text: A policeman has ploughed a lone furrow after ten years as one of the most remotely stationed officers in Australia. Later this year Senior Constable Neale McShane is set to retire from his decade long post in the harsh region of Birdsville, which borders on the Simpson Desert in far south-west Queensland. The 59-year-old has spent 40 years as an officer in three different states, but he told Daily Mail Australia that nothing compares to the immense heat and desolate conditions of patrolling Birsdville, which has a jurisdiction of about the size of the United Kingdom. ‘There’s nothing quite like it. I call Birdsville the land of plenty. Plenty of dust, plenty of insects and most of all, plenty of heat!’ he said. Scroll down for video . Senior Constable Neale McShane at theSimpson Desert in far south-west Queensland, in the midst of the notorious 2009 dust storm which swept as far as Sydney . Temperatures in the region can reach over 50 degrees, giving rise to a number of desert rescues that McShane must execute every year. He recalled his second day on the job was 49 degrees, the hottest day in Australia that year. ‘It’s a very sharp learning curve for policing out here. The heat coupled with the solitude-it means officers need stronger ties with the community than city cops who have more comradery with their colleagues.’ He believes the unpredictable conditions of the job means his successor will need to be a fast learner. Senior Constable Neale McShane has spent ten years working in Birdsville in far south-west Queensland, where is one of the most remotely stationed officers in Australia . Temperatures in the region can reach over 50 degrees, giving rise to a number of desert rescues that McShane must execute every year, such as this one from 2009 . As for the isolation, McShane said it it's a far cry from his previous police work, and he was grateful for having company. ‘It’s lucky my wife living moved up with me, because it can get pretty lonesome and it was very different to what my previous police work.’ McShane recalled the wildest incident in his stint, the 2010 Birdsville Races, which saw torrential rains trap 5000 people inside the small town, stretching resources paper thin. ‘Emergency services had to fly food into town and we ran out of cigarettes. The last packed was auctioned off with the proceeds going to the local hospital. It was pretty iconic really!’ Mc Neal (right) working at the annual Birdsville Races, where he made his last arrest in 2011 . McShane said the majority of his work was comprised of desert rescues, but there were a number of arrests in the town with a population of only 100 people . ‘You just never knew what’s around the corner. Take that iconic red dust storm that engulfed Sydney in 2009. When that hit we had a surge of people needing to be rescued.’ McShane said the majority of his work was comprised of desert rescues, but there were a number of arrests in the town with a population of only 100 people. ‘My last arrest was four years ago, with someone at the annual Birdsville races. You don’t get a lot of crime here because it’s so desolate,’ he said. McNeal and local park rangers at the Cooper Creek, which was flooded at the time . McShane said the isolation of the job was a far cry from his previous police work, and that he was grateful his wife moved up with him to keep him company . McShane is set to retire later this year, with the local authorities currently on the lookout for his replacement. ‘It’s been a great run. I feel a bit young to be throwing in the towel but I’m sure I’m also pretty excited will find something else to pursue with the spare time.’ Birdsville's only park ranger  Don Rowlands told ABC that Senior Constable McShane would be 'sorely missed.'
target: Constable Neale McShane has spent 10 years patrolling Birdsville in QLD .
  The 59-year-old is one of the most remotely stationed officers in Australia .
  His jurisdiction, which contains the Simpson desert, is the size of the UK .
  Temperatures in the remote region can reach upwards of 50 degrees .
  McShane will retire later this year and police are looking for a replacement .