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Pine Rivers Showgrounds- Lawnton Qld!

Gday all. We are new members and also new to caravanning. Kim and I are taking a "gap" year to go exploring after my recent redundancy. We are currently at Hervey bay and will be heading for Alice. As the Donohue highway would save us a lot of k's and time can anyone please give us some informati...

Hi We are currently at a Free Park the has a clear sign on the gate that no dogs are allowed. But that does not stop some people from bringing their dogs in. There is cattle on this property with quite a few of the cows in calf, so I understand why the owners do not want dogs. So people with dogs please do not ent...

If in need of caravan parts at Hervey Bay,go to Best,s Caravan Services 23 Nissen Street Pialba ,there service is great and prices are good to,one happy camper,great guys nothing was any trouble to them ,highly recommend,nothing to do with company just a happy Chappy. Lance C

Loving The Pilbura

we love to find great clubs and a good cheap or free spot to travel to. Love Seaforth outside of Mackay great bowls club for over the winter. Have heard Cooroy has new owners and the green is running fast. We have camped out at the scouts camp there. Woodgate beach has a great club but no free camping carav...

There is NO tap water available now. Council locked the taps yesterday as one of them saw someone spending half an hour filling their tanks a few days ago. The water is trucked in so a shame someone was arrogant enough to 'over use' it. Glenden is only 25 km, has town water tap at the big orange bucket rest...

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Gday... This scene from 1952 of Myer's cafeteria in Melbourne shows just how popular the major shopping emporium's cafeterias were back in the 50s and 60s and even through to the 70s. This was long before we had Maccas, KFC and Pizza Hut, when the big department stores in the major cities and larger reg...

Hi I've a strange problem. There's a gentle hum when connected to 240 grid power within the 'van. All appliances & lights are off. It is still evident even if the Car/Power switch is on Car. Checking power usage, the clamp meter shows 0.1 Amps (on the 40 amp AC mode). All plugs are firm and I've used tw...

these two pic were taken 30 seconds apart i was heading west about 50ks west of the Nulabour Road house. it shows the Moon setting and the sun rising it was a beautiful morning. I hope you enjoy them Cheers The Hats

we arrived in Daly Waters, NT this morning after hearing quite a few recommendations from others on the road. What a fantastic place. It is so popular the vans are packed in tight with the people running it saying they will have to start a second storey if any more turn up. Was a bit apprehensive about how...

Gday... Cheers - John