When staying in Longreach for School of Distance Education events we stay at The Quarters which are within the grounds of the school. If you visit Longreach you can do a tour of the school, its on-air studios, see on-air lessons in progress, and view the grounds.
The Quarters are set up with bunkrooms, a commercial kitchen-dining area, outdoor deck, tv room for the children, bathroom and laundry facilities. We all love the showers as they are supplied with town water, a distinct change from the creek water we all use on the stations. This time as we were there a week I also took the oppprtunity to wash our clothes in the clear water. The children also enjoy the playgrounds and grassed areas to play on with their friends. We also spend time each afternoon in the library choosing books, audio books, leveled readers, dvd's, manipulative material and games to take back to the station.
While in town we all had our haircut, restocked at the chemist, grocery store and newsagent, had a meal out and socialised with other home tutors and parents.
Below, a view of The Quarters with its wide deck on two sides with tables and chairs, overlooking one of the grassed playing areas. To the left you can see the covered playground and exercise equipment. There is also a washing line for use.
Kangaroos are rife in the Longreach area, and can even be found within the school grounds. The exercise equipment is in the background. This photo was taken from the nearby verandah.
A large outdoor covered area used for outdoor play, assemblies, disco nights etc
The school has quite a few art and sculpture pieces in and around the site.
On our way back to the station George and I decided to stop and take some photos at a lookout on a range about 2 hours south of Longreach. The boys had actually never stopped there before and enjoyed the views as much as we did. We did not stay long as the days remained in the mid 40 temperature range. We had at that point had 3 weeks of this heat.
By Lynne
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