Return to Queensland's Top End: Lockhart River Arts Centre

Driving into Lockhart River for the first time I felt completely overwhelmed. The roadside was littered with old prams and other rejected objects, herds of mangy dogs ran in small packs and in the middle of it all were the kids, playing and checking us out. The prams were a real spinner; there were just so many compared to the other bits of junk lying around, except for the packs of mangy dogs! I had never seen anything like it in my life, but that was the story with a lot of things I encountered up there.

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