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"I still call Australia Home""
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""We would have loved for them to meet our son. We speak to Grandma every day. She doesn't want to miss out on a thing and she's desperate for a cuddle if we can get home for Christmas," she said." These are the words of an "Australian" living in Australia talking about returning "home" to xxxxx for Christ...
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Dogs V Demons
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I haven't followed the footy for years. I lost interest when I discovered women. Since I'm locked down ( thanks Dan ) I'll be watching at home and as I lived within a 3 minute walk of the Bull Dogs ground many years ago I'll be barracking for them with a beer or two and roast pork in the BBQ..Who's watchi...
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Aged Care
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Imprisoned in rehab: How Janines life has spiralled out of her control (msn.com) I find this rather frightening. Is it possible? If so, how do we protect ourselves? I do know from personnel experience that this sort of thing could happen. Go into hospital after a fall, have a temporary back inj...
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Sale of one the country's largest independent brewers, Stone & Wood, to beer giant Lion
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"The IBA (Independent Brewers Association) may as well change its name to the Local Brewers Association or the Small Brewers Association because any independent that tries to grow is going to be met with scepticism and scorn now. Stone & Wood sale to beer giant Lion labelled a 'bombshell' for in...
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New defence pact: AU:US:UK
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Bloody excellent! An announcement of a new defence pact to assist and share technology including nuclear submarines - looks like Oz will dump Turnbull's stupid sub. deal with France. Time we took a serious military stance to indicate to China they can't walk over whoever they wish: Article from The...
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Women and Children First?
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Wonder of the Seas is 210ft (64m) wide, can accommodate 6,988 guests across 16 of her 18 decks, has 24 guest elevators, will have 2,300 crew members and can cruise at 22 knots (25mph). (Pictured), showing the world's largest cruise ship Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas completing her sea trials...
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Block of units, 1 Covid case lockdown
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We have been informed by our managing agent, if we get a single case of Covid in our block of units the minister can lockdown our building. As it takes up to 38 days to get heath department paperwork to leave your front door even if you don't have Covid risking a $5000 fine, we are stocking up on frozen lobst...
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Fuel Efficiency.
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Fuel efficiency really tested. I think the oil industry is gearing up for a challenge. Shell Starship 2.0 in US coast to coast efficiency run (ownerdriver.com.au)
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VAD
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At last some common sense around this debate.Queensland Parliament enacts laws that,from January 2023,allow terminally ill people to choose to legally end their lives.Cheers -- Edited by yobarr on Thursday 16th of September 2021 06:07:58 PM
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Covid
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Hello all. May I suggest that any covid discussion on the GN forum has run its course? The fors and againsts have been discussed ad infinitum and all that we have left is the circular roundabout which, as its name implies, goes nowhere except, in some cases, to elicit a slanging match. Time to give it aw...
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When would you like to die? Or, should we seek to live forever?
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An excellent article by Giles Fraser considers the wisdom of Western society's modern struggle with the concept of "more is always better" in the area of living longer and whether longer equals better? This is a subject dear to me as although my health seems good currently I'm mid sixties and expect I...
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NO MT ISA FISHING CLASSIC THIS OCTOBER
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Mount Isa's Lake Moondarra Fishing Classic has been cancelled, for the second year in a row.The Classic normally attracts hundreds of anglers and locals lakeside on the fourth weekend of October for a few days of fishing and fun.Mount Isa Fish Stocking Group's Steve Farnsworth said the decision w...
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Stop-itch or something like it?
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I am camped, as I was at Xmas, in a beautiful location in a forest in north central Victoria unfortunately so are some ants which occasionally take a dislike to me and bite me - just before heavy rain it seems. Over the years I have been bitten by many ants in many locations (I think they persecute me - they'...
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Android apps. I have known and (usually) loved
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Android apps. I have known and (usually) loved Cut and paste the following app. names into the search tool in the Google Play Store to locate them. Most of these apps. are either free or low cost, one or two use advertising but I try to avoid those. Please feel free to add to this thread with your favourite...
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Banks and their "Customer Couldn't Care Less"
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Will you oldies stop being victims of scams and complaining about it. For the first time last week, I decided I would like to buy my groceries on line. Went through all the rigmorole of setting everything up, creating of a list etc. about three hours overall but pretty much all day with doing other...
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COVID
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Would you do this to your car??
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Lucky he's got a snorkel and maybe an outboard !!!!!
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CFA Rollover
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A serious incident occurred 07/09/2021, where a CFA Tanker from the Barongarook West Fire Brigade was involved in a roll over while responding to a call-out for a house fire at Yeodene, near Colac.Two CFA members have been seriously injured in this incident.The members are currently in hospital, a...
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Telegraph pole
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I just read an ABC news item which referred to someone crashing a stolen vehicle into a telegraph pole. When did power poles stop being telegraph poles?
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I am selling my van - Rego.
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My van is due for rego next month, now I am willing to register it for 12 months, but that would be pensioner rego, so it doesn't cost me anything, but a new owner would have to pay the fee if they are not pensioners. Should I just pay the fee myself, instead of doing it the other way, or should I just make it tha...
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