Of Billabongs and Boabs

Can we sum up our country with a tree and a waterhole? You won’t see billabongs and boabs on many postcards, but in many ways they carry our essence. Like Australia, they change with the seasons and flourish when nature is at her best.

The word billabong comes from the Wiradjuri language of New South Wales: bila meaning ‘river’ and bang meaning ‘continuing in time or space’. These isolated ponds, form when a river changes course. (more…)