SubscribeLoved by anglers and white water rafters, the Mitta Mitta River wends from its headwaters in Victoria’s High Country down to join the Murray River through magnificent native forest and a lush farming valley.
For railway enthusiasts there are additional joys that come with travelling a route that’s been wending its way along the same path for many decades.
Boodjamulla National Park, in north-western Queensland, has a vibrant present and past that stretches back into deep time.
Covering 4352km and four days, across Australia’s arid inland, the Indian Pacific is one of the world’s most celebrated train journeys.
Nature and history thrill a band of would-be polar pioneers on a great southern adventure.
Australia’s regional botanic gardens are ‘living museums’, not merely places of scenic beauty.
The dramatic scenery of Queensland’s Carnarvon Gorge makes it a perfect spot for a multi-day hike.
Exciting discoveries were made at the August 2017 Lightning Ridge Fossil Dig, when 26 AG readers joined the Australian Opal Centre and the AG Society. Findings included opalised pine cones, yabby buttons, fish and turtle bones and tantalising remnants of plesiosaurs and both herbivorous and carnivorous dinosaurs. Bone from two large dinosaurs – including an intriguing piece of skull – are now being studied. Other finds included a particularly well-preserved opalised elasmosaur tooth and a possible mammal tooth. Mammal teeth from the age of dinosaurs are rare in Australia, with every find resulting in new scientific information. To join us next year, click HERE.
From seafood to fruit, Australia’s `Big Things’ loom out of the land.
Our sunburnt country boasts some fascinating water hotspots.