Damn.. just went there yesterday.. We had a series of very delicate bulky deliveries to do so Saturday 5pm I took off for the first drop at Doonside, then out to Lithgow but no motel vacancies left.. so drove onto Bathhurst.. stayed at the PANORAMA CITY HOTEL MOTOR LODGE. cheap and clean.., which is the pub and function centre on the HWY opposite the main drag..OK place too.. there was a pretty big University 25th Reunion going on booking out most everything.. + another vintage car rally in town.. Did a lap of Bathurst in the AM then drove onto Cowra for the 2nd drop and then down to Dickson in the ACT .. back home by 6.30pm.
Good roads pretty much all the way & didn't get booked.. (touch wood).