A road trip like no other through the Pilbara in Western Australia | Explore Aus | ABC Australia
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
- Heather Ewart heads to the Pilbara region of Western Australia to meet some of the remarkable locals who are driving change as the mining boom ends. There's also plenty of 'girl power' to be found out in this harsh landscape. Subscribe ✅ and tap the notification bell 🔔 to be delivered Australian stories every day: bit.ly/Subscribe_ABCAustralia
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Clint is a treasure, he shares his knowledge freely
So That Unstable Rock-Fall Has Stayed Just Like That For A Thousand Years With Painted Faces, Less Than A Millimetre Thick, Facing All The Violent Weather Events In That Total Wind-Scour!! Amazing!! British Paints Couldn't Have Done Better!! I'll Have To Drive Over And Have A Captain Cook; If It's Still There By Wednesday!!!
Nice work, driving with travel...now I'm looking for a job, I'm from Indonesia and I'm a hard worker and diligent, thanks and regard
Met tangiora in thursday island legend
I love it. Women using humour rather than abuse when the newbie can't make it through the gate but then having a good time once they are on the road.
Great Video ladies. You can (CAN) do it all. Norm, Toronto, Canada
New experience for me
I glad people understand all road trains in WA are driven by women. The ABC never fails to entertain or send you are message ; )
Good work
Go Ladies!
Just saw the girls on channel 7 and i think this is friggen awesome. I cant drive as i have a physical disability but I m so glad women are now doing this more. well done girls and the trucks are an awesome colour :)
These female truckers are becoming quite famous in Australia! I remember this lady from Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian.
Beautiful ancient country ❤️❤️
Mining won't end in our life time
I love u mom. from budi sampit borneo
No it's a motorbike wave.
that volvo , is that a automatic transmision ??
Yes. AMT a lot of newer fleets in aussie and Nz are going AMT. It's not because people can't drive stick but better fuel economy. And certainly around town operations easier on the driver.
Possibly
even though i love nature and the great outdoors, travelling is is one boring drag, you drive all day, spend 100 on diesel, then camp, much prefer Europe, 35000 town, villages in France alone
Your there
This is here
Europe full on dodgey and don't trust the town's 😂
I love driving through the outback. Beautiful country
Why do the truck companies employ fifo workers? Maybe because local drivers do not want to apply for the positions!! My thoughts only!
Need to get their facts right, 2011 till 2014 was boom time they couldn't get enough iron ore workers .I started March 2012 and it was full on ,some house prices Perth jumped $100,000 ,3,500 people coming into Western Australia every week ,was certainly the right time to climb onboard ,Backpackers said its slows down April May but not that year ,accommodation was full when I came back on my week off time an again,exciting time to be there ,same at the moment I've heard ,iron ore prices are high workers are highly sort after ,make the most of it,Some guys started working, big $$ bought everything on hock,car boat ,harly sound system, then later get laid off when their contact finished ,next time you see them everything got repoed and they're on the street with a begging card reading homeless donations much appreciated, Wow boom and bust times,tempted to go back
Anyone can drive autos
Isn't enough locals to fill mining jobs. One other not so small matter. Absolutely illegal to have 3 people riding in the cab of a 2 seater truck.
this what happen when Volvo use AUTOGEAR
I would love to hook with Heather Jones. I use to do what she is doing.
Imagine sitting in a truck with three women nattering non stop. Kill me now.
Typical truck company.
Registers truck in QLD then earns money using WA roads without paying road taxes for the WA roads they drive on
They still pay taxes in the different state thru fuel cost. Bc fyi rego actually pays nothing to the roads.
They register them in qld and vic bc its strangely cheaper. Same as why airports cars are hardly ever registered from state airport in 😉.
Rego covers insurance incase u injure another person in a crash(dont cover driver) and costs related to saying vehicle is safe(literaly very little)
Road taxes come from fuel and ppl spending money spent in the state.
I drove a recycle truck for a Sydney council & all our trucks had Victorian registrations.