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When the overland telegraph line was built from Adelaide to Darwin, revolutionizing communications between London and her distant dominion, Bill Hayes’ great grandfather was with the team. Today, the 6th generation of the Hayes family lives at Ooraminna on Deep Well Station a million-acre cattle country in central Australia.

Accommodation consists of four cottages, each built of stone, wood and corrugated iron in Australian outback style. The furnishings are rustic but stylish - Hessian curtains, wooden floors, 4 poster beds hewn from local timber. Bathrooms are en suite, with shower and spa bath. Each cottage has a verandah, the perfect place to enjoy the great Australian outback.                                                                                          Book Now!!

The recently built homestead has a reconstructed bar area for evening gatherings and dinner with the family will give you the opportunity to hear a few “yarns” and learn more of the regions history as well as about the way outback life changes each year.

During the day join Bill and Jan Hayes to check the bores on the property. If your riding skills are up to it, help muster some of their 5,000 cattle or watch them drive the cattle by helicopter from the most remote corners of the station. There are good creek walks and views to be had from the rock outcrops on the property. Trips into Alice Springs and visits to the Royal Flying Doctor Service and School of the Air are interesting. Worth visiting is the nearby Desert Park where 3 of the regions major habitats (sand country, desert rivers & woodlands) are represented and where your aboriginal guide will introduce you to the living story of Australia's deserts, its plants, animals, landscapes and people

If you are not including a visit to Uluru & Kata Tjuta, we can arrange a day trip from Ooraminna, Jan will deliver you to Alice Airport for the short flight and her own guides will escort you.

Whatever the day holds, towards it’s end, join Bill and some of the station hands for a beer and to watch the sun’s last rays disappear across the red coloured sandstone outcrops and the vast acreage beyond.
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Why Ooraminna?

• A highlight is the scenic grandeur of Central Australia’s MacDonnell Ranges, the magnificent red sand hills & weathered rocky outcrops.
   

• Ooraminna cottages are cleverly outback in style, rustic but totally comfortable and just right for the surrounding landscape. Your verandah is the perfect place to watch the setting sun change the landscape.
   

• Horse riding, overnight camp outs, camel safaris, station activities, bush walking, visits to Alice Springs & the excellent Desert Park.
   

• Ooraminna is home to dingoes, wild camels, giant red kangaroos and many other species of deserted adapted flora & fauna.
   

• Bill & Jan, are wonderful hosts who believe in truly warm bush hospitality and having lived in the area all their lives they have a wealth of stories (some true & some too colourful to be true) to share with you.

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