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OK, I know this is a long way away from Oldies and Caravanning etc but, it is a current news subject over here in WA. A local council is trapping and euthanizing wild cats, and a mob of blind idiots are protesting. I have been living in the bush for years and know, that wild cat kill at least 1 or 10 Gheckos,...

Hello ,just looked in the front boot of the van at the breakaway brake controller and pressed the test button and the red lite came on next to the recharge sign ,what to do ,yor help would be appreciated. thankyou.

No one seems to know if Colleen made it across the Great Central Road ok. She does not seem to have accessed the forum for over a month. Does anyone know anything about her welfare and whereabouts?

What's all this mean , well in a nut shell it means the terminal objective is to create more overpriced transportable cabin spots higher prices and fewer van/camping spots. We have seen this happen over the years when they allowed holiday cabins to be built in van/camping grounds and over n...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-02/canberra-lights-up-as-storm-dumps-20mm-of-rain-on-capital/6904060

we are about to get wireless NBN in the next month What are the good value deals out there? Is Voip worth considering rather than landline?

I'm about to head off to explore this great country of ours and was looking at buying a Projecta Solar Panel kit, the panel folds up and seems convenient as far as space goes, I'm looking for some feedback from anyone who has used these type of panels. Thanks

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Hi all, I see many on here asking about safe /unsafe free overnight camps. What are you most worried / concerned about out in the never never? Regards Jim

Those of you who live over in the west might have read an article in a Perth newspaper over the weekend - What is Justice. This was written by my grand daughter, Zara Butt. She is just about to get her degree in criminology. A fantastic effort as she has 2 small children. Alice

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-30/tanami-road-trip/6895980?section=wa

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-30/tanami-road-trip/6895980?section=wa

Hi everyone , We are still in the narrowing down stage atm . We were wondering has anyone replaces the material on a pop top , and if so w that was the assoc cost ,and can we do it ourself ? Still trying to work out hard van or pop top. Lol still trying to work out a lot of things regards Pearla

Jimbo hasn't been on here for some time. Has anybody heard from him or know if he is OK? I like his posts.

Hello all. Our twin Grandsons came home from hospital for the second time today. Putting on weight and feeding well after their run in with Viral Meningitis. A lot of bad things have been said about the Lady Cilento Hospital here in Brisbane. However, their care of Archer , Xavier and their parents w...

I am off on the big boat (The Spirit) to Tassie on Saturday (31st). Taking my little Dingo camper (which performed well on the 10 day trip to Mildura Country Music). I have planned out the scariest bit (getting through Melbourne). Booked into Burnie Ocean View C.P. Anyone got any feedback on i...

In May this year hubby and i set out from Brisbane to do the big loop. We headed in an anti clockwise direction and did the shortest route thru Qld ( we live there so will do that next time ) We have now been on the road for 5 months and have arrived in Perth so are about half way thru our trip and let me tell you we h...