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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National

'A lot of holding on for dear life': Newcastle camel jockey's desert journey

Rival camel champions from Newcastle are ready for a red-dirt rematch in one of Australia's most extraordinary sporting spectacles.

Polished Copper and Geoffrey are back under the saddle and heading deep into Outback Queensland for the Desert Champions Way: Outback Camel Trail, a moving desert carnival of racing, storytelling, music and community across some of the country's most iconic Outback towns.

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