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Be alert and be hungry. A truck has crashed carrying cheese. We repeat: a truck carrying a delicious cheesy cargo has rolled and the area is currently curd-oned off. As The Canberra Times reports, emergency services were called to the crash on the Hume Highway, south of the tiny village of Breadalban...

Emergency services are on standby across South Australia as the state prepares for possible record rainfalls, severe thunderstorms and damaging winds. One of the almost 224,000 lightning strikes which happened across SA on Wednesday and early Thursday. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11...

We have two small dogs and they are keen (and we are too) of caravanning with us all over Australia in the next few months. Whats your experience in taking your pets. I know you cannot go into National Parks with them but are most caravan parks pet friendly? thx

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Excellent location and sites . John and Deb manage the park and are adding more drive thoughts and amenities. Book ahead as this is a great place to stay .

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We lost some keys - somewhere - the outside locker ones - one of which is for the gas bottles -rang Northside Caravan Repairs, 2/22 Dellamarta Road, Wangara. They said bring it in (motorhome) we'll see what we can do - get there, guy comes out with a box of keys - starts trying them in all the affected lock...

Hi, We are planning to travel across the top end from Cairns to Darwin next April after the wet with our 23ft caravan and Ford Ranger. I'm sure this information is available somewhere, but we just can't find it - what is the Northern most route we can take on sealed roads. We don't want to go off-road, bu...

Talking to a coupla Solar installers doing a home up oyr srtreet. (60% here have Solar on roof now.) We were talking panels. Longevity. reliability. Change in SOME of the Chinese equipment (For the better in some cases). Also we were talking battery packs for home. (Smaller for vans, M\Homes etc.) ...

Had a phillips head screwdriver slip today, and it went right through a finger. Have got plenty of scars on hands due to a life of doing stuff, but I can tell you this hurt more for a little while, than most anything else. I don't recommend it. Does feel somewhat better now though after a few hours. Cheers,...

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I received my renewal for van insurance today and was gobsmacked at the extra $305 price increase on last year's premium. The van is insured for 51k and I'm now paying $1324. After phoning them to complain they did reduce the price a little. Yes, I know you only get what you pay for etc but I don't know h...

Hello, I'm trying to bypass the original thermostat on my waeco CRX140lt 12v/240v compressor fridge with a digital thermostat and wondering if anyone has done the same and can provide some assistance in identifying the various coloured wires coming out of the block adjacent to the compressor. I ma...

Hi all, I have ordered a brand new Avan Cruiser 5. As they are so busy down there at the factory in Victoria, wont receive it till March. In a way this is not a bad thing as can now make sure have a cleared area with a concrete slab and have made up a massive Christmas list. This may sound like a silly question, b...

A drover from a huge cattle station in the outback appeared before St Peter at the pearly gates. "Have you even done anything of particular merit?" St Peter asked. "Well, I can think of one thing," the drover offered. "On a trip to Broken Hill, I came across a gang of bikers who were threatening a young sh...

A man living in North Dakota, woke up one morning and realised there was a Grizzly Bear on the roof. He looked up Bear removalist's in the Yellow pages - Dialled the closest one and asked him to come and get thee Bear. The removalist turned up in a rusty old truck with a cage on the back. He had a ladder, a bas...

Three woman die and there souls are whisked away to meet St Peter at the Pearly Gates. The first woman is greeted by St Peter and he asks her what she did during her life on earth. She answers, well I was a doctor, I tendered to the sick and in-firmed. That's wonderful said St Peter, Go over to that cloud over...

Business was bad for Bill. He had to dismiss one of his employees, but he couldnt decide who should be let go: Jack or Jill. Finally, he decided to call one of them into his office. Jill, he said, I have to either lay you or Jack off. Youre going to have to jack off, then, Jill said. Ive got a really bad head...

Any views on a camp site free or camping ground in Yass NSW?