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Created: 26 May 2020 19:10

Station Ruins, May 2020, Southern Flinders Ranges A glimpse of what was thought to be cropping country from c 1870-1920 ..but the rains stopped. It still produces sheep....

Simpson Desert October 2019

Created: 10 Apr 2020 20:33

A trek that went via.. Hawker SA, Marree, Oodnadatta, Dalhousie, French Line, QAA, Birdsville, Walker Crossing, Coongie Lakes, Dig Tree, Innamincka, Balcanoona, Waukeringa, Yunta....

Anne Beadell Highway March 2020

Created: 25 Mar 2020 22:41

Just got it done before the Chinese Disease killed fun... Anne Beadell Highway traverses South and Western Australia and is approx....

Boring

Created: 15 Feb 2020 15:00

A short look at some of the steps of bore sinking. Start 9am finish 3pm 40m and 2550ppm tds [Embedded Video]

4 Graves North of Hawker SA

Created: 09 Feb 2020 05:50

A little meander around the western Flinders Ranges.. [Embedded Video]

ExplorOz Traveller: Message in Playstore - This app may not be optimised for your device

Member: ExplorOz

If you have an Android device and see the message "This app may not be optimsied for your device" you might feel concerned however we have discovered that this message seems to appear occasionally ...

Created: 18 Jan 2020 05:14

Coongie Lake November '19

Created: 10 Jan 2020 13:06

Coongie Lakes. Much publicised by the Leyland brothers back in the day.(who can't remember their jingle hehe) Formerly part of the Kidman Cattle Empire,...

Stirling North SA

Created: 04 Jan 2020 16:47

Stirling North Garden Cemetery SA A wonderfully well kept cemetery, the rose bushes are currently under attack by hungry nocturnal kangaroo's but the rest of the area seems OK given the prolonged ...

Peoppel Corner

Created: 30 Dec 2019 23:35

Poeppel Corner. Augustus Poeppel (1839–1891) was a surveyor and explorer in Australia. He surveyed the borders between Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory....

ExplorOz Traveller: User Manual

Member: ExplorOz

The app includes a User Manual in PDF format, however for your convenience you might like to print it from here. See the latest version of the User Manual updated with all new content relevant to ...

Created: 19 Dec 2019 19:35

Old Dalhousie Station

Created: 14 Dec 2019 15:40

Old Dalhousie Station Now annexed as a park, was a cattle property. 'The property was situated approximately 125 kilometres (78 mi) north of Oodnadatta and 131 kilometres (81 mi) south east of ...

The Pink Roadhouse SA

Created: 14 Dec 2019 15:36

Oodnadtta.... the last southern fuel stop for a West/East Simpson crossing (you can also enter from Mt Dare) is also home to The Pink Roadhouse, who hasn't heard of it?...

Purni Bore October '19

Created: 14 Dec 2019 15:33

A French Petroleum Company first drilled Bore in the Simpson Desert as a strategic well in about 1964. When oil exploration activities ceased in the early 1980's the bore was left to flow to ...

Turn your smartphone into a satellite phone!

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Turn your smartphone into a satellite phone using the Pivotel SatSleeve. The SatSleeve allows for voice calls, SMS, email and app access while you’re off the grid....

Created: 29 Nov 2019 21:53

SAVE $40 on SPOT Gen3 and SPOT Trace!

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To celebrate the arrival of the new SPOT X we're offering a $40 discount off the SPOT Gen3 and SPOT Trace 100% satellite powered devices. Offer ends 06/

Created: 29 Nov 2019 13:34

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Alpine Parks Victoria - Seasonal Road Closures

Member: Life Member - Mike (SA)

With the warmer weather expected shortly, the Alpine Parks in Victoria are re-opening after the winter seasonal closures. Please note that not all Parks will re-open by this weekend (29th - ...

Created: 28 Oct 2016 10:10 Views: 6561

Oodnadatta Track – August 2016

Created: 12 Sep 2016 19:38 Views: 16412

For a few weeks prior to our intended departure date for this years outback trip, every road north of Marree was closed due to heavier than usual rainfall....

Scenic Road, Ngapala - Not on your Tourist Route.

Created: 13 Jun 2016 18:13 Views: 8027

Quite often around Australia, many great drives and special features and not on the average tourist drive, and Scenic Road, just north east of the forgotten town of Ngapala is one such small ...

S***box Rally 2016 – Perth to Coolgardie 1

Created: 26 Apr 2016 23:46 Views: 4101

Taking off on a new adventure is always exciting. This year’s is very different from Pete and Ali’s previous adventures though. This time it’s the S***box Rally,...

S***tbox 2016 – Narrabri to Maleny to Rockhampton

Created: 04 May 2016 00:28 Views: 5095

Rockhampton for the Beardies tonight, staying at the old Criterion Hotel on the banks of the Fitzroy River. The Criterion is an iconic Australian pub built in 1889 and famous people to have ...

S***tbox 2016 –Broken Hill to Narrabri

Created: 30 Apr 2016 23:32 Views: 4675

Tonight Pete and Paul are in Narrabri in northern NSW. It was quite a long haul from Broken Hill today – nearly 1,000 km – but the boys are pleased to report that the fifth day of the journey was ...

S***tbox 2016 – Streaky Bay to Broken Hill

Created: 29 Apr 2016 20:54 Views: 4024

Another town, another friendly mechanic more than happy to help out for a good cause – the S***box Rally and Cancer Council. Pete and Paul are in Broken Hill tonight and first stop was ...

S***tbox Rally 2016 – Eucla to Streaky Bay

Created: 28 Apr 2016 19:05 Views: 4998

Pete and Paul are in Streaky Bay SA staying overnight at the historic Streaky Bay Hotel directly opposite the town’s famous jetty. Great old pub with sweeping views of the bay from the al fresco ...

S***box Rally 2016 – Coolgardie to Eucla

Created: 27 Apr 2016 22:52 Views: 4126

It doesn’t matter who you are, in one way or another all of us will be touched by cancer at least once in our lives, either personally or through someone we love....

Great Victoria Desert Expedition 2014 - Day 1 The station country south of Kingoonya SA

Created: 28 May 2015 15:58 Views: 8640

Saturday 2nd August Tomato Rocks SA Bloody hell it was a cold night! Minus 2C to be exact. Even in our motel room the chill seeped through forcing us to get up and put the heater on....

Desert Drone - Areal footage of the great Australian outback

Created: 15 Jan 2016 21:19 Views: 6573

No I'm not talking about that persistent whine from somewhere in the vehicle, I'm talking about some highlights of the Australian outback shot with the latest DJI Phantom Drone....

My favourite photos from trips past (2005 - 2015)

Created: 03 Nov 2015 21:02 Views: 30298

I thought I'd share some of my favourite photographs of past trips. In no specific order or categories, just a jumble of memories.

Adels Grove, the Gulf and Return June 2015

Created: 26 Sep 2015 23:11 Views: 12328

Two weeks prior to starting our holidays, the northern parts of South Australia had received varying amounts of heavy rain, from over 43 mm at Marree to almost half that amount at Mungeranie,...

NSW & VIC Index Maps

Member: Life Member - Fred B (ex-NT)

Recently I have had a number of requests for both Vic & NSW Index maps, so I will upload them here. Even though these are available elsewhere on the net,...

Created: 22 Sep 2015 10:13 Views: 5097

The 2013 Expeditions Begin.

Created: 01 Jul 2013 04:00 Views: 5269

1. Exploring Rudall River & the Yandagooge Gap 2. In the footsteps of Carnegie - The Carnegie Retracing expedition (Halls Creek to Mt Webb) Part 1 - Mick O

The Gary Junction Road - Westward-ho (The 2013 expeditions begin)

Created: 04 Jul 2013 04:00 Views: 5968

in the cabin for Alan

Mawson Trail Bike Ride

Member: Member - Prickle (SA)

Updated 20 May 2010. The Mawson Trail is a bike ride that traverses some of the most beautiful and spectacular regions of South Australia, including the Adelaide Hills, Barossa Valley,...

Created: 15 Nov 2008 20:13 Views: 14637

Parks Victoria - Seasonal Road Closures

Member: Life Member - Mike (SA)

Many roads and tracks are closed to vehicle traffic each year for visitor safety, to maintain water quality and prevent erosion during the wetter months as rain and snow softens the tracks,...

Created: 11 May 2015 13:05 Views: 6924

Three States all in a Day's Drive

Created: 12 Apr 2015 18:58 Views: 8126

Every year around Easter time, we spend ten days in the Riverland of South Australia, an annual holiday event that we have undertaken for a very long time and as Fiona calls it,...

"Destination Unknown" Day 10 - On the trail of Ernest Giles - Western MacDonnell Ranges (Mereenie)

Created: 10 Jul 2011 00:00 Views: 23495

10th July, 2011 Hard on then trail of Ernest Giles Alice Springs, NT Once again t'was another glorious red centre morning to be enjoyed by the fire with a cup of tea and a jaffle....

Electricity for Camping

Member: Member - John and Val

Revised March 2013 On an extended trip it's good to have some of the comforts of home. Electricity is obviously one of them and a good system can make all the difference to how ...

Created: 21 Sep 1990 20:49 Views: 105427

WOOMERA PROHIBITED AREAS – CHANGES TO EXCLUSION TIMES AND DATES

Member: Life Member - Mike (SA)

The Department of Defence has issued the following notice containing revised exclusion timings for the Woomera Prohibited Defence Area....

Created: 20 Feb 2015 19:37 Views: 7080

Rambling about, looking for wildflowers

Member: Member - John and Val

We have all heard the story. Travellers who say, when asked if they have seen wildflowers “I drove down that road two days ago and there was nothing to see”....

Created: 03 Jun 2014 14:50 Views: 10491

How to Settle Muddy Water

Created: 04 Feb 2015 21:38 Views: 26136

Before I posted this Blog, I searched past forum post to see if my little experiment had been posted before, but there have been no recent posts or requests on how to do it....

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