AUSTRALIA'S SMALLEST TOWN 'IT'S JUST THE TWO OF US'
New Idea|July 17, 2023
QUEENSLANDERS JO AND CAROL ARE FIGHTING TO KEEP COOLADDI ON THE MAP
Megan Rowe 
AUSTRALIA'S SMALLEST TOWN 'IT'S JUST THE TWO OF US'

Two women, two dogs, some guinea pigs and a brood of chooks have made an iconic outback pitstop their home in a bid to save it from becoming a ghost town.

Friends Carol Yarrow and Jo Cornel moved to Cooladdi – more than 800 km west of Brisbane – in February to take over the town’s only inhabited building, the Foxtrap Roadhouse.

They discovered this is no tiny task, as beyond running the roadhouse, they are responsible for a general store, motel and campground, and even mail runs!

Carol, 68, who relocated from Chinchilla, says she has fond childhood memories of the Foxtrap after growing up on a remote station further west.

“When I was younger it was a tradition to stop in to the Foxtrap every time we drove past,” she tells New Idea. “I’m happy to be back.”

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة July 17, 2023 من New Idea.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة July 17, 2023 من New Idea.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.