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Today I was enjoying a coffee with a couple of friends outside a Coffee Shop in Balnarring Vic. A Cop pulled in, as as he was walking into the Fish Shop he stopped and looked at a 4X4 parked outside. As he was doing this a bloke approached the vehicle and opened the door. the Cop 'very politely' called him to...
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Mission Beach in recovery mode
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We arrived at Mission Beach FNQ yesterday and we will be staying for at least three months. Took a look at Tully on our way up and repairs seem to be going full steam ahead. We were quite surprised to notice all the way up from Cardwell that there were still many houses with tarpaulins on the roofs. Of co...
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even trucks have trouble in wild weather
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its not just us caravaners n motor homes that have to watch out , even the trucks have there trouble, i was in the tardis for a while today sorting things out and could feel the wind , would have been fun tuesday night. also the building next to winebego in bomaderry,nowra got burnt down, and half nowra was...
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The Queensland Caravan rolls on!!!
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Yes .. I know that this forum is about Caravanning .. hence the 'Subject' But ... 6 in a row!!!! Beautiful!!!!! Why do Queenslanders of my generation have such a passion for State of Origin ....Well in my days of playing, NSW had pokies & we didn't. Clubs like St.George would buy our good play...
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HELP WITH ITINERARY !!!!!!
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Hope someone out there can fill in a few blanks as to free camping sites (yes we have camps 6) We have been on the road since feb and have found free camping to be the best way of enjoying the lifestyle (and saving Money) We are currently at alva beach and are heading to fletcher creek (42kms north of charte...
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Last Day of Photo Comp...
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All you shutter bugs out there had better have your pics in... Last chance for a go at the Satphone... Wombats going all out...
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Guyra Showground
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Camping at Guyra Showground is no longer available after pressure to the Local Council from local Caravan Park Operator, Rod
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HF radio club get together Townsville
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Getting the van out for the week end and spending a couple days with the radio club.
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Counting down the days
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Next Thursday hubby and I head off again. Living down on the Vict and NSW border its cold wet and miserable at the moment so can't wait to find somewhere more reasonable. Not doing a 'big' trip this time, just drifting up the mid coast to just before Brisbane. Plan to do a mixture of off-road & carav...
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Water in Bonnie Doon!
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Reading the Mailbag on here - and seeing photo of the amount of water in Bonnie Doon, Lake Eildon, Vic - reminds me of some photos taken of Eildon in about 2007 -
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GPS tracking device
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Hi to everyone. My wife and i have just taken possesion of a new Owen A van. At a cost of $54,000 we are keen to hold onto it especially as it will be our home for quite a few years while we travel around Aussie (currently in Tassie).I have been reading up on a GPS tracking system that can be used to keep track of...
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Hairy travelling into Melbourne
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Man, what a trip through Victoria and into Melbourne yesterday!! Have had a great trip down the Newell from sunny, reasonably warm Qld, but of course the further south we got, the colder it got - couldn't work out why we were the only two vans heading south and every second vehicle heading north was a van...
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Happy Birthday Wombat 280
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Shh don't tell anyone... It's Wombat280's Birthday HAPPY BIRTHDAY have a great day Mate....
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The perfect 4x4
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Alternate Route Sydney to North Coast
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Want to by pass the F3 freeway. Does anyone know an alternate route ? What's the old Pacific Highway like these days?
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Coolgardie/Kalgoorlie
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We are heading out of Perth going east next week. I have looked in my camps Oz book & there doesn't seem to be a rest area/camp spot closer than 56kms W of Coolgardie. Does anyone know of a free/inexpensive camp spot closer to either town
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off we go on monday morning
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Hi Guys finaly we are off after having the old skin cancer cut out of my face all is good so Monday morning its get those wheels rolling again first stop alice springs will be there for a couple of months ( will be working ) then we will be heading up to Darwin' while in Alice we will be in the gooday caraven par...
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Thanks
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Hi Guys, I would like to thank you for the welcome to the forum, it has been a while since i have been on line but as they say better late than never. Packing the van this week and off to lincolin on the 8th of July to catch up with a mate who moved there 18months ago,don't care what the weather will be it will...
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starting out
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Wow, good to know we are not alone in our journey and thoughts. Will have to get off those silly facebook games and settle into some serious stuff like this Our plans at present :We were leaving around Decemeber to travel around our brilliant country but have decided to send the bike across to New Zeala...
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testing of sola system
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I have had testing full time for the last 2 months 12 volt fridgemate fridge set at -5 degrees with no contents 190w 24v roof mounted sola panel (cost $1000) 12v plus tv on standby, 12 v gas detector, 12 volt digital clock 100 amp wet cell deep cycle battery (cost $300) This has been set up in my van for the l...
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