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MAIN: An adventure in the Kimberley on horseback – what’s not to like? LEFT: Roderick stands on the drafting gate as sunlight cuts through the dust.
mainstay of a visit to Diggers. Accommodation includes the Bunkhouse, bush huts and camp sites.
Mustering at the tail of the herd.
The warm hospitality and the escape to a simple life are unchanged, and Alida is optimistic that Diggers will regroup in the current climate. “We’re leaning away from long camp treks, towards station-based riding,” she says. “That way we can still ride out every day over thousands of acres, but return to the station at night, and better manage the health and safety needs of our team and our guests. We’re also working on offering a cattle paddock-shifting experience as opposed to a traditional muster. It’s a little more subdued and again, easier to manage any restrictions or requirements that we need to.” At the intersection of five rivers, Wyndham and its surrounds provides rich wildlife experiences. Diggers is located amongst golden spinifex ridges and grassy flats, with habitats that include rock escarpments, billabongs, flood plains and tidal mangroves. Over 140 bird species have been identified including the Spinifex Pigeon, White Quilled Rock Pigeon, and Red-Backed
Double Bar and Gouldian finches. For the keen angler, the Kimberley is in the heart of Barramundi country, and Diggers is renowned for its fishing. They grow them big in these parts with a 1.2 metre specimen recently caught in a nearby freshwater hole, although they can weigh in at 60 kilograms and reach 1.8 metres in length.
presented by Rachel Dillon and Andrew Kikeros has been offered at Diggers for the last seven years, with a rota of arts practitioners facilitating photography, writing and painting workshops. As well as daily art sessions, riding, early morning hikes, fishing and overnight camps are peppered throughout to ensure visitors have plenty of opportunity to explore the vast station
Fairy Wren, as well as the Masked,
The collaborative ‘On the Verandah
and surrounding natural wonders.
Long-Tailed, Star Crimson, Zebra,
Creative Adventures’ series
Alida has high hopes to rejuvenate
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