Junee
We arrived in Junee on the second day of our seven-day road trip to Melbourne. There is a chocolate and liquorice factory in Junee, 40 minutes south of Temora where we had stayed the night before. There is not much to see on the drive, but watch out for the road side mail boxes. They come in all different designs, from planes and tractors to miniature houses. The chocolate factory opens at 9:AM, so as we had an hour to wait, we got a coffee in the main street. Not the best of coffees and both were deposited into a nearby bin.
There is a nice park running up the centre of the main street. It contains the War Memorial and a statue to Ray Warren, a well know football commentator and radio personality. The main attraction however, is the beautiful train station and surrounding buildings dating from 1878. There were some excellent photo opportunities, as no one else seemed to be around on a sleepy Sunday morning.
The Chocolate factory is based in an old flour mill, built in the 1930s. It was opened promptly at 9:00 by a very friendly staff member. We had a look around the show rooms and factory area, buying some of the organically produced licorice. There is a very nice café / restaurant, serving very nice coffee and snacks. We didn’t order a meal from the restaurant, but the setting in the old mill is very nice. Licorice is produced on a Sunday, so if you specifically want to see that, that’s the day to be there.
