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Day 127 The Final Return Home

Member - Kevin and Lee-Anne — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:18:00 GMT

Today we drove home from Orange. We decided to avoid Sydney and come home via Molong, Wellington, Gulgong, Bylong, Sandy Hollow, Denman and Jerry Plains then home. It was such a shock to us driving home after all the travelling we have done where everything has been so green and lush,...

Day 126 Mount Canobolas

Member - Kevin and Lee-Anne — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 06:15:00 GMT

Today we drove into the city centre for a look around and it was lovely to see that this is a large thriving township, as we have seen so many shops boarded up and not used in other towns. We had lunch in Robertson Park in the middle of the main shopping district which has a bandstand rotunda that ...

Day 125 Orange

Member - Kevin and Lee-Anne — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:03:00 GMT

Today we drove to Orange our last stop before being home again after 4 months on the road. The countryside is just so beautiful, it was a really lovely drive. Owing to its altitude, Orange has a temperate oceanic climate, with warm summers (though with cool mornings) and cold,...

Day 124 Pioneer Park Museum

Member - Kevin and Lee-Anne — Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:34:00 GMT

Today we went to the Griffith Pioneer Park Museum. City history museum displaying historic buildings & machinery, plus wine & Italian exhibitions. An open-air Museum consisting of 40+ buildings housing exhibitions dedicated to preservation of Griffith & district history,...

Day 123 Griffith Town Centre

Member - Kevin and Lee-Anne — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Day 123 Griffith Today we drove into town and had a look at the buildings in the main street, street art and mosiacs. The Griffith Regional Art Gallery is housed in the eastern wing of the historic 1939 Art Deco War Memorial Building....

Day 122 Griffith

Member - Kevin and Lee-Anne — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:41:00 GMT

Today we drove to Griffith, and back into New South Wales. We stopped at Euston a small town on the banks of the Murray River. The courthouse was built in the early 1850s and served as a key judicial and police outpost alongside a local police station and whipping post during the 1860s trading ...

Day 121 Mildura Explore Day 2

Member - Kevin and Lee-Anne — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:08:00 GMT

Today we decided to go back to the botanical gardens and do the self drive circuit. We had never driven through a botanical garden before, quite a lovely idea for people who find it difficult to walk. Afterwards we did a little retail therapy at the local shops....

Day 120 Mildura Explore Day

Member - Kevin and Lee-Anne — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:26:00 GMT

Today we started by driving to Merbein the town was officially renamed Merbein in 1912 (derived from an Aboriginal expression for a sand hill). Initially it was called White Cliffs due to the cliffs by the river where the town resides. Initial plans focused on dairying and mixed farming,...

Day 119 To Mildura

Member - Kevin and Lee-Anne — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:02:00 GMT

Today we drove to Mildura in Victoria. We first pasted through Crystal Brook this agricultural hub is the southern gateway to the Flinders Ranges. The Big Goanna monument stands at the entry of the town near the Royal Hotel which was established around 1881–1882 on the town's historic main ...

Day 118 Country Drive

Member - Kevin and Lee-Anne — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:29:00 GMT

Today we went for a country drive. Our first town to see was Gladstone nestled in the Rocky River Valley at the southern end of the beautiful Flinders Ranges. It boasts a rich history linked to farming, railways, and the historic Gladstone Gaol. Once a major railway junction,...