The Oaks (NSW) - Serpentine (WA)

[skippydiesel]

Question for those who have done the trans Australia flight;

 

If traveling from west to east.   Kalgoorlie Bolder - Forest, is there any other alternative than to head back down to the coast to continue east?

 

Just remember I only have a safe duration of about 6 hrs & still air range 780Nm 😈

[onetrack]

Skippy, there are numerous airstrips between Kalgoorlie-Boulder and Forrest, but they are all unsealed, useability is subject to weather, and some are station airstrips where you would be best advised to call ahead to obtain landing approval, and advice on local conditions. Maintenance levels are a mixed bag on these locations.

 

Karonie airstrip (adjacent to Karonie siding), possibly poorly maintained - https://maps.app.goo.gl/ct8ZwAzV6jrYd3oZ8

 

Kitchener airstrip - single runway at Kitchener siding (Zanthus), adjacent to Trans-line - https://maps.app.goo.gl/2SXWq8i2PR6tkEth9

 

Kanandah Station airstrip (N of the Trans-line, NW of Rawlinna), two runways, little information available, appears to be poorly maintained - https://maps.app.goo.gl/B71tb1Z6VXGzvRa88

 

Rawlinna Station airstrip, single runway (private airstrip, landing approval required) - https://maps.app.goo.gl/1ABtJGXN26ZmHCnY7

 

Rawlinna Station Homestead airstrip (two runways, private airstrip, close to main Rawlinna airstrip, landing approval required) - https://maps.app.goo.gl/46npWcCqKnarwVmM8

 

Haig airstrip, single runway, adjacent to Haig siding. Little information available, possibly poorly maintained - https://maps.app.goo.gl/RmezBcZjEKdMAjzE8

 

Distances:

Kalgoorlie-Boulder to Karonie - 50NM.

Kalgoorlie-Boulder to Kitchener - 140NM.

Kalgoorlie-Boulder to Rawlinna - 200NM.

Rawlinna to Forrest - 144NM.

 

All distances approximate numbers.

 

Edited Monday at 12:59 AM by onetrack

[skippydiesel]

Hi Onetrack,

 

I am aware of ll the little ALA's along the railway line - what I am after is a potential refueling stop, due East of Forest.

 

As far as I am aware there is ;

• Jacinth Ambrosia Mine - doesn't look promising for fuel or anything much else
• Tarcoola - looks big enough to have 95-98 RON but cant find any info.
• Woomera -  Likly too far, as are those below
• Kingoonya - has fuel but insufficient detail
• Glendambo - Has 98 RON. Is 9Nm north of field

😈

[BurnieM]

Anybody have a fuel pricing app for SA and WA like Fuelcheck NSW ?

 

[skippydiesel]

1 hour ago, BurnieM said:

Anybody have a fuel pricing app for SA and WA like Fuelcheck NSW ?

 

I just put fuel SA in my search engine and three fuel availabity/price checks come up;

 

https://fuelradar.com.au/map/location/au/sa/5000/adelaide

https://www.raa.com.au/motor/safety-and-advice/fuel

https://petrolspy.com.au/

 

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[KRviator]

4 hours ago, BurnieM said:

Anybody have a fuel pricing app for SA and WA like Fuelcheck NSW ?

 

FuelWatch for WA... About the only time WA has beat the eastern states at anything - online display of servo prices has been a thing for yonks over there.

[BurnieM]

1 hour ago, KRviator said:

FuelWatch for WA... About the only time WA has beat the eastern states at anything - online display of servo prices has been a thing for yonks over there.

Yep, thats not bad but it only gives the vendor declared prices at 6am today and 6am tomorrow.

 

NSW Fuelcheck app (government owned) gives realtime pricing updates and I have seen updates appear less that a minute after the price changes. Then again NSW servos can change their pricing at the drop of a hat. Looks like WA has regs saying only daily changes.

 

Edited Monday at 09:27 AM by BurnieM

[onetrack]

W.A. fuel retailers have to send through their next-day prices to Fuelwatch by 2:00PM each day, and the prices they quote, are set from 6:00AM the next morning, for a full 24 hrs from there on.

 

However, remote regions are excluded from the Fuelwatch requirements, there are Fuelwatch "boundaries" - towns, cities and Shires, and anything outside those boundaries is not required to comply with Fuelwatch legislation.

 

https://www.fuelwatch.wa.gov.au/about/boundary

 

Skippy, your fuel supply places along the Trans-line route are going to be in serious short supply, I think you've nailed the potential sources. That's why long-range fuel tanks are all the go for the 4WD Outback exploration type of people. The main highways are the only reliable source, and there's only one main East-West highway, the Eyre Hwy.

 

Even the Aboriginal settlements and remote Outback roadhouses can only supply Opal fuel, and often only in limited quantities. You may have to organise a fuel dump via someone helpful - but even then, if there are Aboriginals in the region, 95-98 RON must be kept under lock and key. The Indigenes will steal all the regular petrol they can access.

 

Edited Monday at 11:48 AM by onetrack

[Moneybox]

Skippy, I thought it would be best to follow the main highway where I think you'd find airstrips at the various fuel stops along the way.

[onetrack]

Skippy, the Jacinth-Ambrosia Mine is a fully operational mineral sands mine, they retail nothing at that mine, and you likely wouldn't even get past the main gate, without having to undergo a minesite induction course.

 

Re Tarcoola - The 4WD road trip below, has photos of Tarcoola. It is a ghost town! Full of abandoned buildings and businesses, and no-one lives there any more.

 

https://4x4earth.com/forum/index.php?threads/tarcoola.27733/

 

Glendambo is a settlement of about 30 people, and it contains a large roadhouse/truckstop selling all fuel types. There is a small airstrip about 1km SE of the Roadhouse.

 

Kingoonya has a functioning Hotel with limited accommodation, and a Caravan Park that supplies fuel on a 24hrs basis, with a card-operated pump. The bowser dispenses only ULP 91 and diesel.

 

https://kingoonyahotel.com.au/about/

 

https://directory.fullrangecamping.com.au/item/kingoonya-caravan-park-cp/

 

Kingoonya CP fuel bowser -

 

[skippydiesel]

10 hours ago, Moneybox said:

Skippy, I thought it would be best to follow the main highway where I think you'd find airstrips at the various fuel stops along the way.

I am planning two routes;

 

Coastal WA, SA, southerly NSW (via highway)

Inland WA, SA, northerly  NSW (via Forest)

 

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[skippydiesel]

On 13/08/2025 at 7:34 PM, chrsq said:

I have a strip on my farm, 10 mile to the NW of Katanning WA (OZMCA on Ozrunways). 

 

If needed, i can offer ULP95 and a vehicle to drive to Katanning for accommodation. My neighbor has a bed and breakfast which can be booked if available.

 

Happy to help with anything else you may need on your journey.

 

BTW, I did the Nullabor a couple of years ago with Will Owen when i purchase my Sportstar, he is currently in the UK.

 

Anyone able to contact CHRSQ to let him know I  have been trying to reach him through "Messages"?

 

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