 In 1999, "The Australian" reported that many of Cullacabardee's residents were unemployed, had no public transport despite 20 years of State Government management and no access to jobs, shops, education or health services.The article noted that "residents have to walk up to along a dangerously busy road or through a bush track to reach a shop or bus stop", and that the nearest primary school is away.Nine derelict homes in the community were being refurbished under a training scheme to assist young community members to gain skills, although the community claimed that funding was only available for 12-month periods, making apprenticeships (which run for several years) impossible to offer.