facing challenges in meeting the ongoing costs of operating the facility.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, the McGowan Government announced it will contribute $152,500 towards a 50kW (AC) solar power system project for the Park featuring 240 <\/span>solar panels<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“Our Government is stepping in to assist this project in becoming financially sustainable for the long-term, after it became clear the original Royalties for Regions-funded project imposed a cost burden that the local Shire could not sustain,” said<\/a> WA Regional Development Minister Alannah MacTiernan.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s estimated the solar panels will save the park’s custodian and the Shire of Upper Gascoyne $35,000 per year. The Shire of Upper Gascoyne has also committed $150,000 to the project.<\/p>\n

“Significantly reduced operating energy costs will work to improve the ongoing financial sustainability of the Gascoyne Junction Tourist Park and create a strong platform for local economic recovery,” said Minister MacTiernan.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A $302,500 cost with savings of $35,000 a year works out to be a simple payback period of around 8.6 years; which seems pretty long for a commercial solar<\/a> system. The tyranny of distance would come into play, but no further detail was provided that shed light on what contributed to the high cost; although there may be other significant related works involved. There wasn’t any mention of battery storage.<\/p>\n

Digging back through Council meeting agenda documents to July last year didn’t uncover anything, except that this project has been on the board for some time prior to that.<\/p>\n

Regardless, here’s hoping there’s brighter days ahead for the residents of Gascoyne Junction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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