South Australia’s Cadney Park Roadhouse changed hands on October 27 when popular long-time operators Adriana and Neville Jacob sold the business to NUV Petroleum.
Cadney is located along the Stuart Highway, 150km from Coober Pedy.
Many truckies stop there and former truckie Neville knew what they expected.
“After two decades in the outback industry, we have decided to move on. We will miss the awesome people that we have made contact and friendships with in that time and it will be with heavy hearts that we go and say goodbye,” Adriana told Spy.
Earlier in the year Neville told Big Rigs that on average about 20 trucks a day pulled up there, mainly during the busy season.
The roadhouse has toilets and showers for truckies which is welcome in such a remote area.
“We have parking for about 15 heavy vehicles and the drivers like our rump steak during the day and night, and bacon and eggs for breakfast,” Neville said.
More than 20 years ago, Neville drove road trains between Adelaide and the NT and has fond memories of it and heaps of stories to tell.
“A lot of the drivers who come here are on the Adelaide to Darwin run but some are from Melbourne. Many of them carry refrigerated goods or general freight but some camel haulers also park here,” Neville said.
One of my many locals that resided here, sent in a painting of an eagle titled, “The Eagle Has Landed” and this is above the bar.
Neville explained the origins of the mural. “A woman from a nearby station painted it and it is a big attraction. A lot of big wedgetail eagles inhabit around here.”
The roadhouse is open from 6.30/7am until 8.30pm.
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