Fashions on the field won’t be the only flashes of colour come September 2 & 3 when the Birdsville Races kick off in outback Queensland.This year, the thousands who flock to the re… Read More
All roads leading into Birdsville are open and ready for the influx of travellers set to hit town for the Birdsville Races next Friday and Saturday – September 2 & 3.
Race organis… Read More
Australian landscape photographer, Sean Scott, travelled the Warrego Way from Birdsville to Brisbane to capture just how much the record-breaking rainfall has transformed parts of Outback Qu… Read More
Organisers of Outback Queensland’s richest two-day horserace-meet – the Birdsville Races – today announce the full race program for the 2017 event.Now in its 135th year, th… Read More
As Queensland continues its push as tourism powerhouse, one of the state’s most unique travel destinations – Birdsville – is gearing up for a historic year.2017 marks the 1… Read More
Registrations have officially opened for the fourth annual RFDS Birdsville Races Fun Run – Australia’s most remote charity fun run in support of the Royal Flying Doctor Service o… Read More
Fashion dos and don’ts for the Melbourne Cup of the Outback
The trackside glamour usually reserved for metropolitan race meets will embellish outback Queensland when the Birdsville Ra… Read More
The countdown to the 135th Birdsville Races is well and truly on, with Australia’s most iconic outback bucket-list experience now just one week away.Event organisers are preparing for… Read More
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Australia’s most iconic outback bucket-list experience – August 31 & September 1, 2018
The nation’s most iconic bucket-list experience – the B… Read More
On a windy, cold, wet, winter Friday night we headed out to the Moshpit to check out some sounds and end the working week with a bang.
There were many gigs on, five others that we’d h… Read More
The biggest ever Birdsville Races culminated in scintillating style, with the headline 1600m UBET Birdsville Cup narrowly taken out by 17 year-old apprentice jockey Adin Thomp… Read More
The historic Birdsville Races today issue a nationwide callout for volunteers to help support the 137th edition of the iconic outback event, which this year runs on September 6 & 7, 2019… Read More
Seventeen year-old indigenous model and cancer survivor Venessa Harris was today announced as the official ambassador for the 2019 Birdsville Races, which are set to kick off next week in Qu… Read More
Festival organisers have announced the much-anticipated dates for the 2020 Birdsville Big Red Bash, following a sold out 2019 edition that saw more than 9,000 revelers flock to Queensland&rs… Read More
The Birdsville Big Red Bash is the most remote music festival in the world – located on the edge of the Simpson Desert against a backdrop of rolling red sand dunes.The Simpson Desert i… Read More
The 2019 Birdsville Races concluded in dramatic fashion today, as Barcaldine (QLD) trainer Todd Austin narrowly won the prestigious 1600m TAB Birdsville Cup with veteran thoroughbred French… Read More
(TrendHunter.com) Taking to the open road for adventure travel has become more common amongst consumers seeking to shake off the shackles of urban life, which is being supported by produ… Read More
On 2 June organisers of the 2021 Birdsville Big Red Bash remote music festival released a limited run of refund tickets to next year’s event – selling out before the clock hit 9… Read More
Quakers are seasonal breeders which means they only breed once a year and often are ready around January. If you would like a tame hand-raised quaker for a pet contact Birdsville to lock in… Read More
A stranded family-of-four have received a care package, including a satellite phone to call home, while trapped in the Simpson Desert.
It could take two weeks for Ori Zavros, wife Lindsey an… Read More
A rescue mission is underway to save a Perth family-of-four who became bogged in the Simpson Desert in the South Australian outback late last week.
South Australian police have sent a helico… Read More
A Perth family-of-four who had to be winched from a remote area in South Australia's Simpson Desert by helicopter have today returned to Adelaide.
The Zavros family spent their first night i… Read More
Jimmy Barnes, Missy Higgins, Kasey Chambers, Jon Stevens, Kate Ceberano, Daryl Braithwaite and a catalogue of iconic singers are set to rock the Birdsville Big Red Bash & Broken Hill Mun… Read More
Tickets for Australia’s biggest Outback events, the Birdsville Big Red Bash, and new sister event the Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash, are now on sale with an&nb… Read More
Jimmy Barnes, Missy Higgins, Kasey Chambers, Jon Stevens, Kate Ceberano, Daryl Braithwaiteand a catalogue of iconic singers are set to rock the Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash & Birdsville… Read More
Big Red Bash 2022. Image credit: Matt WilliamsIn what might be the most quintessentially Queensland scene of 2022 – the world’s largest ‘Nutbush’ dance session took p… Read More
Riding a motorcycle is truly an exhilarating experience. The feel of a powerful machine between your feet roaring across the unending depths of the open road is just too alluring fo… Read More
The Diamantina Shire covers a vast area of western Queensland – 95,000 square kilometres to be precise – yet it is home to just 300 residents! Encompassing Betoota, Birdsville an… Read More
The Birdsville Races have issued a nationwide callout for volunteers to help stage the 140th anniversary edition of the iconic outback event, which is set to run next month on September 2 &a… Read More
As the much-anticipated 140th anniversary edition of the Birdsville Races fast approaches on September 2 & 3, event organisers are calling on last-minute volunteers t… Read More
It is considered the sport of kings, but an investigation into two prominent identities in Queensland country horse racing has sent the industry spiralling and cast a long shadow over outb… Read More
Whoever invented caravan parks – facility-rich areas to park your home-away-from-home in the best tourist spots – was a genius.
Here are 11 of Queensland’s best.
Nobb… Read More
There has been a sequel to the disturbing situation raised by a photograph taken at track work on August 30 during the build-up to the iconic Birdsville race meeting in September with jo… Read More
There has been a sequel to the disturbing situation raised by a photograph taken at track work on August 30 during the build-up to the iconic Birdsville race meeting in September with jock… Read More
There has been a sequel to the disturbing situation raised by a photograph taken at track work on August 30 during the build-up to the iconic Birdsville race meeting in September with jock… Read More
There has been a sequel to the disturbing situation raised by a photograph taken at track work on August 30 during the build-up to the iconic Birdsville race meeting in September with jock… Read More
There has been a sequel to the disturbing situation raised by a photograph taken at track work on August 30 during the build-up to the iconic Birdsville race meeting in September with jock… Read More
Quilpie is located right in the middle of Queensland outback, 950 km from Brisbane and 211 km east of Charleville. This small town is not on the main tourist route but those who are going to… Read More
Photo: Dara MunnisIndie-folk duo Pierce Brothers today unveil their latest single and video, In The Water, a soulful and uplifting track that highlights the band’s unique sound a… Read More
Nutbush the Doing: One country’s strange love affair with Tina Turner. Many Australians feel a special connection to Tina Turner. As one of her early songs holds a unique place in the… Read More
John “Tractor” Ferguson remembers feeling excited when his outback town became the centre of a multi-million-dollar geothermal project.
Thargomindah, about 1,000 kil… Read More
Mahindra has achieved the new Guinness World Record Title for the fastest production SUV to cross the Simpson Desert. Right after the launch in Australia, Mahindra Scorpio-N managed to achie… Read More
Last Updated on July 12, 2023
The 10th annual Big Red Bash took place in Birdsville, Queensland, Australia from July 4-6, 2023. The festival broke its own attendance record, with over 10,000… Read More
Attendees at the Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash will attempt to Nutbush their way into a new world record on the Mundi Mundi Plains during the music festival. If successful, it will claim… Read More
In dry and dusty outback Queensland, rain is always a welcome sight.
But for a region where the only means of transportation is usually a dirt road, even small falls can l… Read More
Photo Credit: Matt WilliamsLegendary Australian pop vocal group, Human Nature, brought the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas to Broken Hill as they drew the Mundi Mundi Bash, outback NSW&rsqu… Read More
Birdsville Sweepstakes gives you a chance to Win A one GoPro camera. join at Birdsvillesweepstakes.com but make sure that you have eligible for entry in this online Sweepstakes. Bi… Read More
Exploring the Vast Australian Outback in a 4WD Vehicle
Australia’s vast and rugged Outback is a dream destination for adventurers seeking the thrill of the open road. If you’re l… Read More
Australian woman Tracey Bunworth was caravanning with her husband when her holiday took a devastating turn.
The couple from Geelong in Victoria loved to travel and had centred a 10 week… Read More
Last Updated on September 20, 2023
Sandboarding and sand sledding can be practiced on locations with both desert and beach sand dunes all over the world, as well as on the slopes of artific… Read More
A&W Restaurants Sweepstakes- Participate in the Birdsville Sweepstakes at Birdsvillesweepstakes.com page and you could win GoPro camera, luxury camp chairs, Pendleton wool blanket, Kayte… Read More
Picture: Matt WilliamsThe guts of the Australian Outback is about to return alive as soon as once more because the Birdsville Massive Purple Bash and sister occasion, the Damaged Hill Mundi… Read More
Juicy Juice Sweepstakes- Share a picture or video of what your child chose to pack using the hashtag #JJFriYAYSweepstakes and participate in the Juicy Juice #JJFriYAY Sweepstakes at Juicyjui… Read More
LTkrazy Giveaway- Participate in the LTkrazy Roblox Giveaway at Ltkrazy.com/roblox-giveaways page and you could win a Signe Mythic by LTKRAZY in Toilet Tower Defense.
LTkrazy Roblox Giveawa… Read More