BIZARRE: Nullarbor - You Need To See This

From Coastal Drives to Outback Adventures: Planning the Perfect Australian Road Trip

You’ve got two or three weeks off, a car or caravan, and a map of Australia that suddenly looks enormous

inkl · Oct 20

An Australian caver spotted an 11-km scar and uncovered a hidden Nullarbor tornado

An Australian caver spotted an 11-kilometre scar across the remote Nullarbor Plain while browsing Google Earth. Satellite comparisons later dated its formation to November 2022, while physical evidence including curved cycloidal marks linked the disturbance to a tornado. Researchers estimated winds exceeded 200 km/h, leaving the unusual track visible for…

The Times of India · Sep 21

Australia’s vast Nullarbor Plain hides deep caves that can teach us about alien worlds

Stretching over 200,000 square kilometres across southern Australia, the vast, flat plains of the Nullarbor mark one of the world’s largest regions of limestone. It formed when an ancient shallow sea retreated some 14 million years ago.

The Conversation · Sep 17

Ticking off 10,000km, Lachlan Morton’s lap of Australia hits the Nullarbor

Even with headwinds, 400+ kilometre days are becoming normal and records look set to topple

Cycling News · Sep 26, 2024

WA floods: ‘serious welfare concerns’ for seven people, including four children, missing amid heavy rain

Parts of Goldfields, Eucla and south interior hit with six months’ rain in 24 hours, with severe weather forecast for coming days

The Guardian - AU · Mar 12, 2024

WA cut off as dangerous floods inundate roads, rail

Flooding caused by heavy rainfall and thunderstorms has closed the main road and rail routes connecting Western Australia to the rest of the country.

AAP · Mar 12, 2024

The Nullarbor's rich cultural history, vast cave systems and unique animals all deserve better protection

The Nullarbor is one of Australia’s iconic natural places. It’s renowned as a vast and mostly treeless plain. But hidden beneath this ancient landscape is an immense network of caves.

The Conversation · Oct 9, 2023

Shucking 600 oysters all in a day's work for Suvi Selenge as she fulfilled life wish to own her own business

For five years, Mongolian immigrant Suvi Selenge owned an oyster shop in a remote South Australian town that's regarded as a bucket-list experience for Nullarbor travellers.

ABC News · Apr 30, 2023

Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group set to buy Australia's biggest sheep station at Rawlinna, WA

Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group is set to acquire Australia's biggest sheep station, the million-hectare Rawlinna Station on the Nullarbor.

ABC News · Apr 28, 2023

Ancient rocks reveal Nullarbor Plain's transition from lush forest to desert, study suggests

Minerals extracted from the dry sands of the Nullarbor Plain reveal when it shifted from a lush forest to the arid landscape we see today, suggests a new study.

ABC News · Apr 18, 2023