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Places to go...Mud springs at EuloWallow in the mineral-rich muds of Eulo, in outback Queensland.
The ancient outbackMungo National Park in NSW is a bizarre landscape from a forgotten time. The Darling of the OutbackTake a trip along the Darling River Run to discover small towns and communities that welcome outback travellers.Isa CountryThe Mt Isa region of Queensland is a nature lover’s delight. Kalbarri CastawaysNear Kalbarri, on WA’s Coral Coast, a long history of shipwrecks, murder and mayhem can be explored.
Things to do...Gold detecting – part 2In the second part of our beginner’s guide to gold detecting find out the easiest ways to ‘get on the gold’.
The old bush millThere’s a real bush mill at the little town of Koondrook, right beside the mighty Murray River.
Antenna repairHere’s a simple fix for a common TV antenna problem.
Catching yellowbellyWarm inland waters are where you’re likely to find the prized Australian yellowbelly.
Puzzles!Try our crossword and Sudoku puzzles. |
Caravans, MotorHomes & more...Reader’s rigOn The Road readers John and Andrea chose a Southern Cross fifth-wheeler as their home-away-from-home.
Travelander EvronThis versatile camper trailer will fit to an off-road trailer chassis or onto the back of a tray back ute.
Land Rover Discovery 4The latest Disco delivers family-friendly luxury and the ability to traverse more rugged terrain.
Campsites...Lockhart Caravan Park, Lockhart, NSW. Belair Gardens Caravan Park, Geraldton, WA. Barambah Bush Caravan Park, Murgon, Qld. Dimboola Riverside Caravan Park, Dimboola, Vic. Nature.....In the bushThe black bean tree, Castanospermum australe, is absolutely stunning when it’s in flower.
Just for readers...My Favourite PlaceThe Devils Marbles in the Northern Territory was chosen as On The Road reader Heather’s favourite place, and has won for her a great prize from Smowgum.
Readers' lettersEach month, the best reader's letter wins a rugged, 12-volt Panther Versa-Lite. Cooking...Perfect pasta
It’s quick and it’s easy to prepare a tasty pasta dish, and there’s no limit to the ingredients that can be used. This issue, try your hand at Pantry Pasta, Seared Salmon & Mango Noodles or Pasta Amore.
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It is no wonder that people travel from far and wide to take in the splendour that is Mungo National Park. Dotted with saltbush and clay mounds, Mungo boasts a stretch of magnificent, crescent-shaped dunes in all shades of cream, peach and tan, splashed by deep reds and browns. They’re a strange sight in the middle of the quiet New South Wales Outback.
Mungo National Park is part of the Willandra Lakes World Heritage Area, a chain of dried out lakes, between Willandra Creek and the main channel of the Lachlan River. The area first grabbed worldwide attention in the 1960s when anthropologists found proof of a long-standing, ancient human presence. Surprisingly, after all that, Mungo has stayed reasonably untouched.
The Cloncurry-Mount Isa region sits on one of the world’s richest mineral belts. It is an attractive area, fascinating to the extreme. It’s a semi-desert of low ranges, escarpments, and broken coolibah-clad plains – where cattle graze under ghost gums and acacia scrub that shade sparse spinifex grasses. The rugged ranges form the water divide between the Gulf Country to the north and the Channel Country to the south. Often dry and austere during the dry season, the country is often starved for water as there are no permanent watercourses.
Mining brought prosperity to the area in 1923, and the need for water resulted in impoundments being constructed in the ranges with Rifle Creek Dam, south of Mount Isa, being the first dam on line in the 1930s. In the 1950s Lake Moondarra was build when a wall damming the Leichhardt River was completed. In the 1970s the massive Lake Julius Dam, downstream from Lake Moondarra, added to the region’s water supply for city and mining needs.
