

Fraser Coast Dingos
Canis familiaris (breed Dingo) Australia's Wild Dog. Extensive DNA studies and genome sequencing has shown what common sense has been...


Crossing the Simpson Desert - Toyota got there first!
OverOz exclusive - Jim Upton At 10pm on 11th September 1962 a ‘Cadet Blue’ soft top, FJ45 Toyota Landcruiser drove into Birdsville in...


Tracks of the Simpson Desert – What’s in a name?
Old Andado Station An insight into the provenance the 'Simpson Desert Tracks' There has been plenty of discussion with regard to names...


Mineral Exploration – Insect Style.
Are insects set to revolutionise mineral exploration? (Jim Upton) Mining exploration is expensive, time consuming and by no means an...


1960s Big Lap - Escaping Darwin
16,618 miles in an unbreakable 1962 EK Holden towing a 15' Viscount Van with Mum, Dad and three little ones on board. The trip was...

Death in Paradise – Montecollina Bore, S.A.
This is Mal Mulgara he's not cuddly like a koala and is rarely sighted by humans, notorious for sucking out the brains of his prey


Thiapusam - Penang Malaysia
All in all, one quite amazing, fantastic, noisy big street party that should be included on your bucket list.


Drop Bears - The Facts
The notorious ‘Drop Bear’ (Thylarctos plummetus) is now firmly entrenched in to Aussie folklore as a large, arboreal, predatory marsupial...


Cracow - Central Queensland
I’ve been stopping in at The Cracow Pub in Central Queensland for the past 20 Years. Fred Brophy has run Rodeos, B&S’s and of course his...


Sydney Upton - Malaysia
OverOz has recently travelled to Singapore and Malaysia to revisit some of the original OverOz Explorer ‘Sydney Upton’s stamping grounds...