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Pilungah Conserving arid beauty

I am deeply connected to Pilungah and Ethabuka Reserve in far west Queensland, right near the NT/QLD border. The strongest picture that comes to mind when I think of my country is driving from Mt Isa towards the homestead at Pilungah and seeing that red soil. You see the gidgee trees lining the side of the road. You see vibrant red, plus splashes of green and a bright blue sky that turns a very deep blue-grey just before the rains roll in. It’s spectacular. And then you see these little

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