OUTBACK NEW SOUTH WALES
Outback NSW provides a unique Australian experience that brings the visitor in contact with the ancient and spectacular landscape of the Outback. Discover a network of rivers and lakes, astonishing wildlife and meet the Aussie characters who are the spirit of this red land. Here you'll find rugged beauty, vivid red earth, bright blue skies, endless horizons and prolific native wildlife.
Of equal interest are the mining towns of Broken Hill, Cobar, Silverton and White Cliffs. The desert habitat favours many animal and plant species: a mob of big red kangaroos moving across the setting sun at Sturt National Park, a flock of ibis rising from the Menindee Lakes and emus racing across the Mundi Mundi Plains. It's little wonder that art galleries and bush artists abound out here.
Follow the Darling River for a touring adventure from Brewarrina or Bourke to Wentworth where the Darling meets the Murray. To experience 'the real Australia' try a spot of Outback camping. Sleeping under a blanket of stars is a magical experience. Or experience the underground life at White Cliffs.
Mungo National Park is famous for its Walls of China dunescape, while Mutawintji Historical Site contains one of the best collections of Aboriginal art in New South Wales. Kinchega National Park is an area of glittering lakes and historical interests. Outback NSW is one of those rare experiences that taps into the very essence of the Australian heritage. A journey here will not only fill your photo album but, more importantly, touch your soul.
Truly a perennial Murray River resort, Mildura has built its reputation on food wine and music, as well as playing host to a strong ecotourism experience. Standing out from the hot, dry landscape one will relish the secluded natural bushland along the course of the Murray River, making this a true oasis.
To the southwest is an almost entirely empty area, evocatively named Sunset Country, with nothing but gnarled mallee scrub, red sand and pink salt lakes with palms, giving a balmy impression even in the mild winter sunshine. It makes a good winter getaway, but summer can be stiflingly hot.
Beyond the edge of the Darling River on the edge of sundown. Welcome to Broken Hill and the inspirational outback. The vibrant yet subtle colours and magical light of this landscape have brought film-makers and artists here to capture its special quality. It packs a powerful emotional punch, this dark red soil contrasting with clear blue skies where the wedge-tailed eagle soars, appealing to something deep in our human souls.
There's definitely a spirtual element in this country, as the Aboriginal ancestors knew. And at sunset, when the wide horizon glows red and orange, we are each lost for words. The distances are huge and the big red kangaroos can boom two hundred kilometres in a night chasing a thunderstorm. And yet there's a smaller scale - the petals of a Sturt's Desert Pea, the eyes of a lizard, ancient rock etchings.
The town of Broken Hill is its own graphic testimony to the struggles of the mining pioneers. The 'tower mullocks' and headframes silhuetted at sunset tell the story of a treasure byond the wildest dreams, a treasure that filled the coffers of a young nation. THE ACCESSIBLE OUTBACK! BROKEN HILL 'THE SILVER CITY' IN THE HEART OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES OUTBACK.
Today Broken Hill is still a working town, mining is still a major economic driver and in conjunction with the environment, agriculture, art and tourism, the city is buzzing! You will enjoy the friendly nature of our region’s community where having a beer or a cup of tea is the best way to get to know somebody, it's through the strength of this community that we've developed one of the most interesting places to visit.
