History and Culture
Possums welcomed back to Country in Red Centre
Conservationists and Traditional Owners have celebrated the return of the common brushtail possum to Central Australia, where the species is locally extinct.
Tag: Central Australia
News
Marj! The rains are here
Flooding not flowing – this week’s Todd River “banker” was a corker, says award-winning filmmaker and Alice Springs local, Chris Tangey, who captured this stunning drone footage.
Wildlife
GALLERY: stunning flocks of budgies in Alice Springs
During the hot, dry summer months, Alice Springs is often beset by a beautiful plague – flocks of thousands of green budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) in search of increasingly scarce sources of water. Photographer Steven Pearce says that there was around 4000 birds congregating around the waterhole just after dawn.
News
Colourful ancient gecko discovered in Australian desert
A ‘relic’ gecko species with no close living relatives has been found in Central Australia.
History & Culture
The flying padre
Take to the air with the Uniting Church pastor whose Central Australian parish – at more than half a million square kilometres – is bigger than many countries.
Adventure
Paddling through the desert
The idea of paddling down the Cooper Creek in the Central Australian outback was madness. And yet, thanks to La Niña rains, it was not only possible but appealing.
Destinations
Gallery: The greening of the Red Centre
Central Australia has been transformed. See the images of Uluru and its surrounds blanketed with wildflowers and green foliage.
AG Blog
The greening of the Red Centre
Central Australia has been transformed this year and Uluru and its surrounds are blanketed with wildflowers and green foliage.
News
Albert Namatjira’s ghost gums burned down
Ghost gums that feature in important Albert Namatjira paintings from central Australia have been seriously damaged.
News
Biggest budgie flocks in a decade
As boom time ends for outback budgies, flocks up to 60,000 strong are congregating on water bodies.