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[ January 26, 2010; 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The Blinman episode of Bush Slam, hosted by HG Nelson,  will be aired on ABC TV on the 26th of January, 2010 at 8pm. Stay tuned!

The series was shot at 6 different locations across Australia and follows 2 poets as they spend 2 days in each location soaking up the local atmosphere and culminates in [...]

Hi everyone,
I have cut and pasted below part of a letter from Marg Sprigg, Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctury regarding the  ‘Seeking a Balance’ proposal released by the Department of Environment and Heritage in conjunction with the Department of Primary Industries.
If you care about the Flinders Ranges, it is imperative that you read the letter below and [...]

* Moolooloo Shearer’s Quarters – Cancellation
We have just received a cancellation for the first week of the South Australian School Holidays (25th September – 2nd October).
Give us a call on 8648 4861 if you are interested in booking these dates. First in, first served.

***  News Flash ***
For those of you who are unaware the road between Wilpena and Blinman is completely sealed, much to the relief of the locals (and tourists a plenty!).
It was completed ahead of scheduled with some remaining line marking and signage to be finished in the near future.
No excuses now!

Finally! Here are some snaps from the Back to Blinman celebrations on the June long weekend.
We had a fantastic weekend and a great turn out considering the wintery conditions.
Pictures courteous: Karen Cains/Blinman Progress Association ©

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Anyone seeking copies of these [...]

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, [...]

Moolooloo Shearer’s Quarters
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.
Blinman Hut
We also have some availability at Blinman Hut, again, give us a call if you are interested or [...]

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 [...]

Phew, what a stinker it has been this week!  We have been very busy since the start of this year getting ready for shearing, amongst many things, explaining the minimal posts ;D

As it has been so hot here this time around, the kids haven’t been able to spend as much time down at the Wool shed as they’d [...]

The Stock Journal article is titled “Pastoral Leases unlock doors to Outback” and was written by Peter Brady – Issue January 8, 2009.
My scanner is not big enough to fit the whole article in, so if you are interested in reading it you may have to head out to your local newsagent or visit their [...]

It’s been a long time between drinks! This photo point was taken after we received 40 points of rain on Tuesday.  We also received 20mls of rain the weekend before however we were away so couldn’t show you any photos of the creek flooding in front of the rain gauge! If you look carefully though, [...]

A couple of weeks ago we received 20mls of rain which caused some of our bigger creeks to run. At the same time a group of School students and teachers from Victoria were driving along Glass Gorge Road. They approached the Oratunga Creek while it was near it’s peak and instead of applying caution one [...]

We found this photograph in the old Homestead of Moolooloo. We know that is not a photograph taken here and have asked many people if they know where the photo was taken and unfortunately no one knows!
On the back of the photograph is the following information:
Mrs R J Marleson (or Matheson), 43 Austral Tce., Malvern [...]

Audrey of the Outback: Welcome to Moolooloo Schoolroom.
Christine Harris, local Children’s Author of well know titles “Audrey of the Outback” and “Spy Girl” series recently did a little write up about Millie and Henry on her Audrey of the Outback Blog. Follow the link above to see the post…
Millie and Henry were ever so impressed, [...]

Adnyamathanha (pronounced Adna-mutna) people have lived in the Northen Flinders Ranges for around 40,000 years. Aboriginal Carvings have been found at Third Water Spring and Ochre paintings have also been found on Moolooloo by a bushwalker in an unknown location.
Third Water Spring is also home to the odd yabbie in good seasons and is a [...]