South Australian Outback roadhouses on sale as part of $30m package

WANTED: enthusiastic self-starters to take over iconic South Australian roadhouses. Must love red dirt, starry nights, whales and golf. Here’s the deal:

The Nullarbor Roadhouse.

WANTED: enthusiastic self-starters to take over iconic South Australian roadhouses. Must love red dirt, starry nights, whales and golf.

It’s not your normal job advertisement, but then again the Border Village and Nullarbor roadhouses on South Australia’s Far West Coast are not your normal servos.

The roadhouses are being offered for sale as part of a $30 million package of outback travel stops that also includes Erldunda Roadhouse in the Northern Territory — a popular stop for drivers heading to Uluru.

While the three roadhouses are being sold together, the vendor is open to offers on individual sites.

The Border Village Roadhouse.

Border Village Roadhouse, as the name suggests, sits on the SA-WA border and the four ha. site includes a BP service station, 34 motel rooms, five two-bedroom cabins, 24 caravan sites, a licensed restaurant and bar, convenience store and 10 gaming machines.

It’s also home to Rooey II, a five-metre high fiberglass kangaroo, and hole No. 6 on the Nullarbor Links, which at 1365km is the world’s longest golf course.

Hole No. 6 on the Nullarbor Links, which at 1365km, is the world’s longest golf course.

Nullarbor Roadhouse is 200km back down the road towards Adelaide, with similar facilities including 27 motel rooms and 74 caravan sites, a replica 1950s garage and an airstrip for the tourists who flock to the area every winter to watch the hundreds of southern right whales that gather at the Head of the Bight.

It’s hole No. 5 on the Nullarbor links. Erldunda’s attractions include 30 emus, a camel called Carlotta and a rooster named Cluck Norris.

Resortbrokers sales manager Trudy Crooks said our Outback regions were experiencing strong growth, with the rise of the Grey Nomad phenomenon and more people getting off the beaten track.

“These sites are perfectly positioned, entering the market at a time when tourism and visitor numbers throughout Australia’s Outback are surging,” Ms Crooks said.

“The caravan and camping market is thriving with a van built every five minutes during the working week, making it the fastest growing vehicle category in Australia.”