Anne Beadell Highway from Coober Pedy

Some short video clips, all driving East.

2/8/2025, Approaching Biship Rileys Pulpit. 1m 49s.


4/8/2025. Approaching Neale Junction. 2m 40s.


8/8/2025. East of the WA/SA border. 4m 14s.


10/8/2025. Approaching Voakes Hill Corner. 9m 46s.


Aug 2023. East of Voakes Hill Corner. 1m 50s.

Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 motorhome

Excellent videos Peter and Margaret, thanks very much. The road looked fine on the WA side. I've been told the corrugations on the SA side are horrendous but didn't see that on your videos out of Voakes Hill. It was quite sandy too, but did you come across sand hills like you'd see on the Simpson - we did the Madigan line recently, which is of course, all sand hills.
Did u see much wildlife? Wasn't apparent in your videos
BTW what did u take the videos with exactly.

Paul, the videos were taken with a Panasonic DMC-FT30 camera mounted on the top of the instrument panel of the OKA.
The OKA handles the corrugations better than almost anything, so don't be fooled, they can be pretty bad.
A lot of the SA side is also pretty scratchy.
The WA side was graded in 2025, so will now be deteriorating again, but is generally better than the SA side.
As I said earlier, some of the SA side has been graded just recently, but I don't know how much. I would be surprised if it went past Emu, but I really don't know.
Sand is not an issue and the most common wildlife is camels. Don't hit one of those.

The Great Victoria Desert is a beautiful piece of country. Slow down and enjoy it.

What are you driving?
Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 motorhome

Diesel is usually pretty safe at Ilkurlka, but if you need petrol, it is essential that you call them to organise that well in advance. They don't stock it unless someone wants it or you are just lucky.
The shop has a few basic supplies.


Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 motorhome

Thanks, it's diesel for us and I'll be carrying a lot extra anyway. I'm a bit afraid of what the diesel proice is going to be but it is what it is. Thanks

Thanks Stephen. Permits all sorted and I've got plenty of fuel but will be calling Ilkurlka too. We've done a fair bit of research already so what side tours do you mean? Voakes Hill and the plane wreck?

There is lots to see around Emu.
Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 motorhome

Dingo Claypan and Lens 300 Mile Marker,, up to Pont Lilian for the Aboriginal Rock art just a few