Update Birdsville Track 21/6/25 Punt Crossing Cooper Creek is cut and floodwater is starting to fill Lake Killamperpunna in the Strzelecki Desert. The Birdsville Track is expected to be cut Around the 27th-28th June 2025. Footage captured yesterday 20/6/2025 by Senior Pilot Tekin. Amazing to think how many people have made this crossing! When was the last time you crossed? Another milestone reached as Queeneland floodwater makes its way to Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre via the Cooper Creek. The Warburto

The Birdsville Track now cut by the Cooper Creek, flooding out below lake Killamperpunna -Thursday 26/6/25. Marree Hotel Flinders Ranges and Outback SE Qld Weather Photography -Chris McFerran Travel Outback Australia Birdsville, Bedourie & Betoota - The Diamantina Glen Hughes Flinders Ranges - Natures Outback Paradise Marree Camel Cup Big Red Bash Coober Pedy Regional Times If it’s Flooded-Forget it. | ARID AIR

Driving the Birdsville Track

Update 12/10/25 the Birdsville Track (bypass) and Cooper Creek Crossing heavy vehicle barge installation video update. Modular components of the barge are arriving in preparation to assemble them on the water. ARID AIR office located beside the Historic Marree Hotel The Birdsville Track - Australia Kati Thanda - Lake Eyre NP, South Australia Coober Pedy Regional Times Greater SA SE Qld Weather Photography -Chris McFerran | ARID AIR

29th August 2025 Update from the Birdsville Track (bypass track) and Cooper Creek crossing. Thanks to Phil Dunn from Dunn’s Earthmoving for providing footage of the preparatory work in preparation for installing the new barge at the crossing. The barge (no eta as yet) will be sufficiently large to transport loaded B double cattle trucks across the Cooper Creek while in flood. There is still a significant amount of floodwater above the crossing to flow past and down to Kati Thanda -Lake Eyre. | A