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The Living Desert & Sculptures

The Living Desert is Broken Hill City Council’s contribution to the environment, for the protection of native flora and fauna and for the better management of our ecosystem and sustainability.

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White Cliffs

Venture underground in this quirky little town built into rocky cliffs and fossick through opal fields to find your very own treasure.

Plan

Getting Here

Travel distances between outback townships can be long and the road rugged. Doing some homework on your route options can make all the difference!

Milparinka Day Tour to Sturt's Cairn

After a visit to Milparinka head on out to Mount Poole and the heritage sites attributed to Charles Sturt’s expedition. The drive is well signposted. Sturt spent six months waiting for rain in 1845.
An information shelter at the base of Mount Poole hill provides information about Sturt, the local environment and local Aboriginal heritage. Climb the hill along a well-defined path to view the cairn that Sturt’s men built during their encampment.

Enjoy the stunning view of the surrounding outback landscape.
Take time to visit the grave of James Poole, Sturt’s second in command and the only man to die during this extraordinary expedition. This excursion will bring to life for you the realities faced by Sturt and his men.

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  • 2 Loftus Street, Milparinka
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