BEING PREPARED

GOING BY THE INTEREST on TV and social media, this year is going to be a busy one in outback Australia — from Cape York to the Kimberley, to the desert country west and east of Alice Springs, and a dozen places in-between.

But for those who are preparing to head out into our desert country, especially, and getting their info from social media, I really do despair. There are so many self-proclaimed experts out there spruiking their wares on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, who may have