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Council ordered the camp associated with the hotel closed immediately at 16:00 yesterday. Publican had to ask everyone leave asap. Travellers turned away at 17:30 with nowhere to go but Cooktown or back to Rifle Creek. Interesting to note the Cook Council who control the Lakeland area are planning...

After 5 years away it was no surprise to find that our ink jet printer was stuffed. Disassembly, soaking & cleaning of the jets & cartridges as per instructions found online failed, but the scanning to computer via wifi still works. I could have bought new ink cartridges but with a risk of a) t...

Hello all, this is a first post so here goes. My wife and I plan to eventually do the lap of Aus but feel we should get some experience first. We are both in our mid 50's and this will be our first van. We live in Western Victoria (Horsham). Our plan is to just start with shorter journeys around the state then m...

Just doing our Lotus build, theres an option for a carafan which isnt cheap. Wondering if you have one or you stuck with what was in your van already? Ours has a domestic dust reduction.

Is anybody else experiencing issues with wikicamps. Since this latest update it takes quite a long time to load even though I have downloaded the relevant maps to my phone. Also in use scrolling the map or changing its scale the app take so long to respond that it is almost unusable unless you have the p...

Well just received my new Ecotherm heater made the decision to buy based on the fact the bride did not want anything burning under the van and exhausting out into dry spinifex. Lifted the bed and the hot and cold lines are only 1 meter or less from the installation point picked up some red and blue 12mm tub...

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Hi all , we are about to buy a large van as my wife and I want to do extensive travel. Its tare is 2.7 and has everything we want. Pulling it with a Jeep with 3.5 capacity. Everything ticks the boxes but I worry that it is a bit to heavy to drag around. I cant get anything lighter as that will compromise space. An...

Hi All, Has anyone had experience with mobile phone signal booster? Im looking at getting one but would like to know others experience and recommendations please.

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https://theshovel.com.au/2023/09/22/murdoch-steps-down-from-news-to-focus-on-running-australia/Under the restructure, Murdochs son Lachlan will become Chairman of Fox and News Corp. T...

Appreciate Alternatives/Costs on CP. Oval, Showground, 24hr Fuel Stops as well as Lovely Banks Stopover. Thanks Peter

During our trip to cape york a very strange thing happened. I placed the pottie on the ground,(it hadnt been emtied for 3 days and was packed in the back of the ute ),i noticed it was a little wobbly on the ground and the sides seemed a little balooned, so i lifted the lid,and pulled the slide lever out and t...

This is a movie clip from the movie/series called " Newsroom " the actor is Jeff Daniels. I have been unable to access this TV series via STAN - NETFLEX OR PRIME. If you know where I can access this TV series please let me know. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2HKbygLjJs Jay&Dee

Has anybody ever had any issues with the Apollo installed fuses and overcurrant switch on a Fiat engine battery

Hello Techies, Well I am stumped, more over it but stumped just the same. My Roadstar has one of these wonderful battery monitor systems which I didn't care to much about and roughly programmed it when I had just 2 x105Ah AGM batteries and no monitoring of the inverter, DC-DC Charger and Solar. Now I hav...

Hi, thinking of buying a new 2023 Youtong D7 to convert into a Motorhome, they have a lot of safety features, with Alison gearbox 10 speed and Cummins engine, they are longer 7.7mtrs, wide 2.4 and height 3.1 with aircon on the roof. Thinking of doing a standard fit out with shower, toilet, bed and cupboa...

How Children perceive their grandparents.1. I was in the bathroom, putting on my makeup, under the watchful eyes of my young granddaughter, as I'd done many times before. After I applied my lipstick and started to leave, the little one said, "But Grandma, you forgot to kiss the toilet paper good-bye...