Hype for the Future 79J: Mildura 🇦🇺 and the Permian Basin 🇺🇸 Compared

Introduction

Both Mildura and the Permian Basin share basic climatological characteristics; however, with the locations in opposite hemispheres, the seasons in Mildura are always the inverse of the seasons in the Permian Basin. While the Permian Basin is associated with the eastern edge of the Trans-Pecos region of the State of Texas, the community of Mildura is associated with the Upper Murray River and specifically with the Victorian side of the river. On the opposite side of the Murray River is the State of New South Wales, though the community directly across into NSW is significantly smaller than the semi-arid/steppe community of Mildura in northwestern Victoria.

Cultural Differences

Though both the Mildura area and the Permian Basin may have similar climactic features, the cultural distinction is as dramatic as would be expected between continents. While the community of Mildura is typically identified as a frontier settlement along the Upper Murray River and as a gateway to the Outback further northwest, the Permian Basin has no such Outback region to connect to. Rather than connecting to fully desert communities, the Permian Basin is predominantly identified as a basin for oil extraction and the resulting corporate greed.

Hype for the Future 30/284: Delayed Notice

Unfortunately, novaTopFlex was unable to write more notices for Sunday, November 30, 2025. However, on that day, novaTopFlex was adding numerous locations within the Rocky Mountains, the Permian Basin, the Black Hills, and a few locations in the southern Great Plains (Texas specifically) to the novaTop Travel Itinerary. Locations of potential novaTop interest have expanded toward Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Quarter Horses of Amarillo, numerous attractions in the Midland and Odessa areas, and the popular tourist and even local sites of the Front Range Urban Corridor extending into Cheyenne and the Laramie Range, from Colorado into Wyoming. Additional interests include the Ernest Leonard Blumenschein House and the art colony associated with Taos and the historic Taos Pueblo area in northern New Mexico, with Angel Fire, a ski resort, located almost directly to the east over the mountains.