IN THIS ISSUE... | The bard of Bourke »
A plume of dust hangs behind the four-wheel-drive like a tail as it rattles along the track towards Bourke. Typical of far western New South Wales, the dirt road is dead straight as far as the eye can see, a red line drawn across the mottled green mulga landscape. Wispy tendrils of white cloud are the only break in a perfect blue sky that stretches from one distant, flat horizon to the other.... |
 | Into the blue »
Bar Antarctica, Australia is the world’s driest continent and South Australia its driest state. Paradoxically, it provides enthusiasts with some of the best inland aquatic adventure opportunities in the country.
Sydney club Dive Frontier members Andrew Cronan and Gareth Ingham are togging up in dry suits before tackling Gouldens Hole. “I’m not used to getting dressed for a... |
 | Calgary calls »
Calgary’s vibrance and beauty is breathtaking. It is a cosmopolitan city of nearly one million, with outstanding outdoor adventure and pristine wilderness only an hour away in the spectacular Canadian Rockies.
Nearly five million visitors each year share in the wealth of cultural attractions, award-winning restaurants, parks, specialty shops and great nightlife on offer in and around... |
 | Biofuels on the brink »
Victoria's western Wimmera is a land of undulating plains and long, straight stretches of road punctuated by the shimmering, cigar-like shapes of wheat silos. Sandwiched between the sand and scrub of the Little Desert and the rollercoaster residual dunes of the Big Desert, the area’s loamy soils and an abundance of artesian water make it a rich cornucopia though, for most people, sleepy... |
 | After the rain »
Like many Queensland residents, David Dennis of Waltham Station, near Clermont, could only watch as the rain he’d waited so long for stormed through the heavens and flash flooded his cattle lands. “A drought creeps up on you and you can give it a fair shake,” he says. “But, with this particular flood, we were caught within 24 hours – the cattle never had a chance.... |
 | A job for keeps »
The first task of the day for Kevin Milton is to join the search for a missing corn snake. It’s just another morning for the zookeeper at Dubbo’s Taronga Western Plains Zoo, in central New South Wales. Kev’s appearance and demeanour make him the kind of bloke you could imagine on almost any work site across regional Australia. He has a laconic sense of humour and a seemingly... |
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