In the footsteps of Burke and Wills

The Royal Society of Victoria is commemorating the Burke and Wills Expedition during 2010–2011 by conducting another one in its footsteps. This environmental expedition will be led by Jonathan King (a descendent of original expeditioner John King) and aboriginal leaders along the way. They will be conducting a comparative survey of observations made by the original expedition. Taking place between August 2010 and June 2011, highlights will include: 20 August 2010 – start at Royal Park, Melbourne, and travel north via Moonee Ponds (the former home of Birds Australia), crossing into NSW at Swan Hill, following the Darling River to Menindee, travelling through Mootwingee National Park, Cooper Creek and Birdsville, crossing the Tropic of Capricorn near Boulia, following the Flinders and Bynoe Rivers to reach the Gulf near Karumba, and south again through the Strzelecki Desert, returning to Cooper Creek to visit the Dig Tree and Breerily Waterhole in June 2011.