2018 Birdsville Races volunteers call!
The nationwide call for has gone out for the 2018 Birdsville Races volunteers. Billed as the ‘Melbourne Cup of the Outback’, the races provide a great opportunity for punters to tick off a big item on the bucket list, while giving back to the community…
This 4WD hire company was ripping off customers
Have you ever driven a 4WD at night, when touring? Pulling in to camp after dusk? Quick trip a K or two down the track for firewood, or leaving to get an early start perhaps? How about being caught in the rain. Can you put…
2018 Birdsville Races: Tickets on sale now!
Tickets to one of the most iconic Australian bucket-list events, the 2018 Birdsville Races, have just gone on sale at www.birdsvilleraces.com. Set for August 31-September 1 2018, it’s expected to draw thousands out to one of the most remote townships in the country. Organisers are…
2018 Big Red Bash has nearly sold out!
With kick off just months away and ticket sales through the roof, the Big Red Bash has nearly sold out, and there’s a pretty good chance they’re going to sell out sooner than later. As you’ve no doubt heard, Whispering Jack, yep, Mr John Farnham…
John Farnham heads sizzling line‐up for 2018 Big Red Bash
That’s right folks, Whispering Jack himself has been announced as heading the stellar three-day festival line-up of artists, including The Hoodoo Gurus, The Angels, Daryl Brathwaite (because no good night is over until you’ve heard Horses), Jon Stevens, Kate Ceberano, Adam Brand, Busby Marou, Russell…
2017 Big Red Bash Lineup Announced
Organisers have now announced the full 2017 Big Red Bash Lineup, Australia’s most remote music festival. Missy Higgins is heading up an impressive list of artists for the 2017 Big Red Bash, which is on once again in the Outback capital of Australia, Birdsville.Dates: 4-6…
The Mungerannie Hotel is for sale
Situated along the Birdsville Track, roughly in between Birdsville and Marree, and with a history dating back to 1886, The Mungerannie Hotel is for sale. It’s one of the quirkiest and most iconic pubs you’ve ever come across; and a must-visit for the Australian 4WDer. It…
Feature Video: An Outback Pub Crawl
‘Outback’ (Noun); The remote and usually uninhabited inland districts of Australia. ‘Pub’ (Noun); An establishment for the sale of beer and other drinks, and sometimes food, to be consumed on the premises. According to the Oxford dictionary, the description of establishments we were about to…
2017 Big Red Bash-Presented by ‘Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures – tickets onsale now
Purchase a premium ticket and get a bonus Six Month Subscription to ‘Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures-Digital Edition’, a souvenir program valued at $15, and membership to the Outback Mates club (a loyalty/benefits program run by Outback Tourism) valued at $20. The Big Red Bash recently…
Announcement: Big Red Bash No Longer at Big Red
If you’re looking at track reports in the days coming up to the Big Red Bash, you’ll be seeing a lot of ‘closed’ and ‘light traffic only’ notices on roads leading into Birdsville. The rain over this past weekend in the region has forced a lot…
Big News from the Big Red Bash
Well it’s official…the world’s most remote music festival has now sold out! Over 6000 people will travel a combined 20 million kilometres to get out to Big Red near Birdsville in the Simpson Desert for The Big Red Bash, doubling the size of last year’s event, and providing a welcome…
Video: 2016 Birdsville Big Red Bash
Tickets are selling out fast for the 2016 Birdsville Big Red Bash, which is brought to you by the team at Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures. Every Big Red Bash ticket comes with a subscription to Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures magazine, giving you yet another reason to…
Destination Guide: Big Red
Just out of Birdsville on the eastern edge of the Simpson Desert is a sand dune. Now there’s 1100 dunes that you’ll have to negotiate when crossing the desert, but this one is something special. As the name implies, Big Red is, well, rather large….