I'm helping a friend trying to arrange a photo shoot... does anyone know of any barren-looking, arid, Outback-type locations within a few hours drive of either Sydney or Melbourne? (maybe 3-4 hours drive?)<BR><BR>I've heard about Broken Hill and Silverton, and both are a few hours flying time from both Syd/Mel -- may use this as backup if we can't find anything within driving distance...<BR><BR>Thanks in advance for your suggestions!<BR>

The closest you'll come to it would be the Little Desert near Horsham, about 400km west of Melbourne. <BR>There are some areas a little closer to Melbourne but a little hard to find or to get to unless you are with a lokal. <BR><BR>Cheers, Mike

The way the drought is taking hold of most of Australia at present it won't be long before you won't have to leave the cities to see barren-looking, arid, outback locations!!