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FIRE ACROSS THE TOP END
Australia’s tropical Outback is a place of outstandingly dramatic and contrasting seasons – the lush, rejuvenating monsoon season and the long parched ‘dry’ – each of which portrays the landscape so differently. The transition from almost fluorescent green grass…
6 Reasons You Need to Get to the Snow this Winter
Serious adventure… in a grown-up kind of way. Winter is right around the corner. Fireplaces are firing up and 4X4s are getting parked up until the weather improves. It’s a scene we all see year in and year out, and…
A little about Ranger Barry Lyon
Barry has worked as a ranger for over thirty years, mostly on remote national parks on Cape York, but also in Queensland’s wet tropics, far west, and Gulf Country. As a self-employed bush guide he also took people on small…
WILL HISTORY BE LOST TO BUREAUCRACY?
Root Hog Fire Trail – Update As some may be aware, a rock fall and landslide occurred on the The Bridle Track at Monaghans Bluff (between Bathurst and Hill End, NSW) in 2010 – closing the track to through…
SPIRIT OF AMAROK
DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? The Chance This coming May, VW Australia are giving you and a mate the chance to run the hard-working Amarok through a gut-wrenching challenge that will test both man and machine. The Spirit…
WHERE MADIGAN WENT, PLUS WHERE HE DIDN’T…
After two failed starts over five years, doing the Madigan Line was looking like the stars just weren’t going to line up and it would remain an unfulfilled dream. Then out of the blue, four XXXX cans lined up in…
KINKUNA: LIKE INSKIP (MINUS THE HOLES)
It is tough living in Brisbane where we are blessed with an almost embarrassing number of beach camping options. Double Island Point, Fraser Island, Moreton Island and Straddie are all only a decent cooee up, down or off the…
TRACK REPORTS – Tasmania
Talinah Lagoon Track in the Western Lakes area of the Central Plateau Conservation Area is closed due to recent heavy rains. The track surface has become very soft and boggy. This temporary closure helps protects the track from excessive damage…
TRACK REPORTS – Victoria
Even though snow season has now wrapped up for another year, heavy rain is causing issues with road and track closures throughout Victoria. Wards Lane from Tahara-Merino Road to Tiemans Road in Tahara is closed due to landslide. Flood damage…
TRACK REPORTS – Northern Territory
Currently, there are 15 restrictions in place for the Northern Territory; all are due to flooding. The areas affected include Oenpelli Road, Butterfly Gorge Access, Gimbat road and Hardies 4WD Track. Keep River Gorge Access, Lost City 4WD Track and…
TRACK REPORTS – Queensland
Authorities have placed several flood warnings for QLD, and also have reminded all motorists once again to never attempt to drive through flood waters. Tin Can Bay Road at Moody Creek is closed due to long-term flooding, the road is…
TRACK REPORTS – South Australia
South Australia continues to offer great touring conditions this month, with only one track closure listed at the time of writing. The Painted Desert Road is closed due to flooding, avoid the area as fines will apply for those found…
TRACK REPORTS – New South Wales
At the time of writing, there are no alpine warnings for NSW with snow season officially coming to an end. There is however, several reports of flooding in central NSW. Various roads in the Narromine Shire are closed, with caution…
TRACK REPORTS – Western Australia
The Parks and Wildlife Service wishes to advise that the Mitchell River National Park is now closed for the 2017 season. Parks and Wildlife Service will be conducting aerial operations in the southern section of Mitchell River National Park, and…
MAGNIFICENT MORETON ISLAND
Brisbane is blessed with some of the best beach camping and islands known to man, right on its doorstep. Straddie, Double Island, Inskip, Bribie, and the big daddy Fraser, are all million-star destinations. But our favourite is magnificent Moreton which…
