Crocodiles are much maligned creatures that have a media problem, one which is not going to change anytime soon. Take the case of a five metre-plus crocodile known as “Yellowhead”. He was called that because he had a light coloured head and prominent yellow body. He lived in the South Alligator River of the Kakadu […]
The Mary River
The Top End’s wetlands are truly amazing and none more so then the Mary River National Park, and its jewel, Corroboree Billabong – a flood plain ox-bow lake. There is nothing like it anywhere else across the tropics and it rivals anything that the Kakadu National Park to the east has. The Rock Hole, upstream […]
Taking A Long Drive
Australia’s country way Central Queensland is home to the world’s largest coals mines, but it also has many hidden attractions and a network of sealed roads, making for a great holiday destination. Free Campsites Many Qld Shire Councils have discovered that moving so-called illegal campers and grey nomads on, does nothing for local business and […]
Cape York’s Lower West Coast
ALCOHOL NO alcohol is allowed on DOGIT Land (Deed of Grant in Trust). All Indigenous communities on the Cape have alcohol restrictions. Pormpuraaw has a football club that is open during the evening on weekdays. Only six cans of mid-strength are served. Visitors must be signed in by a member. Police do spot road checks […]