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Robyn Lewis, Lyn Langtry, Andrew McPherson, Peter Pocock, Janine Fraser, Franz Weiss,

The NSW Government is massively expanding the NSW national park estate with the purchase of two properties, Avenel/Mount Westwood station near Broken

Featuring elderly pets, ancient sea dwellers and a timeworn tortoise, this is a round-up of the world’s oldest animals, both past and present.

My hamstrings are burning, my breath ragged, my heart pounding high and hard. At 10.30am, with the temperature nudging 30, that first saddle is still an endless series of switchbacks away. Not even an hour into my "epic grade" Larapinta trek, my internal monologue kicks in: "Maybe I can't do this. This is harder than I thought. Do I need to do this?" My pre-walk training regime – lose 10 kilos, do a daily Yoga with Adriene session and a stroll around Sydney's Iron Cove (on the flat) once a week – might not be enough. What good was my bushwalker's "just plod on, you'll get there" mant...