Wywhyana Creek crossing at Arkaroola Village 25/11/2008

Radar watch. Satellite screens. Road closure reports. Stranded visitors. Calls from television networks chasing images for the evening news. Rations and improvisation when the truck can’t get in with the weekly delivery. Yes, it’s been years! Froth and bubble Arkaroola Creek 7 December 2008 Late spring and early summer rains have changed the face of Arkaroola. 140 mm have been recorded since mid November with rain falling on nineteen days. After so many years without significant rains, a succession of floods have brought new hope that... MORE

Message from Marg

Just as we were planning to truck in drinking water for the motel, and were lamenting the desperate conditions across the sanctuary – some of our permanent waterholes had completely dried up for the first time in forty years – it rained! Marg Sprigg The creeks flowed and the waterholes filled. The vegetation response has been miraculous. We need more rain but are hoping that the ten-year drought has broken. Marathon Resources has completed the clean-up at Mount Gee, a year after Doug and I discovered the buried waste. During... MORE