Two days ago I posted about a small group of Hut at Binalong Bay. Yesterday I went surfing twice with a bloke whose family are involved in one of these Huts, and was lucky enough to go and visit the Hut and have a couple of beer.
I learnt that all of the Huts are on 100 year leases on crown land, and have been there since Binalong Bay was known as Boat Harbour.
The Hut I visited had been in the one family for four generations, features beds for at least 3, a generous kitchen and living spaces plus an outdoor barbecue space.
Originally the 2 bedrooms and the living space was one large room, but it was renovated about 20 year ago. This renovation also included the addition of a toilet and shower, and the removal of the previous outhouse.
The future of these Hut is currently unclear with the council(?) intending to demolish them at the end of the leases for the construction of a larger parking lot (for the adjacent boat ramp/marina) and a visitor information centre. These plans have changed a couple of time, but has always required the demolition of these huts.
Notice in this last photo the size difference between the old and original, and the new behind it.
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