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Coopers Creek Punt in action as Birdsville Track cut!

The famous and one time feared Birdsville Track finally cut after twenty long and dry years. The waters of the Cooper Creek on its long journey from Queensland to Lake Eyre now flow across it.. The old punt that was last in service two decades ago & has been re-commissioned for the occasion. It’s about…

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Lake Eyre Tours-the aircraft

This is the aircraft that you will be flying around Lake Eyre & its surrounds, taking in all all the spectacular and rare sights of the lake filling whilst on a 4 day  ground & air Lake Eyre Tour. It’s an Australian made GA8 Airvan utility transport aircraft operated by Wrights Air & it’s just the…

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The Painted Desert

PAINTED DESERT- The Painted Desert is an area of spectacular colorful hills that Mother Nature has taken 80 million years to create. Sediments originally laid down by the ancient inland sea have eroded away over time. This erosion, combined with the leaching of minerals from the soil, create this magical area whose colors change during…

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Lake Eyre nears 80% full!

There is plenty of action from Lake Eyre. The Lake is close to an estimated 80% capacity as water is still flowing into Lake Eyre & with winter rains still forecasted, we might see her full once more. Below is not the Lake, but eroded country around the western shores of Lake Eyre. Not very…

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The Sentimental Bloke!

Meet Peter MacDonald, the “Sentimental Bloke” ! Australian as a cold stubby, Peter is an avid  photographer specialising in the magnificent landscapes of the Flinders Ranges & Far North of South Australia, including Lake Eyre & beyond. His fascination with this spectacular part of the country is capped by not only his ability to take…

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