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Hello Everyone, I'd like some advice. I'm going to drive from Melbourne to Perth for Christmas and I don't want to upset any truckies. Someone said I shouldn't slow down to allow them to pass. I imagine I will be going slower than them, but if I ease of the pedal, will it help or hinder the situation. As...

Did my daily check out, in Net-bank today and WHOOPIE, $154.23 from State Revenue DE. No explanation but, I suspect it is our annual electricity rebate for being above the 26th Parallel. Has anybody got a clue?

Is anybody currently using either the Apple or android car play systems for navigation - I am assuming if you lose your phone signal then you are also going to lose your sat nav is that correct ? -- Edited by The Belmont Bear on Friday 14th of October 2016 01:10:36 PM

Has anyone been to lake Hindmarsh in recent times. Does it still have water in it ? Rod.

checkout the Facebook page weber bbq addicts page, lots of good hints and tip graeme

looking at getting a fridge for the car the 4wd supercentre have a 60l fridge for $595 has a danfoss compressor . Has anyone bought one and hows it do.

A couple missing for 10 days after setting off from their home in Esperance in Western Australia's south to go camping have been found alive and well in remote bush 200 kilometres north-west of the town. Jeremy Sim, 41, and his wife Marama Sim, 38, left Esperance in the early hours of Tuesday, October 1...

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For Sale, Trailermate Hydraulic Jack with Base Plate only and Chassis Lifter Attachment. No oil leaks. $120.00. Ph.0417616300. Midland, Perth, WA. -- Edited by KevKim37 on Wednesday 24th of August 2016 01:33:23 PM

Gday... Can I safely connect a 5W solar panel without a regulator directly to my car battery permanently without causing any issues whatsoever? Or what are the problems I'm going to encounter? cheers - John

Apex Riverbeach Holiday Park owner Daryl Beasy said the expected flood would be his first in 12 years of owning the park. "We've been told that by November 5, we will be one metre under water, so we're busily packing up to move everything out at the moment," he said. "We've got two 40-foot shipping conta...

G'day! This time it's an enquiry about the, "REVITIVE, ISO Rocker" Friends reckon that old farts like me, who insist on doing 30 klm. pushbike rides every morning, over gravel roads, and uphill, most of the way, should buy one of these machines. Your opinions, please. Regards. Pipes.

Hi everyone, Just a brief intro: My wife June and I are recently retired (although I still claim to be only semi-retired!) and now looking forward to some road travelling adventures. We are very much wet-behind-the-ears newbies having never owned a van before. We did a fair bit of research on variou...

Hi All I am not a Tech but electronics is a hobby of mine. Has been for many years. I am a (full call) licensed Amateur Radio Operator and to pass these exams you must have some knowledge. I buy radios not working and repair them when I have time. For years I have been making battery desulfators. Do they work...

Been perusing the variouse new Vans being built today and with the odd general enquiry i ask "What Type of Frame "does the Van have ??...And its mostly between timber or alloy and the argument against either is that one is suseptible to rot and the other to stress cracking ??... Would be interesting to h...

We where going to Forbes and Dubbo ,not sure about the floods and mozzie situation, any update please, cheers

Has anybody had the experience of staying on a farm with their self contained caravan in south east Queensland? If so where and your impressions would be welcome.

Hello, does anyone here on the forum have any association with the Woodline in Lakewood from the 60's? I was just a kid then, and maybe you were to :) Take care and kind regards Kisha.

Today I got what I suspect is the same one that every aged pensioner got (via mygov). Looks a little like I'll spend a bit to save a bit. Solar panels are looking good. Several nomad friends recommend them They are sending power back to the grid when travelling (even tough it's not a lot of money). Last nig...