2013 Variety Bash Itinerary Welcome Dinner Monday August 19 Echuca VIC Welcome Dinner Day 1 Tuesday August 20 Echuca VIC Cobar NSW Day 2 Wednesday August 21 Cobar NSW Quilpie QLD Day 3 Thursday August 22 Quilpie QLD Winton QLD Day 4 Friday August 23 Winton QLD Burketown QLD Day 5 Saturday August 24 Burketown QLD Borroloola NT Day 6 Sunday August 25 Borroloola NT Top Springs NT Day 7 Monday August 26 Top Springs NT Kununurra WA Day 8 Tuesday August 27 Kununurra WA Rest Day Day 9 Wednesday August 28 Kununurra WA Home Valley WA Day 10 Thursday August 29 Home Valley WA Mt Barnett WA Day 11 Friday August 30 Mt Barnett WA Broome WA Day 12 Saturday August 31 Broome Final Night The Journey We kick off on the evening of Monday August 19 for our 2013 Welcome Dinner in Echuca, Victoria, situated on the banks of the mighty Murray River. Our journey leaves Victoria and we will make our way to Cobar, which is the first of the booming mining towns that we will visit. Leaving Cobar, we continue north travelling into QLD for an overnight stop in Quilpie which is home to “The Jewel of the Outback”, the exquisite boulder opal. From Quilpie we travel to Winton, a region rich in history. In 1895, Banjo Patterson wrote Australia’s unofficial anthem Waltzing Matilda at a station in Winton Shire and first performed it in public at a local hotel. After Winton, we travel far north to Burketown, on the Gulf of Carpentaria. The town is located on the Albert River and is 40km south of the coast. Here we will get to travel the renowned Savannah Way, which connects Cairns, Qld to Broome, WA. Leaving Qld, we travel into the Northern Territory for an overnight stop in Borroloola, which is situated on the banks of the McArthur River. Top Springs is the nex stop on the 2013 Variety Bash. It is located at the junction of the Buntine and Buchanan Highways and is surrounded by huge cattle stations. Onto Kununurra in the East Kimberley region of WA. A region renowned for it’s natural wonders and rugged ridges. Our stop will be an opportunity to explore the region and take in sites such as Lake Argyle, Australia’s largest expanse of freshwater which covers up to 900 square kilometres! From here we get to experience a working cattle station, stopping overnight at Home Valley, which is known for its Braham breeding program. Leaving Home Valley, we start the last part of our journey having an overnight stop at Mount Barnett, located in the King Leopold Ranges, just off the Gibb River Road. Broome is our final stop on the 2013 event, a popular tourist destination and also known for its pearling industry. Our final day will be an opportunity to relax and enjoy the surroundings before we celebrate with our final night party.
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