This is the Channel Country in Queensland’s Lake Eyre Basin—home to some of the last free-flowing desert rivers on Earth. When these rivers fill, run and flood, they breathe life into vast, delicate floodplains, stretching all the way to Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre in the south. Keeping these floodplains free from new oil and gas developments ensures that nature can continue its ancient rhythm—where waters flow freely, and rejuvenate the landscape, waterbirds return in dazzling flocks, and regional co

1200km west of Brisbane… and a whole world away. Welcome to Channel Country where the landscapes feel endless and the colours hit different. Today’s stop in our Outback story: Windorah’s spectacular Ourdel Station sand hills. These giant dunes are the kind of red that makes you blink twice — shaped by time, steeped in history and sitting proudly on private land cared for by the Kidd family since settlement. Visitors and locals LOVE coming out here for one reason: Sunrise and sunset that will ste