Country pubs calling 'last drinks' across Australia
An institution, a landmark, and a piece of history, the outback pub is as old as the nation itself.
But in country towns across Australia, many are calling last drinks.
Declining populations and the cost of living all taking their toll.
In most outback towns, you'll find once thriving pubs locked up tight with their windows boarded.
"If the pub closes, the town dies usually," Leanne Stockdale, publican of the Royal Hotel in Grong Grong, NSW told A Current Affair.
While some pubs are being repurposed, some-once glorious facades are fading, as are the memories.
The outback pub is as old as the nation itself. But in country towns across Australia, many are calling last drinks. A Current Affair
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