Flinders Ranges B&B Accommodation, SA
I am very proud of a dear school friend who has recently published her second novel Red Dust, I haven’t read it yet, but if the reviews are anything to go by, it’s fantastic! From humble beginnings as an Orroroo Area School student Fleur always had such a wonderful, vivid imagination and it’s great to see her living the dream. To find out more about Fleur and her novels, please follow the link below.

Nature is a wonderful thing…this pair of Ringneck Parrots have made their home in the hollow of a dead gum tree, only 50 meters from our home at Moolooloo. Each day they sneak in to eat the pomegranate seeds which are just outside our kitchen door. I believe it is the same parrots each year, they are incredibly cheeky and most spectacular to watch. I thought you might enjoy these snaps…
Here is a sneak peak of our brand new fence! Now you will have to come and see it for your self…it even has a gate!!!
Have you ever been to Magnetic Hill? It’s a great little spot to take the kids, just a few kilometers out of Orroroo. Follow this link to the Flinders Ranges blog for more information.

Due to a cancellation, the Shearer’s Quarter’s are currently available during the second week of the July school holiday’s. Check out our website or give us a call on 08 8648 4861 for more information.
We also have some availability at Blinman Hut, again, give us a call if you are interested or would like more information.
We currently have availability at Nuccaleena Cottage during the SA school holidays. Check out our website, or contact us on 08 8648 4861 for more information.
In our December blog I mentioned we were heading to the Eyre Peninsula to plan a new trip. We were going well prepared as there was some quite remote travel and we were on our own. Well, I probably should not have mentioned that because our irregular traveling companion, one Mr Murphy, decided to pay us a visit around half way along Googs Track. For those who don’t know the area, picture yourself some 120 kilometres north of Ceduna on a remote and sandy track where only 4WDs go with a car that doesn’t go.
We sold these biscuits at our Tastes of the Outback stall, they were a huge hit. We have had many people since ask for the recipe. They really are delicious. I made them for a Wedding recently too, so they are great for special occasions. If you don’t have ground wattle seed you can make up the butter mixture and fill the biscuits with jam and butter cream.
* We used Wild Harvested Roasted and Ground Wattle Seed by L. Dudley, Willmington, South Australia. Click here for more information. It is used as a coffee substitute and flavour for baking, ice cream.
If you didn’t get the chance to get down to our ‘Experience the Edge‘ stall, here is a picture!
We had a very successful day. We weren’t too sure what to expect as we hadn’t done anything like this before, so were very pleased with the results (as it also meant we didn’t have to negotiate fitting everything back into the car at the end of the day!).
Our most popular items of the day were our Pomegranate Cordial, Choc Coated Macadamia Quandongs, Sweet Mustard Pickles, Honey Biscuits with Wattle Seed Cream (stay tuned for Recipe), Mulberry Jam, Quince Paste and Old Fashioned Tomato Sauce.
There were 10 stalls scattered throughout the beautiful tree lined main street, a foodie’s delight! From all accounts everyone had a great day. A big well done to the organizers on a successful event
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Towards the end of March we were lucky enough to be involved in a photo shoot for the Flinders Ranges. This was just the incentive we needed to get down to Orroroo and catch up on all those little jobs that were beginning to mount up!
Along with general yard tidy up, some of the jobs included:
There were many other jobs in between, all in all a productive few days! We left feeling that we had accomplished a lot, which inspired us to make it a more regular occurrence. We already have a long list for our next maintenance visit. Stay tuned for more updates…

If you’ve stayed at Nuccaleena Cottage over the past few months you will have noticed that we are now supplying guests with a beautiful range of olive oil soaps made locally in the heart of the Clare Valley by R & J Soaps.
They smell divine and are great for your skin too! They even have an unscented soap that has been recommended by a dermatologist for dry skin and eczema.
Don’t just take our word for it, pop into The Soap Shed in Clare and see for yourself!
| April 6, 2009 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
ORROROO
Phone: 08 86581482 or 0427581351
Today was a busy day! We excitedly set out this morning to set up camp along the Artimore Public Access Road to supply 80+ Variety 4WD Challenge members with lunch, tea and coffee.
Members of the Blinman Sports Club provided a tasty lunch (baguettes, roast meat & salad accompanied by homemade chutneys and sauces) followed by a bevvy of homemade cakes, scones and slices and a brew of billy tea. Superb weather and an ideal setting topped off the day.
We hope you enjoy the snaps.
A friend sent me this earlier today and i thought it was so good that I just had to share it with you all. Take the time to have a look…
| March 30, 2009 | to | April 1, 2009 |
The whisper has it that Blinman has been chosen as one of 6 Australian ‘Bush Slam’ locations for the new ABC TV/Freehand Productions series hosted by none other than HG!
“Bush Slam will feature Australia’s leading poets and lyricists.” (Media Release: Leena Thomas, 16-2-09 ABC TV Publicity).
Sounds intriguing, right! ;P
A place to come and leave your comments, photos and find out what's going on in the Flinders Ranges, our little part of the world!
* Nuccaleena Cottage is a gorgeous little Bed and Breakfast located in Orroroo, South Australia. It is a great place to base yourself while discovering the magnificent Flinders Ranges. Check out our website for more information - www.nuccaleenacottage.com.au
* Moolooloo Station is a working merino sheep station situated in the heart of the Ranges between Blinman and Parachilna and has Shearer's Quarters Accommodation, Blinman Hut, a 4WD "Copper Track" and camping available. - www.moolooloo.com.au