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Free camping at Townsville's Northern Beaches
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ln yesterday's Bulletin it was reported that residents & visitors could now book a spot online. Locations include Bluewater, Balgal Beach, Rollingstone, Saunders Beach & Toomulla. Paluma Dam will be added next month. They claim the change will ensure campers do the right thing, moving o...
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Suburban Water Heater Recall
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https://rvdaily.com.au/accc-issues-product-safety-recall-o/
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Fuel access between marree and Birdsville
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Hello again. I am planning a run from Sydney thru Broken Hill, then out to Hawker, Marree etc upto Birdsville. My Patrol is petrol, standard 75 litre tank towing a Jayco 20' full size van (Not off-road). I use 30-35 litres per 100 klms. My question goes to being able to buy fuel (petrol) in some of those re...
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Feed back on a SAT KING roof mounted auto. Satelite Dish
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My post today is to seek feedback in regard to the above subject. On my previous setup I had a Vast Sat. Auto. Dish mounted on the roof. { ROUND STYLE} I have now sold same and am waiting on an Option Rv Distinction. I am fitting a 200amp Lithium set up with 40 amp dc-dc & 40amp 240v chargers. With this I...
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$250 Government Bonus???
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Who is or more to the point, are you entitled to the Government Bonus of $250.??? And why are these dollars being distributed to certain members of our population.??? It will be a great Christmas gesture from the Government of the day. God bless Australia. Jay&Dee -- Edited by JayDee on Sunday 29...
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Queensland not so popular?
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The comments are more interesting than the article: Article in The Age about Qld seeking tourists
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Hipcamp
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Out of the blue have suddenly started to get emails from Hipcamp - am 100% certain I have not registered/logged into or whatever to site by this name. Anyone else getting them? - afraid it may be a scam. They give a PO Box address in Moruya NSW.
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GP visits over the phone
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Love the trend from my GP to do consultations by both Telephone and Face to Face. A telephone consult saves me hours, no driving to the surgery and sitting in the waiting room catching all the germs patients bring with them. No extra hand sanitiser and face mask routine to follow as it sit at home, or...
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HELP Hino windscreen
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Hi first posting here, have been watching for a long time. hope this is the best place to post this. I have a 1997 Hino Primero similar to a Rainbow, as a motorhome. Unfortunatly I have a cracked windscreen and there are no windscreens i can find in Australia, so I was hoping that just maybe one of the memb...
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Webber Baby Q1000 Hot price
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Hi all, If you are wanting A Webber Baby Q 1000 for your van, BCF has them going out the door @ $288.15 as we speak. 15% off. Haven't seen these prices for a long while. We picked up one for our kids. Old & Grey
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Sunland caravans
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Would like peoples thoughts on the Sunland range of caravans.Especially their aluminium/steel chassis vans as i notice it brings their tare weights down considerably.Are they any good as an offroad van.Thanks Ian
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Australia wide annexe awning
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I have for the last 5 years had dometic awning on my two vans one was brand new and did not last long before fraying around the edges and major shrinking and this currant vans awning is 3 years old and much the same.
Australia wide annexe have a heavy duty material they use but the colours are basic except o...
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Dmax services and faults
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I have a 2017 dmax auto 6 speed the first with the dpf and would like to compare the service costs and faults with other brands up to 110 000 km. The only mod on engine is a secondary filter and have had oil change every 10 000 km which have been performed only by Isuzu dealers.Izuzu services are every 10 000...
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Warming Up the Vehicle
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On a recent post a number of people have referred to noise in the mornings caused by "warming up" the vehicle before driving out of the campground. Is "warming up" a diesel requirement? I have never owned a diesel vehicle so I don't know how you are supposed to treat them. I have only ever owned petrol veh...
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To avoid High Jacking another topic - Operating System upgrades stuffing up long used "Apps"
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Noticed a very recent topic re Windows messing up Wiki Camps. This also happens with lots of other as well. Notably Mapping based software. We have an Android Samsung Tablet with Ozi Explorer, been happily using for 10 or so years, suddenly earlier this year after an Android up date, NO MORE use of the O...
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Wiki Camps and a Chromebook
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I am very close to buying a Chromebook for bush use mainly to run Wiki Camps and navigation software on a larger screen - it's difficult to plan on a 7" tablet. The other day I configured Android x-86 on an old notebook and all was good except I cannot find any way to zoom in/out in Wiki Camps without a touch s...
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CFA, DELWP furious as campfires left burning in Victorian forests
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-19/victoria-bushfire-fears-over-campfires/12894632Authorities are furious after a number of unmonitored campfires were found in Victorian forests and campgrounds last weekend. The Department of Environm...
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Commendation of EXCELLENT service
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I am a regular user of Ozi Explorer Mapping software, and due to upgrade of Android on my Samsung Tablet lost access to the mapping programme. I found an old (2 - 3 years) email to Des Newman and so used that to contact Des again. He answered within minutes with the solution and in short we are in full use on...
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Cane Toads
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Hey all you Queenslanders, Are cane toads still a problem over there? you don't hear as much about them in the West as we did a few years ago. Are they still jumping everywhere? getting squashed on the roads etc? My favourite show on TV is Have You Been Paying Attention, and they have some Queenslanders a...
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Drinking Water Hose
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Hi All I was wondering, why are we using water hoses especially for caravans and not the garden hose variety as they are a lot cheaper. My current water hose has finally split again, I have used a joiner (12mm) but it is time to renew. I run a inline filter for the water to go into the van either under mains or...
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