Welcome to Barcoo

VISIT BARCOO SHIRE, A VAST NATURAL LANDSCAPE, LOCATED DEEP IN THE HEART OF THE CHANNEL COUNTRY.

Covering 61,974 square kilometres, approximately six square kilometres smaller than Tasmania, with a population of under 300 residents! Three small outback towns with big hearts.

Acknowledgement to Country

We respectfully acknowledge the traditional owners of this land, whom have a deep understanding and attachment to land and waters of the Barcoo Shire region. We wish you all safe travels and protection, asking that you respect this land and its traditions, leaving country as you find it. Take photographs – leave footprints.

CONTENTS

02 Welcome to Barcoo 04 Dirt Roads & Backroads 06 Jundah 08 Stonehenge 10 Windorah 12 Travel Tips 13 Events 14 Directory NATURE – ADVENTURE – FUN

Red Dirt. Goanna. Outback Legends. Sandhills. Billy Tea. Yellowbelly. Cattle. Opals. Wedge-Tailed Eagle. Dreamtime. Sheep. Yarns. Tender Rump Steak. Wildflowers. Rodeo. Dingo Barrier Fence. Stock Route. Ringers. Last Fuel Stop. Two Rivers Form A Creek. Bulldust. Vibrant Colours. Yabbies. Bronco Branding. Dusty Backroads. Campfires. Lake Eyre Basin. Floodplains. Coolibah. A Bush Christening. Rustic Landscapes. Channel Country. Stockmen. Ghost Gums. Fresh Water Fishing. Spinifex. Jeans and Boots. Bush Characters.

BARCOO TIME. SMALL TOWNS – BIG HEARTS.

Front Cover: Shot By Rob, Page 2 & 3: Helen Commens, Page 5: Harry Bates Photography, Page 6 & 7: Opal Minded Page 12: Laurie Shaw, Page 13: Mary Matheson. Inset Images: Helen Commens, RLR Photography, Astrid Hughes, Shot by Rob, Ingrid Miller, Sharon Lee Chapman, Keiran Lusk Photography.