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Travelling in Outback Australia

Date: 31 Jan 2012

 Our online shop sells this glovebox sized book for individuals planning to venture on the big trip through the Outback. It covers topics on pre trip planning, vehicle preparation and how to set up all the gear you intend taking. It then sets the modus operandi for daily operation while on the trip  Read More »»

Desert Parks Bulletin 411

Date: 31 Jan 2012

 The latest Desert Parks Bulletin outlines the widely varying conditions at present across the parks and reserves of South Australia. Check carefully if about to depart for any of the destinations covered in this bulletin.  Read More »»
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Desert Parks Bulletin 409

Date: 21 Jan 2012

 Simpson Desert closed 1 December 2011 to 15 March 2012. Fire Ban Season is 15 October 2011 to 31 March 2012.  Read More »»
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Canning Stock Route exhibition at Australian Museum Sydney

Date: 10 Dec 2011

  The museum has brought to Sydney a great interactive exhibition about the Canning Stock Route, the people who live along it, the country and the history of its establishment a century ago by Alfred Canning. It is the longest stock route on the planet  Read More »»

DESERT PARKS BULLETIN

Date: 04 Dec 2011

 SIMPSON DESERT closed 1 December 2011 to 15 March 2012. LAKE EYRE NATIONAL PARKBoating in any type of vessel requires written permission from DENRINNAMINCKA REGIONAL RESERVEGeneral Vehicle Access.Coongie Lakes National Park may be inaccessible for 2011 due to floodwaters.   WITJIRA NATIONAL PARK and the SIMPSON DESERT RESERVESCheck local conditions before travelling into this area.  Read More »»
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No Wood Fires in Witjira National Park

Date: 26 Sep 2011

 It is a significant tradition when camping in the Outback, to sit around the camp fire and discuss anything or nothing in particular.  Read More »»
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CLUBS CLEAN UP NSW NORTH COAST BEACHESst Beaches

Date: 21 Jul 2011

Members of the Tweed Valley 4WD Club worked with park rangers to clean up a long stretch of the NSW north coast from Ballina to Evans Head.  Read More »»
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LONG RECORD OF OFF ROAD MOTOR SPORT ASSISTANCE

Date: 12 Jul 2011

 For the past 25 years, members of the Port Hunter 4x4 Club have provided off-road recovery services for the Hunter Valley Off  Road Racing Association at its Milbrodale racing Circuit. These two branches of separate, off road motoring associations, have developed an enviable record of safety and efficiency during this time.  Read More »»