The Bush Mechanics form a rock band and their first paying gig is a half-day's drive away - now they just have to get there. None of them owns a vehicle, so they resurrect a derelict car, load it up with band gear and hit the road.
After an exhilarating win against the Yuendumu Magpies, four Mt Allen football players become stranded when the team bus leaves without them. To get back home, they "borrow" the rival team coach's car.
With the country in the grip of severe drought, the Bush Mechanics are summoned by the rainmaker, Jungala, to go to Broome in search of rainmaking pearl shells.