Ninghan is a proper outback station, and a first rate spot for city slickers to sneak a first hand taste of life in the Wild West. The property is spread across a yawning 200,000 hectares and is located 380km north of Perth.
Daydreams
D’ENTRECASTEAUX NATIONAL PARK
D’Entrecasteaux National Park is located 300 clicks south of the West Oz capital and stretches across 130km of Southern Ocean coastline between Black Point and Long Point.
Mataranka Hot Springs, NT
Elsey National Park conjures up romantic images of wide-open planes and real life outback. Surprisingly, it’s located just 115km to the east of Katherine and well within range of a weekend sojourn out of Darwin.
AMAMOOR STATE FOREST, QLD
Amamoor State Forest, one of southeast Queensland’s best-kept secrets, is just 20km southwest of Gympie and 120 clicks due north of Brisbane.
TREE POINT CONSERVATION AREA, NT
The Tree Point Conservation Area is almost within snatch strap swinging distance of Darwin, and is a great spot for locals or interstate visitors to get out of town for a day, chill out and wet a line.
BRUNY ISLAND, TAS
Bruny Island sits offshore from Tasmania’s southern tip, separated from the rest of the state by the D’Entrecasteaux Channel, just 75km from Hobart.