A splendid part of Aussie history With a history dating back to the 1870s, the old, narrow gauge railway line running north-south through Outback Australia formed an important part of the historic Ghan Railway which provided a vital link to Central Australian regions well over a century ago. When the Central Australian rail line was […]
Dandry Gorge Free Campsite
Dandry Gorge, NSW 72km north of Coonabarabran Recognised as one of the iconic landscapes of inland Australia, the Pilliga Forest, north of Coonabarabran in New South Wales, is in fact, the largest forest in the state west of the Great Divide. Tucked away almost in the centre of this isolated forest which spreads over 500,000 […]
Ancient Mines And A Remarkable Cross Country Trade In Ochre
Ochre is the oldest form of paint used in Australia If the walls of these ancient quarries could talk, they would probably tell of superhuman feats of endurance by those who mined them with nothing more than their hands and primitive digging sticks to extract their treasures and then cross the country on foot, as […]
Arnhem Land Escape
A Memorable Adventure The Northern Territory’s Top End has long been a favourite destination for travellers escaping the winter chills each year in southern parts of the country. When heading up here, most visitors make their way to well-known regions such as Litchfield, Mataranka, Katherine, Darwin and Kakadu. Looking at a map however, that huge […]
Bedourie – The Home Of Outback Fun
Outback Events Take Over Bedourie Promoted as an oasis in the desert, Bedourie, with a local population of just 140, lies 1,620 km west of Brisbane and just over 100km east of the Northern Territory border on the edge of the Simpson Desert. Out here, where they are slowly recovering from years of drought, the […]