AUSTRALIA'S ORIGINAL AND BEST CAMP OVEN AND OUTDOOR COOKING CAMPING AND LIFESTYLE FORUM

AUSTRALIA'S ORIGINAL AND BEST CAMP OVEN AND OUTDOOR COOKING CAMPING AND LIFESTYLE FORUM
https://www.aussiecampovenforum.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl Camping - Caravanning - Camper Trailering - Four Wheel Driving - Off Road - Fishing >> Camping Locations & Travel Blogs >> SW Qld, The Dowling Track https://www.aussiecampovenforum.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1333768821 Message started by gecko on Apr 7^th, 2012 at 1:20pm

Title: SW Qld, The Dowling Track
Post by gecko on Apr 7^th, 2012 at 1:20pm

Just wanted to let people know that our part of the Outback is looking amazing with lots of grass, fat stock and the birdlife is incredible. I know there is still some flooding in NSW but SW Qld is totally accessable, all the floods have gone leaving us with a wonderful season.

If anyone wants to visit Currawinya National Park be warned that the Lakes road is closed to all vehicles. Access to the enormous saline Lake Wyara can be had for guests staying at Kilcowera Station. The pelicans are back for the third year in a row breeding on the islands in the lake.

Cardenyabba Lagoon is full and a great place to camp for a few days or a week as is the Shearers Quarters campground. Kilcowera also has clean and comfortable shearers quartes accommodation.

The whole of SW Queensland looks great, the rivers are full, roads are open and councils have been working on most of them. So come on out! Cheers Gecko

Title: Re: SW Qld, The Dowling Track
Post by Derek on Apr 7^th, 2012 at 7:03pm

Wish I was more organised. Would be out there with you guys.

Thanks for the report.

Cheers

Derek

Title: Re: SW Qld, The Dowling Track
Post by TBF on Apr 7^th, 2012 at 7:40pm

Thanks for the report Gecko
All my travels are locked in for the rest of 2012.
No room for a further trip away.
bugga

Aart

Title: Re: SW Qld, The Dowling Track
Post by Chally on Apr 7^th, 2012 at 8:46pm

Great to see the country get another good season.

Jeff

Title: Re: SW Qld, The Dowling Track
Post by gecko on Apr 8^th, 2012 at 5:56am

Yeah after the 9 dry years we put in, it's pretty easy on the eye.

I woluld love to get a camp oven event happening out here, but I just don't know if we would get enough takers to make it happen. Another station near Eulo has a country music weekend. This year will be the first one at their new location, they used to have the country music show at Nardoo near Cunnamulla.

Perhaps we could have a camp oven night immediately after the music weekend. One day, maybe next year! Cheers Gecko

Title: Re: SW Qld, The Dowling Track
Post by Chally on Apr 8^th, 2012 at 12:59pm

I had a look at your website and the amount of water is amazing!!!

I have had the privilege to Bowhunt on a property SW of Cunnamulla for close on twenty years now and it is indeed incredible to have seen the country in both drought and in good seasons. I love it out there and enjoy taking heaps of photos. When I show people photos of what it looked like in the drought and now these last few seasons they can hardly believe it is the same place.

I actually Bowhunted on your place once back in the 1990's and got to see lake Wyara etc. I remember seeing a few nice camp ovens in one of your sheds then. You have a nice place and it is great to see you getting some good rains again.

I am looking forward to a trip out to Cunnamulla again later in the year. :)

Jeff

Title: Re: SW Qld, The Dowling Track
Post by TBF on Apr 8^th, 2012 at 3:21pm

I'd be happy to travel that far for a camp oven weekend..just not this year.
I hunted for years on a property SE of Cunnamulla..It was named Mintaka... owned by a bloke named Hugh?
Managed by a fella named Tom King.
Big property with a variety of landscapes.

Aart