The Astonisher has always thought that it was only Americans who get really stirred up by the thought of going to the Devil. We were wrong. Several Australian tourists had voiced there concerns to the us about getting lost for several hours before finding the relative heaven of Cape Clear.
Even though there was an itsy-bitsy sign off the Linton-Naringhal Road (a.k.a Geelong Road) giving the right direction the sign that should get you to that point is AFTER the intersection and not before it. One complaint was even about the fact that whilst looking for the Devil’s Kitchen they actually ended up at St.Paul’s Anglican Church which seemed to have taken them in the wrong secular direction altogether.
We were aware that several representations had been made to council, one in particular related to town signage, and we had written to council regarding this problem as well. It’s no good endeavoring to get tourists into town if we leave them only confused and eager to leave. I’m not sure that council would be too happy if, after completion of the expensive Town Entry Precint, all the tourists ended up at the Snake Valley Hotel as a result of incorrect signage.
We were astonished that Golden Pains Council continued to ignore the error, probably because it didn’t take people to Bannockburn.
Good on Damien Waite of Golden Pains Council.
Last year as part of the community consultations over the simulated railway station the Astonisher made a point that the Devil’s Kitchen sign did not point the way to Devil’s Kitchen. One would end up at the rather loftily named Linton Recreation Complex.
Everyone should note that the main sign has now been relocated to the corner of the Linton-Naringal Road (Geelong Road to some) and smaller signs placed on poles to support changes in direction for tourists. It only took Damien a year, but it took council eleven years to move the sign 100 Metres.
On a really positive note now we know that there is at least one person in local government that is not entirely incompetent and this leads us to believe that this year we might finally get to sit on the platform of an impressionist station and wait for a non-existent train.
Still on our TO DO list is the special rack for the Railway Hotel and a big skip in which to dispose of all our old things.
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