Julia Creek, the small town with a big heart, is known for its warm welcome and year-round calendar of events. The town of around 600 people has become a vibrant social and sporting hub that celebrates its position in the outback. The districts main industries are cattle, and mining. Established near the town of McKinlay in 1997, BHP Cannington is the largest producer of silver and lead in the world.
Also of note is the groundwater basin aptly named 'the Great Artesian Basin' or GAB. The GAB is one of the largest artesian groundwater basins in the world, extending 2400kms from Cape York in the North, to Dubbo in the South. At its widest it is 1800km from the Darling Downs to West of Cooper Pedy. With an area of over 1.7million square kms, the basin underlies approximately one fifth of the Australian continent.
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