Beside purple topped mullah-mullah. Low scrub flats Are a counterpoint to towering Kard and jarrah trees. Deep gorges of craggy rock Are bottomed with Wide, often placid, rivers. Miles and miles of open land Populated with ' roos, Dingoes and Emus. To crocs, both stifles and freshies.
Water birds nest along their shores.
Strains of Waltzing Matilda Come to life as one Lazily drifts along the water. Stations comprise thousands of acres Where Aussies live Isolated, independent lives. Cities scattered far from one another, Have every modern thing Noise, traffic and cell phones. A penal colony lathering European domination Since 1781. From such beginnings Has emerged a vital, friendly Vast land of contrasts.