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Hi there, Jim here- Im new to GN. Me and the Mrs live in Secret Harbour WA I read a couple of threads on GN about the legality of rear view cameras and displays but Im keen to hear from anyone who's fitted a system themselves. I like a little bit of a project and I thought a rear view camera would be a good additi...

Hi Guys Im hoping some of you knowledgeable people can help me. We will be travelling in May 2016 from Nowra to Noosa but we will be going via Dubbo to see family, and then making our way to Toowoomba more family, and then to Noosa. I am thinking it would be different to try somewhere we haven't been before....

We are thinking seriously about installing a HF radio to our tug before we head off on a tour of Aussie. Could anyone please help me as to wether this is necessary seeing we do not want to purchase a sat phone.

I'll be travelling through Mildura in a few weeks time with caravan in tow and would like to have a look at Mungo National Park. My particular interest is in the archaeological discoveries made in this area and the evidence of early indigenous habitation in the Lake Mungo area. I'll have a 4wd, should t...

....Katie went straight to her grandparent's house to visit her 95 year old grandmother and comfort her. When she asked how her grandfather had died, her grandmother replied, "He had a heart attack while we were making love on Sunday morning." Horrified, Katie told her grandmother th...

Well I got sucked in by Telstra , got an Email " We ' re sorry about the disruption to the Telstra mobile network last Tuesday.....blah blah " "As a small gesture we're giving you - as a Telstra mobile customer - free mobile data within Australia this Sunday" . I rung my Doughter on m...

How did we ever survive? Went into city the other day on the train. There they all were, young and old, mostly young, thumbs going ten to the dozen, chimes of one sort or another ringing out on a regular basis, a girl two seats away carried on a conversation for 25 minutes in a loud voice that in the end was to...

Hi GN folks, I am looking for somewhere to set up caravan with annex and park the van for a few months in Northern NSW. Long story short my van has died (planned 12 but only got 3 months on the road :( )and I need somewhere to base while I look for a property. (which was one of my reasons for being on the road) My r...

Hi should you turn the panel off at the regulator if it is not being used whilst parked up?????

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The Australian Government is currently reviewing the Motor Vehicles Standards Act 1989, the review is called the Motor Vehicles Standards Act Reform. Feb 2016 and as part of this review, regard is being given to the current practices for regulating caravans and whether there is a need for change. T...

Hello Fellow Travellers...YES we are still Learning...We are at Galaxy Caravan Park with our 21 ft Road star till Saturday morning and I have to say..Nice little park yet I am not one for the Caravan Parks yet was convenient for us as Steven was not well at the time....Now...We are looking for a camping...

Andrew the drover (Aussie Cowboy) from a huge cattle station in the Australian outback appeared before St. Peter at the Pearly Gates. "Have you ever done anything of particular merit?" St Peter asked. "Well, I can think of one thing," the drover offered. Once, on a trip to th...

Makes of vehicle Toyota Mercedes... For the engine is there any make which are better than others if the have more Km on them, or the engine is better equipped to handle it age? What about weird makes or imported motor homes, does it make it hard to maintain them or find parts to service them? Which is bett...

Sale Motor Village. Suprise, suprise, yes we were looking for somewhere to settle for few days while we adjusted our wardrobe, did some other things had a look at the other option in town and then drove over here. Camped on beautiful grassed area clean amenities, clean kitchen and a great rate for cash...

This is really worth reading. I hope you enjoy it.An interesting perspective THE AUTHOR IS NOT KNOWN. IT WAS FOUND IN THE BILLFOLD OF COACH PAUL BEAR BRYANT, ALABAMA, AFTER HE DIED IN 1982. The Magic Bank Account Imagine that you had won the following *PRIZE* in a contest: Each morning your bank would d...

A heads up to people planning a trip to Tasmania... My wife, like so many others, is currently being treated for terminal cancer. We had a break in her treatment and decided to tick of one of her 'bucket list' items and return to Tasmania for a visit. We both lived there for over 30 years but never really ha...

We have sold our motor home so we have a factory original Hitch & Go A frame available that you can tow your car with behind your motor home New cost was $3500 fitted with draw bar on car! A draw bar to suit your tow vehicle would be available from a Hitch & Go dealer. i am prepared to sacrifice the A fr...

The judge says to a double murder defendant, " Your'e charged with beating your wife to death with a hammer". A voice at the back of the courtroom yells out, "You bastard!" The judge says, "You are also charged with beating your mother-in-law to death with a hammer."...