Inaugural tickets hard to come by Nov 16, 2008
Australia to close Simpson Desert. Officials will close the Simpson Desert from Dec. 1 to March 15, the Australian summer, to avoid tourist deaths and protect emergency personnel who might have to risk themselves to save stranded visitors ... The Simpson Desert in South Australia is one of the world's most unforgiving places, where temperatures can reach hellish heights (this year officials forecast temperatures as high as 122 degrees). (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Desert to be closed due to heat risk Nov 12, 2008
SOUTH AUSTRALIA - The Simpson Desert will be closed for the first time this summer because of the danger posed by extreme temperatures ... The closure will take effect in the Simpson Desert Conservation Park and Regional Reserve, covering an area of more than 3 ... "The Simpson Desert is one of the most fascinating, majestic places in Australia, but in the middle of summer it's also one of the harshest and the least hospitable areas, and potentially one of the most unforgiving, dangerous places.... (Sydney Morning Herald)
Desert danger forces outback shutdown Nov 11, 2008
Simpson Desert: closure over extreme heat of summer (ABC News: Lew Chinner). The Simpson Desert in outback Australia is to be closed over summer for the first time, due to safety concerns ... The Simpson Desert has only tracks, rather than any defined roads. (ABC Online)
Desert park closed to stop summer deaths Nov 11, 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) Australia's harsh Simpson Desert conservation park will be closed during the southern hemisphere summer to prevent tourists dying in the outback, authorities said on Tuesday. Temperatures in the Simpson Desert are forecast to reach 40 to 50 degrees Celsius (104-122 Fahrenheit) and authorities said it would be too dangerous for people to try and cross the desert ... The Simpson Desert Conservation Park and Regional Reserve, covering more than 3. (Yahoo News)
20 great spots by 20 great Aussies Oct 31, 2008
Simpson Desert NP, Qld Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, scientist. The Simpson Desert is amazing with its red, yellow and white sand and so many different terrains. (The Age, Australia -- Opinion)
Double, triple catwalk coup Sep 9, 2008
A rain-soaked Christmas period and muddy ground conditions, which the festival organiser Matt Grant dubbed as making "Glastonbury [Festival] look like the Simpson Desert in high summer", caused the eleventh-hour cancellation of last year's event. The owners of the festival site in Glenworth Valley have since improved the drainage and accessibility. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Wild about us: untouched land equal to Amazon Aug 27, 2008
Areas identified in the study include the Kimberley, Carpentaria, Cape York, Arnhem Land, Gibson Desert, Simpson Desert, Sturt Stony Desert, Nullarbor, Great Victoria Desert, the Great Sandy Desert, and the Tanami Desert. send photos, videos ffs to 0424 SMS SMH (+61 424 767 764), or us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Ship of the deserts Aug 4, 2008
The first 500 sand dunes of the Simpson Desert are punishing enough ... It sounds worse than it is; the Simpson Desert is not difficult in terms of off-roading ... And the Simpson Desert. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Kokodo trail challenge for Ched Towns Aug 3, 2008
After falling into a ``deep hole'' early on Judy said he made the best of his disability, competing in the Seoul 1988 paralympics in javelin and riding across the Simpson Desert in 1998. He said he was never going to be a `gunna','' Judy said. (Penrith City Star)
Tonn sets the pace for Xavier track Feb 19, 2008
Richard Obert The Arizona Republic Feb. 18, 2008 05:45 PM. She has two individual state track championships, a 20th-place finish at a national cross-country meet, a 4. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Goldfield Ashes 'not extinguished yet' Jan 16, 2008
Goldfield Ashes 'not extinguished yet' - Breaking News - Sport - Breaking News. Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Quick, Skip, the cousins face extinction Jan 2, 2008
MORE than 20 years after he swapped London suburbia for the sands of the Simpson Desert, the biologist Chris Dickman is still baffled by the attitude of Australians to their native marsupials ... "He first came here in 1978, to Canberra, where he completed a PhD at the Australian National University. He later spent four years in Western Australia, before moving to Sydney 19 years ago.These days he spends as much time as possible in the Simpson Desert, where four times a year he takes groups of... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Aussie quartet braves perils to row the Tasman Dec 31, 2007
Mr Gates, 39, a veteran of adventures in the Antarctic, the Simpson Desert and the Darling River, had led the expedition and had an excellent team: Ms Macready, a champion surf boat rower; Mr Johnson, an RAAF navigator; and Ms Tozer, of the Ashfield-Leichhardt unit of the State Emergency Service. There was also a congratulatory message from two Australians kayaking in the other direction, James Castrission and Justin Jones, who have a week or so to go before reaching Auckland. (The Age)
Everyone's a critic now Dec 18, 2007
There's a near-constant complaint that Australian drama is as fertile as the Simpson Desert but we were impressed this year by the efforts of local networks to tell Australian stories, most notably the diversity of ideas. In a genre best known for cop stations and hospital settings, 2007 took us into the outer suburbs with ram-raiding gangs and to sea on board a naval patrol boat. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Australia can afford to lose its swagger without losing its style Nov 3, 2007
He looks across the desolate landscape of the Simpson Desert and says, "Tell 'em they can have it". Australians aren't used to defensive campaigns. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
A place in the sun for a late bloomer Oct 10, 2007
She lived on the edge of the Simpson Desert, 250 kilometres north-west of Alice Springs, rarely leaving the camps of Utopia. She had never been to art school. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Alternative uses for the APEC wall Sep 28, 2007
I think we should erect some in the simpson desert as air de-ionizid devices to see if it will make it rain more in the eastern states. We can attach the liberal party, NSW police the police comissioner and the Labor NSW parliament police minister to them as catylists. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Silence of the boffins as Dr Karl turns into Dr Who at the ABC Sep 28, 2007
With that Dr Kruszelnicki disappeared, saying he was taking his family "into the west to rebaptise them in the red dirt of the Simpson desert". send photos, videos ffs to 0424 SMS SMH (+61 424 767 764), or us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
It's a no-horse town with party animals aplenty Sep 1, 2007
Birdsville's famous two-day meeting, that attracts thousands to the remote south-west Queensland village on the edge of the Simpson Desert, would have kicked off yesterday had not it been for equine influenza. With a population of about 100, Birdsville is the quintessential one-horse town, but there isn't a single thoroughbred at the track. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Holy snappers, it's the spring carnival for yabbies and punters Aug 30, 2007
400 kilometres of sand dunes and gibber plains to Birdsville, on the edge of the Simpson Desert. After leaving his home in the western NSW town of Nyngan early last Friday, Robb was nearly in Windorah on Saturday morning when he first heard news on the radio about the equine influenza outbreak. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Time, please, for new drink laws Aug 9, 2007
THE cheery news this week that drinking a few small glasses of your favourite tipple on a regular basis for eight to 10 years will destroy your brain probably came as no surprise to those who know what it's like to wake up with a head like a soft-boiled egg and a mouth like the Simpson Desert. Nonetheless, it is sobering news for a nation which more than holds its own in the global alcohol consumption stakes. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
A yobbo-led recovery? Jun 5, 2007
So unlucky he'd be killed by a tsunami in the Simpson Desert. As sincere as a second term prime minister. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Traditional owners to honour Simpson Desert heritage May 30, 2007
Twenty members of the Wangkangurru people from Birdsville in south-west Queensland are travelling into the Simpson Desert this week to honour the memory of their ancestors. The Wangkangurru left the desert voluntarily in 1901 and walked south to the Bethesda Lutheran Mission at Killalpaninna. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Indigenous)
Indigenous burial site the 'most significant find yet' May 16, 2007
An Indigenous burial site in the sand dunes of western Queensland's Simpson Desert is being hailed by an archaeologist as one of the most well preserved ever found. Archaeologist Giles Hamm says the site is at least several hundred years old and its undisturbed condition makes it a very rare find. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Sci-Tech)
Australia Uses Aboriginal Weather Wisdom May 10, 2007
For example, in the Simpson Desert of central Australia, the appearance of wading birds called plovers is associated with the onset of seasonal rains. In the humid north of the Northern Territory, the arrival of the brolga crane was traditionally seen as heralding the beginning of the monsoon season. (CBS News)
Sir Sean would quit Bahamas for an independent Scottish nation Apr 11, 2007
In your #312 rant your wrote"I divide my working time between three continents: Hong Kong and mainland China just happen to be in two of those places. HK and continental China, in fact, are two places dear to me, where it has been my good fortune to associate professionally and socially with some of the nicest, most honest and industrious people I have ever known.' Hey Angus man,The fact that two of the places dear to you, are Communist controlled states/countries. Says a lot for your support... (Scotsman)
Captive-bred pythons slither free in Australian first Apr 6, 2007
The woma pythons, which are native to the Simpson Desert and Moomba region in South Australia, have been bred at Adelaide Zoo. The snakes have been declining in the wild, with scientists believing that predation by foxes or feral cats could be to blame. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Australia/Local)
Painting Australia Apr 2, 2007
The Simpson Desert shines as the chosen landscape and emerging artists Annabel Tully, Noel Miller and Bek Mifsud have beautiful interpretations of its stark beauty. an error occurred while processing this directive. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Lush conditions help lure tourists to outback Qld Mar 26, 2007
Tourist officials in outback Queensland say the sight of lush conditions on the edge of the Simpson Desert are enticing east coast tourists to the region. Lyn Rowlands from the Birdsville Visitor Information Centre says there have already been several tourists through, weeks ahead of the official start to the season. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Rural)
Outback camels 'mad with thirst' Mar 14, 2007
"In unpopulated areas, for example in the Simpson Desert, culling will be the only option.". Most camels are currently exported live to Southeast Asia where they are slaughtered. (CNN -- International)
Adelaide to Alice Springs travel Mar 4, 2007
On the way up to Alice, you plough through much of the Simpson desert. There s not exactly a lot to see, but it sure can make you feel extremely small. (Suite101.com)
Wilson anchors big five Feb 23, 2007
Peoria sprinter among top girls track stars who are capable of winning two titles at state. Richard Obert The Arizona Republic Feb. 23, 2007 02:17 AM. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Camel numbers costing landholders Feb 14, 2007
Cattle stations bordering the Simpson Desert and Crown land appear the worst affected. Centralian Land Management Association spokeswoman Natalie Turner says producers are spending up to $60,000 a year to fix fences, bores and buildings. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Rural)
Towns isolated by floods but rejoicing Jan 28, 2007
Bedourie, in south-west Queensland, promotes itself as a gateway to the Simpson Desert but it is difficult to spot the sand hills for the water at the moment. It started with a downpour last weekend and since then, 250 millimetres of rain has fallen. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Top Stories)
