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MUSIC FESTIVAL
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We drove up from home (a whole 70 ks or so) to Walkamin Caravan Park last Thursday and spent a couple of days at the Country Music Festival held at the showgrounds at Mareeba. Local country music club put on the festival. Old Chad Morgan was one of the drawcards and the old bugger can still pull a crowd....
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fairly new Dump Points...
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new dump point is at Mackay Information centre as you are driving in on the Bruce H'way behind the BP garage on the corner and Mackay Council also will be very shortly placing more new dump points around the town... also on Peak Downs H'way adjacant Caltex Garage where all trucks and Vans pull in for a res...
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Always Hope
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What a great feelgood story, been watching the 33 miners that have been rescued in Chile, we all think we have problems and we do, but it is just great to see such a great outcome for something that could have turned out so bad
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Another Cairns van park to close.
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As you know, Cairns is not GN friendly. Even less so now, with one of the larger parks to be redeveloped into a muli-storey, 1000 person, ghetto. This is part of a story in The Cairns Post,13/10/10. "The council will today vote on the application to build 398 units on the site of the Cairnsvilla and...
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Training Course
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Just finished a Tow-Ed towing course, and feel completely exausted! Learned heaps. Some participants were fairly experienced, some had never towed, but everybody enjoyed it and said it was well worthwhile. Would strongly recommend them to anybody starting out on their Grey Nomad career.... or...
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new camp spot
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Just thought I would let you know there is a new camp spot at Binnaway was built in Feb this year it states 48 hour stop but the volunteers who manage it told us that you can stay longer if you want to providing you take care with what is there. They have hot showers 6 minutes for $2 and power $1 for 3 hours all on...
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stay off the road...
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well i dont mean to be mean , but i know every one is different and those following me will know my fear of my 87 year old father going for his test again.. so much for the RTA.. he's got it for another 2 years, and wants to drive in europe, i dont know if i should stay or go.. I'd rather find another 4 legged frie...
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yet another horrible accident involving a car and caravan out near rainbow beach car went off road hit a tree killing driver and wife remaining but later on she also passed, its been a tragic week up here in northern qld so many accidents just also saw a guy had lost control of his motorbike and was only in...
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Hot Water on Demand - Companion or Coleman
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Has anyone out there in Grey Nomadland had any experience, good or bad, with the Companion "Aquacube" and/or the Coleman "Hot Water on Demand" units?
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Heading Home
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Hi All, Will be heading home on wednesday so will check out the free stop in Richmond which iI beleive was opened on the sixth.I will take some photo's & post with any info I can get.
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Yeppoon Qld - broken hill
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Hi Guys we should thinking of heading to s.a for christmas to see the kids before off we go again, currently in Yeppoon thought i would ask you guys the best way down to Brokenhill and if any good parks to stop at on the way though ( or not to stay at) thanks guys
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Fishing in Tassie
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Does anyone know of good camping/ fishing spots in Tassie for early December?
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goverment to ban 4wding??
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doesnt sound good http://www.4wdaction.com.au/newsletter/2010/oct8/
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Mt Palmer
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we are thinking of going in to Mt Palmer (south of Southern Cross) on the way past and are wandering if we should tow our van in or not. It is a 16' pop top but would rather leave it than damage it. Has anyone been in to the Mt. lately?
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Where it all started.
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Well we're back in Townsville where our roaming all started 4 years ago, nice and warm and how this place has changed in the time we've been gone, ring roads you can go from lavarack across the Ross river and up the upper ross without all the dramas we used to have. Bluewater van park is great $140 per wee...
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Small Steps
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My beautiful sister rang me today...Nothing unusual in that except to say it put a smile on my face that has'nt gone away. The reason for the call was to tell me.... she had just felt the wind in her hair... Wonderful!!! She has been fighting that hidious thing called cancer {and still is}, but..... the...
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How to tie Knots
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i found this website and thought it may be of use/amusement to members of the forum. Just remember the old sailors saying "if you cant tie knots - tie lots" http://www.animatedknots.com/ cheers pete
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HACKERS ON SKYPE
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Please be careful if you have Skype on your Computer. I had a Skype call from what looked like my grandson. He said he was sending me a picture and wanted me to open it and have a look, thinking it was my grandson I clicked on it but my Antivirus immediately came up and blocked it. Thank goodness. They kept ur...
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Found Ford Keys - Eyre Highway - Rest Stop near Balladonia
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http://www.caravanersforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=11480
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3 WAY FRIDGE
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I'm excited! I just bought a new 45lt three way fridge from Aldi for $299! I'd previously been given a very old 2 way fridge, which I gave to my daughter and son-in-law as it seemed more trouble and expense than it was worth, getting it connected to my little 'Lucy'. So my son is planning to convert Gypsy t...
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