Fisherman Bay has become modest after all these years.
The shack settlement's row of outhouse dunny toilets - once photographed by tourists - has now been hidden behind timber screens.
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The dunnies have long outlived their usefulness and, to mark another item of progress, the settlement will soon have a multi-million-dollar sewerage scheme.
The Recorder visited the settlement on Sunday, June 17, to check out what was left of "Dunny Lane".
In two locations, timber screens had been put up to conceal the rusty, iron-clad structures that once served the shack-owners so well.
According to one shack owner, Alan Dewhirst, there were once 60 dunnies in a row that were immortalised by tourist photographers.
Now, with the settlement on the verge of a $20 million development, including 400 new sites, one wonders how much longer the vestiges of history will remain standing.
Perhaps the door has finally shut on the dunny.
Greg Mayfield
As editor, I am responsible for 11 mastheads around the state. I have more than 45 years' experience in newspapers and digital platforms. I am lucky to have an enthusiastic and dedicated team of journalists working with me.
As editor, I am responsible for 11 mastheads around the state. I have more than 45 years' experience in newspapers and digital platforms. I am lucky to have an enthusiastic and dedicated team of journalists working with me.
