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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

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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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Parks Victoria - Seasonal Road Closures

Created: 11 May 2015 13:05 Views: 6927

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,...

Desert Drone - Areal footage of the great Australian outback

Created: 15 Jan 2016 21:19 Views: 6578

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....

Alpine Parks Victoria - Seasonal Road Closures

Created: 28 Oct 2016 10:10 Views: 6568

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 - ...

Murray River Locks, Weirs and Barrages

Member: Stephen L (Clare) SA

The Murray - Darling catchment area in Australia covers the Murray and Darling Rivers systems and all their tributaries that extends from Queensland,...

Created: 27 Mar 2021 15:51 Views: 6547

Jacks 2014 Adventure Tour of NE NSW. 7 bikes 2 fourbies and 11 adventurers

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Following last years epic trip from Beauty Point in Northern Tassy to the Tip of Cape York and return via the Telegraph and Frenchmans Track Airlie Beach and Hamilton Island race week it is ...

Created: 22 Aug 2014 08:24 Views: 6513

Heavy rain falls around Alice Springs and the north of South Australia .

Created: 09 Jan 2015 12:55 Views: 6449

Travelling in the north of South Australia and in south of the Northern Territory is almost impossible at the moment; there are numerous road closures and the Stuart Highway is closed at Kulgera ...

The Pilbara - Out to the Coral Coast via Paraburdoo and Nanutarra (and the $16 Platinum Burger!)

Created: 04 Jun 2006 00:00 Views: 6289

Sunday 4th June Tom Price – Exmouth WA A funny thing happened to me last night. There I was trying to catch brother Scott back in Victoria before his “Milo Time”, which is usually around 9....

Mitchell Highway Closed between Cunnamulla and Charleville.

Created: 12 Sep 2014 15:32 Views: 6172

Following the recent nitrate tanker explosion on the Mitchell Highway and the demolition of the Angellala bridge (and two fire tenders) the highway was closed....

Savage River, Corinna, Zeehan, Rosebery and back to Waratah

Created: 27 Feb 2014 11:00 Views: 6157

We left our camp at Waratah and headed south to Savage River, nothing of great interest here except for the construction camp for the mine....

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

Created: 04 Jul 2013 04:00 Views: 5973

in the cabin for Alan

Bringing Henry Home - Cloncurry to Tennant Creek

Member: Peter Beard (WA)

Monday 12 June 2017 Another early morning and another long day of driving but Henry is now happily parked at the Bluestone Motel Tennant Creek and Pete and Ali are firmly ensconced at the ...

Created: 12 Jun 2017 10:00 Views: 5960

Exploring Bourke

Created: 19 Oct 2013 21:16 Views: 5903

Today we spent time doing domestic chores like washing and clean-up, then we collected a “mud map” tour guide and toured around the area looking mainly at some of the historic building and sites....

Kallara Station to Trilby Station

Created: 16 Oct 2013 11:00 Views: 5812

This morning we travelled from Kallara Station to Trilby Station continuing along the western side of the Darling River. The road remained good and apart from the usual problems at some of the ...

CANADA (and the USA) - Badlands and Black Hills - The wonders of Dakota & Wyoming

Created: 18 Aug 2012 06:00 Views: 5620

A fantastic days travel through the Black Hills of Dakota making a break from the endless concrete ribbons of the interstates and heading into the prairie badlands

Karlamilyi (Rudall River) NP - The things you can break out here! (and exploring to the south)

Created: 07 Jul 2013 19:00 Views: 5565

A lovely dawn, the early morning light reflected by an occasional patch of cloud. We were out of the cot early and finished unloa

Death Rock and Kanyaka Waterhole

Member: Stephen L (Clare) SA

Many people visit the historic Kanyaka ruins situated between Quorn and Hawker, but how many visit Death Rock and the Kanyaka Waterhole? You

Created: 10 Aug 2021 10:14 Views: 5388

Kallara station

Created: 15 Oct 2013 01:00 Views: 5369

Today we spent our time exploring around the station with guidance from the locals. This included a trip out to a dry lake bed which they have planted with wheat and barley....

Travel from Strahan to Queenstown

Created: 03 Mar 2014 12:00 Views: 5365

We headed out of Strahan this beautiful sunny morning. The road out was windy and hilly, but with very light traffic. The trip was fairly short,...

Tasman Island Cruise up the Tasman Peninsular

Created: 18 Mar 2014 11:00 Views: 5343

We departed the caravan park around 0830 to meet up at the Office for the Cruise near Port Arthur. After a briefing about safety and other issues like warm clothes the group was broken into 2 ...

Trip south from Ross and return through Oatlands and Bothwell

Created: 30 Mar 2014 20:22 Views: 5334

Today was planned as a day trip south from Ross to see the country and the towns of Oatlands, Bothwell and the lakes near Interlaken....

The 2013 Expeditions Begin.

Created: 01 Jul 2013 04:00 Views: 5274

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

Trilby Station