The property is situated about 760 kilometres (472 mi) south of Darwin and about 127 kilometres (79 mi) south west of Lajamanu in the locality of Tanami in the central west of the Northern Territory.
[3] The property was established in 1961 by Bob and Lil Savage when they were granted a grazing licence for the area.
[4] The Savages had previously worked on the nearby stations Hooker Creek and Yuendumu, before deciding on settling at Suplejack.
The pastoral community rallied around the Cook family and raised A$75,000 to support them, while Rob received treatment in an Adelaide hospital.
[7] Rob later crossed the Tanami Desert in his modified four wheel drive wheelchair to raise money for his Nuffield Scholarship, and was awarded a courage medal at the national Pride of Australia awards in 2011.