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Darling River run re-opens

12/05/2023 by The Coonamble Times

PHOTO: The famous outback driving route has re-opened. IMAGE: www.thedarlingriverrun.com.au/

Iconic travel route Darling River run is now fully open again across the full length from Brewarrina to Wentworth, after Central Darling Shire Council re-opened the flood-ravaged section between Tilpa and Wilcannia on Monday, April 24.

The development is good news for the region especially Walgett, Bourke and Brewarrina as more tourists are likely to be lured back to the thin, winding line of outback landscape, history, culture, literature and adventure.

The drive is over 700 kilometres and follows the Darling River from Walgett to Wentworth, with other western plains towns offering multiple access routes to join the run.

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