Road conditions

Janno · Janno

Hello all, I've been told by a couple of people that the Weipa Road is now bitumen. Has anyone travelled to Weipa recently? If it is not bitumen is it only suitable for 4 wheel drive?

MarreeHelicopters · MarreeHelicopters

Hi Everyone, As you may well be aware Lake Eyre is looking like filling for the second consecutive year! Which has'nt happened in 10 years! Great news for people venturing up though this way. We will be operating a Helicopter out of Marree conducting scenic flights up over the Lake and maybe out to Coop...

Helena · Helena

Hi Folks Well back home after travelling up the middle from S>A to Darwin then across to Broome then down the coast road to Perth then down to Esperance and across the Nullabour home. The trip was fine but a bit rushed as Daughter in law was having test for the return of her thyroid cancer but thankfull...

Beth54 · Beth54

There's a lot of road works going on and much more traffic than there used to be. Trucks, semi's, road trains, wide loads, and mining vehicles. And Caravans! Be sure you have your UHF on Ch 40.

Vic H · Vic H

Hi All, This is my first post to this forum. We are heading off February next year from Melbourne to Perth and then up the west coast to Darwin. We should be in Darwin around August. We have just found out that a niece of ours is transferring to Maningrida to work. We are thining of making the trip from Darwi...

aussietraveller · aussietraveller

Have a friend planning to drive the developmental road between Boulia and winton can any one advise me of the condition of the road and any issues associated in travelling up this road also is it sealed all the way. Thanks -- Edited by aussietraveller on Wednesday 15th of August 2012 01:10:17 PM

Cruising Granny · Cruising Granny

It's rough! Well, it's really rough and corrugated in places, but quite good in others between the sealed sections. There are 4, 7km sealed sections which give the arms relief from the shaking and shuddering. The corrugations were particularly prominent at 20 KPH. The low loader and dolly carrie...

old briney · old briney

After the rain a week or so ago, the roads between Moree and Rockhamton are very very rough in sections with sections of traffic controlled road works, also watch for trucks carrying the gas line pipes they won't be watching for you

Threadbare Bunny · Threadbare Bunny

Hi All.... Brand new Grey Nomad about to hit the road in 2 weeks .... can anyone give me any information about a spot in Victoria named Bemm River ?? Intend to make it my 1st stop on an Australia wide tour... just need some info about accessability, etc. Have a Hyundai 4x4 and towing a 12 month old 19 ft Rang...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... Still tossing up on my travel plans for the next month or so. From what I can find out, the road from Quilpie to Windorah is sealed - narrow but sealed. Can someone confirm that please I have not been able to get confirmation of the road from Windorah/Jundah/Stonehenge/Longreach - is it sealed a...

WITSENZ · WITSENZ

Has anyone recently travelled in the WA Goldfields area, to the NW of Kalgoorlie. I will be travleling from Melbourne to the Cue/Mt Magnet area in August (via. the Great Central Road) and am looking to travel from Leonora to Mt Magnet by way of one of the following roads: Leonora - Mt Ida - Sandst...

musketeer · musketeer

hi we are looking at visiting some friends in qld and then travelling down to broken hill and over to coober pedy and then down to adelaide ,can anyone tell us what the roads are like and if we can take the van along them from broken hill to coober pedy thanks

Hurls · Hurls

Hi All, My first post to this very informative forum. We are considering coming south on the above road via Ravenshoe, The Oasis Roadhouse and down to Charters Towers in the next couple of months. Has anybody travelled this road in recent times. Have heard through 2nd & 3rd hand sources that there...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... In 2010 I travelled from Cunnamulla through Eulo, Yowah, Toompine to Quilpie. Although the road was only about single lane it was sealed all the way despite the maps showing a fair bit of unsealed road from south of Toompine to the Yowah/Eulo Road turoff. This year I am going out to Thargominda...

Rudy · Rudy

Hi Folks, Sorry about what may be a dumb question. My wife and I plan to go from Canberra down to Bega via Cooma using the Manoaro Highway during mid to late July. Could someone please tell me if there is any requirement for snow or tyre chains (I think that's what they call them) on that road during that t...

Meave · Meave

Anyone know anything about the road from Bourke to Wilcannia? Obviously dirt, but driveable (experienced driver) in a Falcon & caravan?

Gerty Dancer · Gerty Dancer

We've just travelled the Pacific Highway from Rockhampton Qld to Taree NSW. theres lots of roadworks, particularly North of Coffs Harbour, and to listen to the truckies talk, (UHF 29 on this highway in NSW) the roadworks will go on for a long time. Its very busy, but apart from the roadworks which don...

Meave · Meave

We are thinking of travelling on the Great Northern Hwy in WA in about August this year. Does anyone know what the fuel situation is on that road? How far apart service stations/fuel stops are? We will be towing a caravan, so don't want to be caught low on fuel. While I'm on the forum, we also want to travel...

clazandaza · clazandaza

Presently at Jindabyne. Heading tomorrow to Monaro Highway via turnoff at Berridale and through Dalgety etc. Map shows some 15ks or so of dirt road. Anyone been over that lately? Ok for caravan? Ian

Loki · Loki

Great article about the Mereenie Loop: It is called Larapinta Drive in "The Australian Touring Atlas". I am about to head down that way and wonder if anyone can tell me about its suitability for a 2WD Toyota HiAce? I've heard it can be done but would rather not risk it if I could get bogged...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Weipa Road (Preview) Hello all, I've been told by a couple of people that the Weipa Road is now bitumen. Has anyone travelled to Weipa recently? If it is not bitumen is it only suitable for 4 wheel drive?	Janno	12	8457	08:22 PM Sep 18, 2012 by Oneliner
	Lake Eyre 2010 ( 1 2 3 ) Lake Eyre 2012 (Preview) Hi Everyone, As you may well be aware Lake Eyre is looking like filling for the second consecutive year! Which has'nt happened in 10 years! Great news for people venturing up though this way. We will be operating a Helicopter out of Marree conducting scenic flights up over the Lake and maybe out to Coop...	MarreeHelicopters	81	15355	11:48 PM Sep 12, 2012 by MarreeHelicopters
	home (Preview) Hi Folks Well back home after travelling up the middle from S>A to Darwin then across to Broome then down the coast road to Perth then down to Esperance and across the Nullabour home. The trip was fine but a bit rushed as Daughter in law was having test for the return of her thyroid cancer but thankfull...	Helena	1	1031	05:11 AM Sep 9, 2012 by Gerty Dancer
	Warrego Highway - Dalby to Roma (Preview) There's a lot of road works going on and much more traffic than there used to be. Trucks, semi's, road trains, wide loads, and mining vehicles. And Caravans! Be sure you have your UHF on Ch 40.	Beth54	4	1273	12:30 AM Sep 9, 2012 by biggles
	Darwin to Maningrida (Preview) Hi All, This is my first post to this forum. We are heading off February next year from Melbourne to Perth and then up the west coast to Darwin. We should be in Darwin around August. We have just found out that a niece of ours is transferring to Maningrida to work. We are thining of making the trip from Darwi...	Vic H	6	2067	01:46 AM Aug 24, 2012 by Vic H
	Winton to Boulia (Preview) Have a friend planning to drive the developmental road between Boulia and winton can any one advise me of the condition of the road and any issues associated in travelling up this road also is it sealed all the way. Thanks -- Edited by aussietraveller on Wednesday 15th of August 2012 01:10:17 PM	aussietraveller	6	5228	02:31 AM Aug 21, 2012 by jules47
	Strezlecki Track Aug 2012 (Preview) It's rough! Well, it's really rough and corrugated in places, but quite good in others between the sealed sections. There are 4, 7km sealed sections which give the arms relief from the shaking and shuddering. The corrugations were particularly prominent at 20 KPH. The low loader and dolly carrie...	Cruising Granny	0	914	03:04 AM Aug 16, 2012 by Cruising Granny
	Moree - Rockhamton (Preview) After the rain a week or so ago, the roads between Moree and Rockhamton are very very rough in sections with sections of traffic controlled road works, also watch for trucks carrying the gas line pipes they won't be watching for you	old briney	2	1574	10:09 PM Aug 6, 2012 by Happywanderer
	Bemm River (Preview) Hi All.... Brand new Grey Nomad about to hit the road in 2 weeks .... can anyone give me any information about a spot in Victoria named Bemm River ?? Intend to make it my 1st stop on an Australia wide tour... just need some info about accessability, etc. Have a Hyundai 4x4 and towing a 12 month old 19 ft Rang...	Threadbare Bunny	2	1209	08:57 PM Aug 5, 2012 by rockylizard
	Quilpie/Windorah/Jundah/Stonehenge/Longreach query (Preview) Gday... Still tossing up on my travel plans for the next month or so. From what I can find out, the road from Quilpie to Windorah is sealed - narrow but sealed. Can someone confirm that please I have not been able to get confirmation of the road from Windorah/Jundah/Stonehenge/Longreach - is it sealed a...	rockylizard	10	6210	12:50 AM Aug 4, 2012 by villatranquilla
	Road Conditions - Goldfileds Area WA (Preview) Has anyone recently travelled in the WA Goldfields area, to the NW of Kalgoorlie. I will be travleling from Melbourne to the Cue/Mt Magnet area in August (via. the Great Central Road) and am looking to travel from Leonora to Mt Magnet by way of one of the following roads: Leonora - Mt Ida - Sandst...	WITSENZ	8	4583	03:50 PM Jul 10, 2012 by spida
	broken hill to coober pedy (Preview) hi we are looking at visiting some friends in qld and then travelling down to broken hill and over to coober pedy and then down to adelaide ,can anyone tell us what the roads are like and if we can take the van along them from broken hill to coober pedy thanks	musketeer	6	4186	05:31 AM Jul 10, 2012 by Cruising Granny
	Kennedy Development Road (Preview) Hi All, My first post to this very informative forum. We are considering coming south on the above road via Ravenshoe, The Oasis Roadhouse and down to Charters Towers in the next couple of months. Has anybody travelled this road in recent times. Have heard through 2nd & 3rd hand sources that there...	Hurls	6	4252	03:57 AM Jun 30, 2012 by neilnruth
	Thargomindah to Quilpie QLD query (Preview) Gday... In 2010 I travelled from Cunnamulla through Eulo, Yowah, Toompine to Quilpie. Although the road was only about single lane it was sealed all the way despite the maps showing a fair bit of unsealed road from south of Toompine to the Yowah/Eulo Road turoff. This year I am going out to Thargominda...	rockylizard	0	1635	07:08 PM Jun 21, 2012 by rockylizard
	Monaro Highway conditions during July (Preview) Hi Folks, Sorry about what may be a dumb question. My wife and I plan to go from Canberra down to Bega via Cooma using the Manoaro Highway during mid to late July. Could someone please tell me if there is any requirement for snow or tyre chains (I think that's what they call them) on that road during that t...	Rudy	6	2528	01:19 AM Jun 21, 2012 by Rudy
	Road from Bourke to Wilcannia - along the Darling River (Preview) Anyone know anything about the road from Bourke to Wilcannia? Obviously dirt, but driveable (experienced driver) in a Falcon & caravan?	Meave	2	4285	02:05 AM Jun 15, 2012 by Pet-els
	Pacific Highway (Preview) We've just travelled the Pacific Highway from Rockhampton Qld to Taree NSW. theres lots of roadworks, particularly North of Coffs Harbour, and to listen to the truckies talk, (UHF 29 on this highway in NSW) the roadworks will go on for a long time. Its very busy, but apart from the roadworks which don...	Gerty Dancer	2	1743	05:01 AM May 27, 2012 by Cruising Granny
	The Great Northern Hwy WA (Preview) We are thinking of travelling on the Great Northern Hwy in WA in about August this year. Does anyone know what the fuel situation is on that road? How far apart service stations/fuel stops are? We will be towing a caravan, so don't want to be caught low on fuel. While I'm on the forum, we also want to travel...	Meave	9	7969	06:03 PM May 19, 2012 by Meave
	Road condition Jindabyne (Preview) Presently at Jindabyne. Heading tomorrow to Monaro Highway via turnoff at Berridale and through Dalgety etc. Map shows some 15ks or so of dirt road. Anyone been over that lately? Ok for caravan? Ian	clazandaza	1	1425	10:14 PM Apr 27, 2012 by clazandaza
	Mereenie Loop (Preview) Great article about the Mereenie Loop: It is called Larapinta Drive in "The Australian Touring Atlas". I am about to head down that way and wonder if anyone can tell me about its suitability for a 2WD Toyota HiAce? I've heard it can be done but would rather not risk it if I could get bogged...	Loki	10	4508	08:14 PM Apr 26, 2012 by jonathan
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