Burke and Wills

The Journey Begins - Oct 10

Instead of camels the 2010 Burke and Wills Environmental Expedition is using two Mitsubishi Pajeros to travel from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria to commemorat...

Broken Dreams on Broken Hill - Oct 10

As soon as our two dust-covered Pajeros  got to Broken Hill the locals rolled out the red carpet. We had received a very warm welcome in Menindee from Margot Mu...

A Land of Drought and Flooding Rains - Oct 10

The Mitsubishi supported Burke and Wills Environmental Expedition, is going from strength to strength thanks to the mighty Pajeros. They are getting the modern day e...

The Burke and Wills Expedition route map.
Route Map - Sep 10

Route Map   Welcome to the home of the Burke and Wills Expedition on 4WD4Life. Please remember to bookmark this page and come back because it will be refreshed regu...

Jack Thompson and Robert O
Meet The Team - Aug 10

  Jonathan King Michael Dillon Ben Beeton John Howland   Jack Thompson Jack Thompson (AM) born on the 31st of August 1940 as John Hadley Payne, is an Aust...

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  • John & Carys

    When John retired from full time work, he felt the urge to take his Pajero on a trip from Vladivostok (Russia’s largest port city on the Pacific Ocean) to London.


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  • The Creek family

    We've been on the road now for three months. We packed up the house, the caravan and our five children to create a special memory.


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  • The Wilsons

    After I broke my leg five years ago I had to take nine months off work so my husband, John decided to buy a Pajero and take our entire family around Australia.


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  • Jack Lange

    I didn't think there was any gold left in Australia to find with metal detectors and thought only dreamers and fools chased gold.


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      Loveday 4x4 Park   This Southern Australian 4WD paradise is located two hours east of Adelaide, and exists over 8000 acres of off road fun! Basically, the facility exists as ...

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  • Nullarbor Plain

    The vast Nullarbor Plain is the world's largest limestone karst landscape. It's a worthy drive, and a long one. Along the way there is much to see such as the spectacular Bunda Cli...

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    Mallee Quads   Mallee Quad Bikes is located just beyond Murray Bridge, and is run by park creator David Hancock and his family. David constructed this off road wonderla...

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