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Staying with the Outback Beds network allows you to experience working sheep and cattle stations, bush pubs, log cabins, living underground, Bed and Breakfasts, a little luxury and tranquil river campsites.... even camel campouts. It's a true-blue outback adventure.

Bourke is a wonderful community established in 1861 on the banks of the Darling River. Historically, the town was a vital link for agriculture in the west and larger cities to the east. Today the town welcomes all visitors with a smile and G'day.

Brewarrina was one of the great inter-tribal meeting places of eastern Australia with the fish traps, sustaining thousands of Aboriginal people during tribal gatherings held prior to European settlement. The fisheries are estimated to be at least 40,000 years old and could be the oldest man-made structure on earth.

Travel in the footsteps of Vincent James Dowling and other early pioneers over 100 years ago discovered this area, known as the "Plains of Promise"- people travelled the track looking for a new life and new opportunities. The Australian author, Henry Lawson walked from Bourke to Hungerford and back in the hellish summer heat looking for work. The Dowling Track is 4WD experience linking Back 'o' Bourke and beyond to Quilpie in South West Queensland, total kilometres, 567.

Walgett Shire embraces the fertile black soil plains of northern New South Wales. Our towns and villages have a proud and fascinating pioneering history, and our people still have the inventiveness and good humour of the early pioneers.

Gary and Liz Murray from Trilby Station, a 200,000 acres sheep and cattle property on the banks of the Darling River in Outback NSW, invite visitors from around the world to come and taste their unique lifestyle. Trilby Station offers accommodation in the renovated Stockman's Cottages & Shearer's Bunkhouse. There's also powered caravan sites with amenities and secluded Darling River camp spots. Guests can self cater or enjoy a range of delicious Australian country-style meals such as Liz's farmyard breakfasts, stockman's lunches and two or three course dinners served to your accommodation.

Central Darling Shire, at over 53,000 square kms, is the largest Local Government Area in NSW. Conversely, it has one of the lowest poplation densities (2000 residents) dispersed throughout the towns of Ivanhoe, Menindee, Wilcannia and White Cliffs, and its localities of Darnick, Mossgiel, Sunset Strip and Tilpa.

White Cliffs was the first to establish this country as the world’s leading producer of this fiery stone. The opals mined here were far more vivid and vastly superior to opals mined in other countries, and White Cliffs opals quickly became popular, particularly in Europe, paving the way for the opening of opal fields in other parts of Australia. The galleries here are a great place to shop for locally mined opals that have been cut and set by expert jewellers.