Feb 8, 2020

MOGO...south coast NSW

Mogo, a little village 10 mins south of Batemans Bay on the Princess Highway. Its a sleepy town today where tourism is the main source of income. Theres the Mogo Zoo ( the zoo has an extensive breeding program for several exotic animals as well as all your other favourites ) and the old Gold Mining village to explore with the shops ******* 

The town surrounds have many natural talented and vibrant artists within and there are plenty of recycled shops to explore as well. This boutique town is the go to place for home made food and gifts, from some of the yummiest pies, cakes and coffee you’ll ever taste. 



After a stroll up and down the main street and the back alley ways I found that I had burnt off the pie so there was room for ice cream, oh and then there’s the lolly and fudge shops too - options are great in Mogo that has the small town spirit. In fact on most days you’ll struggle to get a parking spot as the town is This place was settled back in 1850 for farming and timber, and soon they had their own cheese factory. Gold was found and the rush was on in 1871, the town boomed where they soon had 15 000 people living here with 17 pubs. The last gold mine actually only closed back in 1984 but today thrives on the passing trade. 



FIRES

******In recent times this area was hit hard by the fires especially the smaller towns and villages. Even tho the burnt areas of peoples lives and business’s remain for everyone to see, the area is alive and doing well. Unfortunately the Zoo and the Gold mining village are closed atm due to fire damage. Some businesses are open and thriving, others may take just a little longer, but they need our support to kick along for years to come. Even just stopping for a coffee and a stroll down the main street they will appreciate it. I personally did not take any pics of the destroyed buildings, houses or businesses as I don’t think it is right. A very humbling experience to walk the main street and see what the horrific fires did here. Some were very unlucky yet others extremely lucky. The loop road from Batemans to Mogo back to Sunshine Beach all tells the same story, very devastating for all.  


So the main thing that the locals are after is to stop, smile but just get back out there for them as most of the south coast is open for business. 



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