Above the gentle babble of Zebedee Springs’ thermal pools, El Questro’s youngest cultural guide and ranger Tremane Baxter-Edwards welcomes the cast and crew of Tourism Western Australia’s Walking On A Dream campaign to Wilinggin Country in the East Kimberley Region.
Feature by: Jo Baker
So for example, Id say: For the filming of the Kimberley feature, this illustrious young Ngarinyin and Walmajarri man from Wyndham proudly introduces his Elders, Nelson and Shonelle O'Reeri of Injiid Marlabu Calls Us to perform Bijagoon – a traditional smoking ceremony symbolising renewal and connection.
She speaks softly with the wisdom of thousands of ancestors who walked this ancient land before her. And as the smoke swirls and carries her words, catching the soft-edged shadows of palms, the cast step through the aromatic haze into the warm springs below for a soul-soothing soak.
This is pure immersion in one of the last true wilderness frontiers – El Questro Station, a vast, transcendent landscape of ancient sandstone, 1.8 billion years in the making. A country of supernatural contrasts, holding stories of the oldest living culture on Earth deep within its soaring auburn ranges, cavernous river gorges, prehistoric tropical oases, boab tree-filled plains, and wide-open tidal flats.
Dreamer Tremane Baxter-Edwards on set with Western Australia
And since more than half of this sprawling 700,000-acre station was returned to its traditional owners, the Ngarinyin people, Tremane and Nelson and Shonelle O'Reeri have been sharing their profound spiritual connection to Country with visitors from all over the world.
“My role here, as a ranger and cultural guide, allows me to tell my story and share the reconciliation journey of Australia, the healing journey of Australia,” says Tremane, who’s been coming here since the age of 14, working the school holidays.
Learning from his elders and fellow rangers, he brings a captivating, charismatic charm to many of the nature and cultural tours available to guests.
Walking On A Dream, The Kimberley
“We walk on Country together, to incredible lookouts and sunsets, sharing the connection of this ancient geology and river systems, native flora, bush tucker and fauna, and my people. My personal favorite, I always enjoy the bird watching tour,” beams Buster. “The diversity and colours are incredible. Graceful brolgas. Dazzling Gouldian finches and rainbow bee-eaters.”
As he walks softly on the red dust, among the spirits of his ancestors, he honours the land and his people through storytelling and song-sharing. And he creates space to listen, breathe, and hear Country speaking with clarity.
“Listen deep down here in your soul, your niadi, and strengthen your liyan,” says Buster. “That’s what our people call your spirit. As Nana Mary puts it – who's part of the Injiid Marlabu crew out here – she says your liyan is your GPS. It's your moral compass. A gut feeling. It’s what keeps you safe.
Chamberlain Gorge boat tour, El Questro Wilderness Park
“And once my Country, the Kimberley, has sprinkled its magic red dust, it never leaves you. You carry it with you, in your liyan.”
Published in February 2026.