"We just want to welcome people to our neck of the woods and share genuine bush hospitality
Alan (Smithy) Smith can barely contain his excitement. He’s been showing Australian Country around the paddocks of Rosebank station where he lives with his wife, Sue. Suddenly he hits the brakes as he’s spotted an unfamiliar plant in the lee of one of the tussocks of Mitchell grass that make the sprawling plains around Longreach in central-western Queensland such great country for sheep and cattle. The plant may not look like much, but it’s enough to have Alan bouncing about like a kid in a chocolate shop. He grabs his phone to record the discovery, breaks off a sprig, crushes it and proffers it for smelling. “It’s native thyme,” he whispers. “I’ve lived on Rosebank for seven years and this is the first time I’ve seen it here.”
Alan and Sue are the owners of Longreach-based tour company Outback Aussie Tours. They
