Bush Summit: Go on an epic road trip with Warren Brown
From a former asylum turned into a hotels to a shocking road train crash and iconic bush characters. Warren Brown went on an epic road trip and this is what he saw. WATCH THE VIDEOS
Adventurer and cartoonist Warren Brown has gone on an epic road trip across the country for the 2024 Bush Summit.
He has travelled more than 4500km from Adelaide to the Barossa Valley in South Australia, to Bendigo in Victoria, up through western New South Wales to Roma in Queensland before ending the journey in Townsville.
Watch the videos below to go on the road as he meets Outback publicans, award-winning winemakers and even helps release a few crayfish back into the Murray River.
A taste of the Barossa Valley
Adventurer Warren Brown visits Irvine Wines, one of the oldest vineyards in South Australia.
The future of young Aussies in agriculture
Cartoonist and Adventurer Warren Brown travels to Naracoorte, SA where he meets agriculture student Natasha Moore.
Warren samples Bendigo’s latest gold rush: Bendigo Brittle
Cartoonist and adventurer Warren Brown visits Bendigo Brittle and meets confectioner and founder Greta Donaldson.
Saving the Murray River crayfish
Adventurer and cartoonish Warren Brown helps release crayfish back into the Murray River at Swan Hill.
Meet owners of the best bush pub.
Bush Summit: Warren Brown meet the characters living in opal mining town White Cliffs in western New South Wales.
Watch: Sobering reminder of the dangers of country roads
It was an astonishing sight: an 80-tonne road train had speared off the highway, capsized and smashed sideways for 200m.
Iconic Outback Queensland hotel
Bush Summit: Warren Brown visits Queensland’s remote iconic Hebel Hotel and meets its owner Frank Deshon who bought the hotel a few years ago and gave it a new life.
Turning in a psychiatric hospital into a hotel
It’s not a conundrum terribly many people would have to deal with: “I’ve just bought a disused psychiatric hospital, now what am I going to do with it?” TAKE A TOUR
Where Wagyu beef is king
Craig Leggett is raising his family on the huge Wagyu beef property Rockybank Station in south western Queensland.
This story is part of News Corp Australia’s Bush Summit series celebrating rural and regional Australia and championing the issues that matter most to those living in the bush. You can read all our coverage here.
Stay tuned for more videos to come.
Originally published as Bush Summit: Go on an epic road trip with Warren Brown
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