About the Collaboration
OBE Organic is proud to be Australia’s oldest and most trusted organic beef marketing company: a company established and owned by family farmers. Our family farmers are united by a shared respect for the environment and their animals, and a commitment to produce the best possible organic beef. Our business was founded in the late 1990’s in Australia’s heartland, the Channel Country and we are committed to showcasing the places and people who make our certified organic beef so unique.
We’re excited to launch another collaboration with Sam Watkins, a resident of the remote outback community of Birdsville, in Western Queensland.
Our collaboration will feature images taken by Sam, around Birdsville and neighbouring towns. For those in our online community who know Birdsville well, you will recognise many familiar faces. For those who are yet to experience outback hospitality, we hope our images engender a desire to come and see the outback for yourselves.
About Sam Watkins
Sam and her husband Greg moved to Birdsville in February 2022, to run the post office and Birdsville Fuel Service. Together, they serve locals and tourists alike with fuel, souvenirs & 100% Australian made gifts. They’ve travelled across the Simpson Desert, volunteered at the Big Red Bash twice & taken every opportunity to contribute to & support local events in many capacities.
Following rain earlier in the year, livestock movements had to be halted to allow time for the ground to dry up.
Road transport companies, based in the small communities of regional and rural Australia, provide the ‘first and last’ link of the supply chain for Australia’s agricultural industries.
A Tanami Transport truck passing through Birdsville, a familiar sight in the outback, where road trains travel vast distances across remote Australia.
This old WF Brook trailer sits quietly by a sand dune on Adria Downs Station in Western Queensland, a relic of times gone by.
Around 6:50pm, the sun dips below the horizon in the Simpson Desert, casting vivid colours across the vast, shifting sands.
Following the 2023 floods, Eyre Creek continues flowing through the Simpson Desert National Park and into Lake Eyre. While most main roads around Birdsville have reopened, travellers are reminded to always drive to the conditions.
The rivers of the Channel Country are among the last free-flowing desert rivers on Earth. When they flood, they replenish vast floodplains and flow south into Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre. This unique landscape is rich in culture, biodiversity, and life.
When the Channel Country floods, roads often go under water and sometimes the only way through is to take a detour.
The wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) is Australia’s largest bird of prey. With its sharp eyes and powerful wings, it’s often called the “King of Birds.”
Sturt’s desert pea (Swainsona formosa) is one of Australia’s most iconic wildflowers. Its striking red flowers with dark centres bloom across the arid heart of the country.
Built in the 1880s from local stone, the Cordillo Downs Woolshed once saw up to 85,000 sheep shorn at its peak. Though no longer used for sheep, it remains an iconic landmark, holding both practical value and memories of station life.
Fred Brophy’s Boxing Tent is a true outback tradition. His troupe still travels through Queensland, inviting locals to step into the ring and test their courage. Few win, but the spirit of the show lives on in every town it visits.