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Lake Lascelles, Hopetoun
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What a brilliant spot. Here for 4 nights. Weather good. Most people enjoying themselves. Entertaining with boats mainly towing small kids. Four parts to the camp; fully paid, bunkhouse type accomodation, paid spots with power and freebies. A real out-of-the-way gem. Its the centre of the painted...
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Tail Wags Dog, Duel Cab Ute
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We ran into a guy a few days ago with a 20ft Patriot caravan towed by a brand new Toyota Land Cruiser. The caravan had a few dents & scratches on it despite it being relatively new. Asked the guy what happened & he said that he'd just got rid of a late model Mazda BT50 with all the bells & whistles...
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2018 Toyota Prado GXL review
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Gday... It's all in here Cheers - John
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LPG Detector.
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Just a piece for information. My motorhome is around 16yrs old now. I have an LPG detector that started sounding off intermittently and switching of the gas flow via a solenoid. I checked all the piping/solenoid with the old soapy water and all good. Last week the Fault light came on and of course the al...
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****eyed bob tears through WA Wheatbelt downing trees and powerlines
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-01/****eyed-bob-tea...
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kiwijims
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Have those roadworks been going THAT long.....
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Gday... HUME HIGHWAY 1951 This is Australias premier highway in 1951, somewhere on the Victorian side of Gundagai. The name Hume Highway goes back to 1928 when the Victorian and NSW Governments gave that name to a collection of tracks which roughly followed Hume and Hovells 1824 trek from Sydney t...
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Kilcoy QLD rest area
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Gday... Read about it here Cheers - John
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rockylizard
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Peterborough RV park.
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Couldn't believe the article heading The Grey Nomad Times this week referring to the Peterborough, South Australia, RV park. Coincidentally we stayed there a couple of nights ago, lots of bird life along with a resident mob of roo's. It's a fee camp, not sure what people expect, a brass band to welcom...
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Gympie QLD gold rush town may get third rest area
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Gday... GYMPIE Regional Council has today released a revised concept plan for the proposed RV Park in Tozer Street, at the northern end of the station precinct. The new/old station's future will include a significant area set aside as a 24-hour overnight stay RV park, intended to bring the grey noma...
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Poptop too heavy to raise - solved
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I purchased a telescopic builders pole from Bunnings and have been able to raise the roof unassisted, for the first time. Now I just need to work on how to get it down. I'm armed with parrot type clips and a length of rope. J. -- Edited by Jamjar on Sunday 6th of December 2015 04:12:09 PM
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Bull's Camp Reserve on the Great Western Highway at Woodford
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Gday... Travellers in NSW's Blue Mountains have been accused of abusing a former convict campsite which has been turned into a roadside rest area. Bull's Camp Reserve on the Great Western Highway at Woodford was established in 1835 as a convict stockade and still contains relics from the bygone era...
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Kakadu National Park car crash leaves three dead, four injured....
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The car carrying seven people rolled on the Kakadu Highway about 6 kilometres north of Cooinda Lodge at about 12:30pm Saturday. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-31/nt-car-crash-kakadu-national-park-jabiru-police-emergency/9607158 Update 01/04 2018.....http://www.abc.net.a...
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mercedes motorhome v ford transit???
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Anyone with any comments, good or bad, about either of the above. I am looking for a motorhome preferably with shower/toilet, aircon, etc, not too many k's. I have looked at Mercs, Toyotas, Ford Transits, & VW. I like the Mercs but worry about repair costs. There seem to be a few for sale. Heard...
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ELECTRIC LIFT FOR A POP TOP VAN
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I am wanting an electric lift to raise the roof on my pop top van. Has anyone had it done and if so where and the approx. cost please
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Ants
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hi everyone, we have ants again. We have used borax, mixed with honey and peanut paste and water bEfore. They ate it all and no more ants. Have used ant rid another time and no more ants. This time they will not touch either. Anyone used something else to get rid of them. Also, do not want to use a roach or fle...
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How long did it take you?
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When it came to buying your last caravan & tow rig to see you into retirement & beyond, how long did it take you to research before buying? And did you get it right the first time, or did you find that you missed anything that you perhaps overlooked or over bought? I ask as we are now coming to this po...
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning....
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DAMAGING WINDS, HEAVY RAINFALL and LARGE HAILSTONESFor people in Goldfields and parts of Gascoyne, Eucla and Central Wheat Belt districts. Issued at 12:02 pm Saturday, 31 March 2018.Weather Situation: Thunderstorm activity is forming along a trough, with severe thunderstorm signatures pos...
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Broome.
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Gday I have just read the recent topic on W.A. and I am inclined to agree with cjt55 .However as I wish to go off topic so to speak I think its only polite to start a new topic,.So ... pure and simple ... recently {October } my wife and I completed a wonderful journey across Oz on the Indian Pacific .Part of the...
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Whats on in Australia
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Only having just retired, and started to do some decent trips, one thing i have noticed is that lots of country towns have fairs, show, events etc, that for the ignorant (read me) are unaware of until I suddenly arrive at a town just to find it all booked out. I just wonder is there a magical app or web site...
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Caravan Insurance
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Wow things are really starting to move forward, i have bought my van and have just changed the rego into my name. I organised comprehensive insurance with NRMA but when I asked about contents I was told they only give $1000 with the policy which does not include lap top or anything not physically attach...
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