Lightning Ridge.

A little detour off the highway to the iconic town of Lightning Ridge, Olivia was struck by this place in the middle of nowhere having shops with goods priced in thousands of dollars, we had only stopped at their lovely bore baths previously and she wasn't really aware of its opal heritage.

Even this bin has a quirkiness typical of the town.
I took the dirt road exit to the south of town to save a bit of distance, in hindsight a mistake, it seems it's another track that only gets graded when the local repair shops have too many jobs on their books.