King Ash Bay Lodge in Borroloola, Northern Territory | Lodge
King Ash Bay Lodge
Locality: Borroloola, Northern Territory
Phone: +61 477 294 172
Address: Batten point road 0854 Borroloola, NT, Australia
Website:
Likes: 3051
Reviews
to load big map
22.01.2022 FREEEEEDOM!! As of Friday you mob are a free mob!! Get out and enjoy it! ** not sure how I talk my self into doing these things hope you get a laugh **
20.01.2022 Hoping things slowly start getting back to normal from here on If you want to plan a trip for after the biosecurity restrictions are lifted send us a message for info on accommodation and fishing charters. We have quite a lot of availability and can’t wait to get back into it.
17.01.2022 Thank you to Ash and Kate from King Ash Bay lodge and NT coastal fishing charters for their sponsorship of this year Borroloola Cup Greatly appreciated guys !
17.01.2022 Well, it certainly looks cyclonic.
15.01.2022 PLENTY of time for planning at the moment: If you were ever going to tag a mate who is planning their first trip to King Ash Bay, THIS IS THE VIDEO to tag them in. https://youtu.be/EUx504w32s4
14.01.2022 6 years ago!! Things are a bit different this year though Five O’clock Somewhere has been dry for a lot longer then expected this season, hoping things go back to normal soon so we can get out there and do it all again. Hope your all staying safe and healthy and enjoying your Easter weekend as much as you can in these strange times.
13.01.2022 It’s raining! It’s already looking a bit dry around here so hopefully this will freshen things up.
13.01.2022 Great news for the Barkly region with the Australian Government announcing it will contribute $120 million towards the upgrade of the Carpentaria Highway. Upgra...des include strengthening and widening, flood immunity works and road safety improvements. This will support industry and business by providing better freight links, and enhance social equity by providing a more efficient, safe and reliable means for Territorians to access key essential services such as education, health and time-critical emergency services. Specific packages of works will be delivered in stages based on ongoing investigations, assessments and analysis of road conditions and vehicle accident data, and community consultations. This project is expected to start mid 2022 and be finished by mid 2026. - Steven Edgington
13.01.2022 This is why we love the Gulf country
13.01.2022 VIDEO (link below): If you’re bored tonight you could do me a massive favour and jump onto my YouTube channel and watch my latest video. It goes for 35 minutes,... but I worked my butt off to make sure it wasn’t boring for you. If you have a smart TV, do yourself a favour and watch it in the big screen!! Enjoy! -Mikey https://youtu.be/0yHg62PCQ_0
12.01.2022 The King Ash Bay Easter Fishing Classic made a come back this year and it was awesome!! Hope next year is the same if not bigger and better!
11.01.2022 ANZAC Day done a little different here this year, however we still did it on the banks of the Mcarthur river! At the going down of the sun, and in the morning. We will remember them.
11.01.2022 It seems the last of the monsoon just doesn’t quite want to let go. The week ahead looks as though we may get a few storms rolling through but the dry season is definitely on its way with easterly winds starting to turn up. The Barra have been playing the game lately with a bit of run off still happening thanks to localised storms topping up creeks in land. We are very excited for what looks to be a great season all round.
11.01.2022 Job In Borroloola for Travelling couples, anyone out there looking to stop in and work their butts off for 6 months and save lots of $$$ to keep travelling? It’s fast paced and not always easy but if your a people person and want to earn good money while on the road this job is for you! Gulf Mini Mart is their Facebook and you could message them there or click the link in the shared post!
10.01.2022 I'm proud to get behind Jerry Amato - Country Liberal Party for Arnhem with his commitment to establishing safe boat access to the Katherine River. I know many... people in Tindal would welcome a safe, accessible boat ramp. Rod & Rifle TackleWorld Katherine RAAF Base Tindal Raaf Base Tindal Fishing Club Katherine Game Fishing Club Inc. See more
10.01.2022 Ash from King Ash Bay Lodge along with Damon Hallett from Borroloola houseboats, Mullet and Roland the crabbers Doing the men’s mental health challenge! Well done boys it’s all for a good cause and it’s a good laugh
09.01.2022 The quality of the fishing recently has been out of control. You can watch some of the action here: https://youtu.be/0yHg62PCQ_0
06.01.2022 PART 4 - (35 minutes!) https://youtu.be/0yHg62PCQ_0
05.01.2022 What will the next adventure bring?
05.01.2022 We’ve had a fantastic night out at the Gropers Bar in King Ash Bay. It was great catching up with a few friends while enjoying a terrific meal in one of the Ter...ritory’s most popular fishing spots. Photo L to R: Marc Gardner, Ashley Garner, Steven Edgington, Kylie Hallett, Scott Hallett, Lachlan O'connor, Ronald Plummer & Don Garner. I’m already looking forward to my next visit so I’ll see you all again soon.
04.01.2022 Hopefully we will see some more rain in the comings days
04.01.2022 Good morning to everyone from King Ash Bay. Thank-you to everyone that helped out at the voting booth this morning. - Steven Edgington
04.01.2022 !!!The Borroloola Cup!!! We are proud to sponsor such a great event. Thanks to the Borroloola Amateur Race Club for organising such a great event again this year. Congratulations to Jan Darcy who finished first even with a broken arm.
03.01.2022 PART 5 IS HERE! Watch to see Mikey use his drone as a deadly weapon The Gulf Part 1 "My Happy Place" (22 mins) https://youtu.be/HJi8mIIZ-q0... The Gulf Part 2 "The Codfather" (18 mins) https://youtu.be/-6SRlIZ-vzM The Gulf Part 3 "Island Time" (11 mins) https://youtu.be/kaeWizTCu3M The Gulf Part 4 "Size. Does. Matter." (35 mins) https://youtu.be/0yHg62PCQ_0
03.01.2022 If you are in isolation and bored as hell check out these videos from Mikey Cunningham Fishing. You might learn a few things NOT to do This is part 1/3 of the adventure, we will post the other 2 in the comments. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=efhXF8pCjGQ
02.01.2022 Check out this preview of "The Gulf - Part 3" - The whole episode is live RIGHT NOW on YouTube (see link below). And YES, there is going to be a PART 4!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaeWizTCu3M&t=67s
30.12.2021 Well it is that time of year again. Still a long way off but we may see our first cyclone of the year. If you like to have a more in depth look at different modelling and the driving forces behind what cyclones here may do then you should consider subscribing to Oz Cyclone Chasers. They do a great job explaining how predictions work and why in easy to understand videos.
10.12.2021 Dear Chief Minister, You have had 10 months to rollout the COVID vaccine but with just two weeks until Christmas you’ve decided to punish the people of the Bar...kly because of your government’s incompetence. A fully vaccinated resident from any part of the Barkly or, in fact, a fully vaccinated resident living outside of Darwin, Katherine or Alice Springs who returns to the Northern Territory from interstate from 20 December 2021 must comply with the PCR testing requirements but then remain in what you describe as a high vaccinated area for 14 days. So this new rule, under your dictatorship, means that any fully vaccinated person including Northern Territory residents entering the Northern Territory from 20 December 2021 will not be able to visit their family or visit any place outside of Alice Springs, Katherine or Darwin for 14 days. If Santa Claus enters the Northern Territory after 20 December not one child living outside of Alice Springs, Darwin or Katherine will receive a Christmas present this year I’ve never seen anything so disgusting in all my life! You are a disgrace and should be ashamed of yourself! Will you be visiting every child and every family to explain how you made such an appalling decision? What do you say to small business, the tourism sector, pastoralists, our dedicated frontline workers like police, health and education etc, and the average person on the street who just want to have a break, travel interstate to see their family, and enjoy the festive season? If a fully vaccinated Barkly resident travels by vehicle to Queensland for Christmas, the only way they can return home is to drive past their front door and continue on to Alice Springs, Katherine or Darwin and spend 14 days there, at their cost! This will add around $5000 to the cost of a family holiday! Are you serious? And, while this is happening, every other person in the Northern Territory whether fully vaccinated or unvaccinated can travel in and out of Darwin, Alice Springs and Katherine any time of the day or night, every day of the week potentially carrying COVID back into low vaccinated areas. You appear to be saying that Tennant Creek is a low vaccinated area but you’re not even being open and honest by telling us what our vaccination rate actually is. How can people in Tennant Creek address this while you are deliberately withholding this information? While you and your government have been busy falsely accusing a number of Territorians of being "anti-vaxxers" including me, the reality is you are trying to hide your failure to rollout the COVID vaccine in a number of remote communities. You should be helping, not hindering the COVID vaccine rollout! Your government had the opportunity but failed to get on the front foot and show some leadership back in March this year by developing and implementing a well-resourced multi-agency community engagement plan in remote communities to ensure all vulnerable residents were well informed, supported and encouraged to access the COVID vaccine. Here’s a snapshot of your government’s performance responding to the COVID pandemic including here in the Barkly electorate: in the middle of 2020 your government scrapped the Patient Assistance Travel Scheme (PATS) position, the Purchasing Officer and Business Manager positions at the Tennant Creek Hospital. in March 2021, the COVID vaccine rollout for remote communities commenced without a documented plan to ensure all vulnerable residents were well informed, supported and encouraged to access the COVID vaccine. in April 2021, you hindered the COVID vaccine rollout in the Barkly by slashing two health positions at the Wutunugurra (Epenarra) Health Clinic placing more pressure on staff at Canteen Creek who are still being forced to leave their community twice per week to manage the delivery of health services in Epenarra. in May, you announced Budget 2021-2022 stating your government was focused on staying safe from the virus we’re backing the frontline health response, keeping Howard Springs open and continuing the vaccine rollout but, at the same time, stripped around $4 million from the Remote Primary Health Care budget. in June, two of your Ministers launched a revised Remote Engagement and Coordination Strategy in Tennant Creek but ignored the need to actually use it to develop a well-resourced multi-agency community engagement plan to support the COVID vaccine rollout. you have failed to maintain appropriate staffing levels at a number of remote health clinics resulting in reduced health services and engagement with residents at Tara, Wilora and Epenarra and other communities. The outcome of your chaotic and dysfunctional approach to rolling out the vaccine is that since March 2021, you have only provided COVID double vaccinations to 17% of the population at Epenarra, 15% at Alpurrurulam, 22% at Canteen Creek, 25% at Ali Curung, 29% at Wilora, 30% at Tara, 50% at Elliott, and 65% at Ti Tree. We still do not know what the actual vaccination rate is for Tennant Creek because you refuse to tell us! How the hell can your government expect to increase vaccination rates in remote areas without a plan, withholding vaccination rates and while reducing health services at the same time? Under the Gunner Government’s Working Together Aboriginal Affairs Strategy, one of the objectives is to improve access to quality, acceptable and culturally responsive health services! I urge you to review your latest decision that will commence on 20 December 2021 so that fully vaccinated residents of the Barkly and the Northern Territory can enjoy Christmas and not suffer because of your government’s failure to manage the COVID vaccine rollout. The people of the Barkly and throughout the Northern Territory look forward to hearing from you soon. Steve Edgington MLA, Member for Barkly
22.11.2021 Adelle Lebrocq wins with 96cm!! It actually went 95cm!! It was close but the rules were you had to like and share as well We will contact you regarding your prize!! ($200 accommodation voucher)
18.11.2021 Gotta love a big salt water Barra. Guess the length share and like for a $200 gift. MUST BE DONE BEFORE 7:10pm today Send it.
05.11.2021 It’s heating up so the Barra should be just about getting ready to bite! The charters are finished up for the year but if you have your own boat and somehow aren’t stuck in a lockdown we have some availability in the lodge and our self contained unit during September For enquiries send us a message on here as phones are minimal at the moment, and sorry to anyone trying to get a hold of us in the last few weeks as I have been on break.... Cheers
28.10.2021 Malandari Festival has started It is a fantastic experience and everyone involved puts so much hard work into making it a great success each year. If your in the area looking for something to do I’d suggest you check it out.
23.10.2021 EVERYONE LISTEN UP Big weekend coming up. There will be a fishing comp this Queens Birthday long weekend ... Live music by Virgilla Joyce! Crab Calcutta Engle, Webber and fishing gear to be raffled! Come and have some fun
16.10.2021 Just about everywhere at King Ash Bay of an afternoon there is an amazing sunset photo opportunity
10.10.2021 Yesterday Phil got fish of the day with his 115cm Jewy! We were all convinced it was a shark until she reached the surface and when it did none of us had seen a skipper move so fast This big beauty was released, what a gorgeous fish
01.10.2021 Over the last few weeks the King Ash Bay Fishing Club Inc has received over 170 written complaints about the condition of King Ash Bay Boat Ramp. Yesterday, I m...et with the President of the King Ash Bay Fishing Club, Ashley Garner to discuss the complaints which highlight the unsafe conditions caused by the recent wet season where sand and silt from upstream has been deposited both on the boat ramp and directly off the end of the ramp. One of the greatest concerns is that people are now having to wade into the water to launch and retrieve vessels where a large crocodile has been spotted on many occasions in recent weeks. At low tide it is almost impossible to launch larger vessels at all which is a major concern particularly if there is an emergency somewhere on the river. Even when on the river, it is extremely difficult and unsafe for recreational and commercial fisherman to navigate the McArthur River, its adjacent creeks, channels and delta system due to the serious lack of channel markers both in the rivers, creeks and rock-bars. The written complaints have been presented to the Minister for Infrastructure, Eva Lawler and I ask that she take urgent action to remove the sand and silt deposited directly off the end of the boat ramp, install new channel markers and develop a regular maintenance program for the King Ash Bay Boat Ramp to ensure the safety of our local people and our visitors.
16.09.2021 Gropers Bar at King Ash Bay is a great place to visit for a meal and a cold drink. It was terrific catching up with the President of King Ash Bay Fishing Club I...nc, Ashley Garner and a few friends while enjoying a fantastic night out in one of the Territory’s most popular fishing spots. Photo L to R: Kate, Ashley Garner, Steven Edgington, Judy MacFarlane & and Mark Gardner. Thanks for a good night out and I look forward to seeing you all again soon.
08.09.2021 Kitchen hand needed @ King Ash Bay Fishing Club for Gropers Grill urgently. Send resume to [email protected] or call 08-89759800
