Roll on to Charleville, immortalised in Slim Dusty's song by the same name. You'll notice that the rolling grazing country becomes wild mulga scrub edging the road as you drive further west to Charleville. Tinted orange from the red dust, it forms a valuable food source for stock in times of drought and provides a perfect refuge for the native birds and animals of the western plains. Schedule a couple of days in Charleville and enjoy the diverse attractions. For an appreciation of life in the outback, visit the Charleville School of Distance Education and the visitor centre of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Visit the grand old Hotel Corones, the biggest outback pub in Australia, with its resident ghost; and at night take in the star-studded outback night sky at the Cosmos Centre. There are plenty of accommodation choices and fabulous bakeries and butchers in Charleville. Alternatively, catch your own feed of fish. Fishing the Ward River is popular in Charleville and with the local fishing club restocking the waters you can almost be assured of a catch.