Note that although this is in Menindee, NSW the time referred to is South Australian time as Copi Hollow is a holiday destination for Broken Hill residents. Broken Hill, 100km closer to South Australia but still in NSW is on … Continue reading Let there be light not bite
May 2017, Laurieton, NSW Our park neighbour suggests that we visit the North Brother Lookout at Laurieton. This region is known as Three Brothers and the mountains are named according to the Aboriginal legend, North, South and Middle Brother. We … Continue reading North Brother Lookout
If there is one place in Australia that must be seen to be believed it is Broken Hill. A mining town in the desert with an arts culture at its heart. Oct 2012, Broken Hill, NSW We soon learn that … Continue reading Broken Hill
May 2018, North Bourke, outback NSW. You can’t go wrong in Bourke as both caravan parks are excellent. This time we chose Kidman’s Camp and it’s an oasis with grassy sites, palms, bougainvilleas and two swimming pools which makes for … Continue reading Kidman’s Camp Caravan Park
April 2017, Crowdy Bay, NSW On the headland above tranquil Crowdy Bay is what has to be one of Australia’s more unusual lighthouses. A small light tower with a matching workroom attached, it was a James Barnet design. Construction was … Continue reading Crowdy Bay Lighthouse
Ever since I was a child I’ve been fascinated by the Northern Rivers region of northern NSW. We once visited a distant uncle in Kempsey and he showed us the flood marks high up the wall, near the ceiling of his furniture store. It was hard for us to comprehend such a flood. Big wide life-giving rivers carrying so much valuable water out to sea for the betterment of prawns. At Taree, the Manning with its delta islands between Manning Point and Harrington. Vast tracts of sand, waterlogged forests of paperbark and oyster farms. The Macleay River at Kempsey, wide … Continue reading The Big Rivers
March 2013, Newcastle, NSW A lone surfer strolls up the beach just after sunrise. The morning light illuminates Nobbys Lighthouse, a few hundred metres away espresso machines gurgle into life and a city wakes to a new day. Continue reading Nobbys Beach
Oct 2012, Approaching Broken Hill, NSW The road signs tell us we are now on Central Standard Time (South Australian Time even though we’re in NSW) and our clever little iPhones suddenly drop back a half hour. We pull into … Continue reading It’s Just a Matter of Time
August 2018 On down the Newell Highway south of West Wyalong, with eyes peeled “There’s the Mirrool Creek, quick turn here, before the railway line!” Yep, Mirrool ‘Home of the silo kick’. Towering grain silos, a park and a pub. … Continue reading Mirrool Hotel
May 2018 An icy autumn morning and the bush smells fresh and clean. The Kidman Way has very little traffic but we’ve never seen so much wildlife. Kangaroos, emus and goats and plenty of dead ones too. Woody is up to his old tricks and flat out swatting flies on the windscreen with the back of his hand. This is a long straight stretch and a sign says ‘Welcome to Outback NSW’. Then my phone rings, it’s a crank call from Norway…oh for God’s sake, can’t we just go bush once in a while? Continue reading Leave me alone
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