I was MOWN DOWN at the PUB

Bernadette Schiller, 58, Oxenford, Qld

Taking in the beautiful reds and browns of Uluru, I was in awe. I’d seen photos, but I hadn’t realised how magnificent it would be to see in person.

Aged 16, I was on holiday with my aunt and uncle, who lived in Alice Springs.

I’ll live here one day, I vowed.

Four years later, my sister, Jane, then 21, and I packed up our lives in Duranbah, NSW, and moved to the Northern Territory. Landing jobs and