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Last night it rained gently all night here - this is an arid desert with an interesting water supply history. Up until 1922, opal miners had to cart in their own water, then the Govt built an underground storage tank to hold 2 million litres of water - unfortunately it didn't rain enough to fill up. In 196...

Hughes is a fanatical Carlton football supporter. We all know comedians embellish stories, this was amusing. Last year Jarrad Waite, Carlton's full forward was sitting in the front row of his show. Carlton had lost to Richmond, and Waite had kicked 6 points in a row. Dave Hughes deliberately stuff...

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We don't usually travel at Easter time (nor school holidays) but this year we are. Since being in Vic we realised pretty quickly that waterways, lakes etc are NOT the places to be for Easter. Any suggestions for a quiet spot - not too dear - for the Easter break?

Hi EveryoneMy wife and I are both recently retired. We are beginners with caravanning but look forward to learning the ropes and acquiring a rig. We want to travel the country from east to west and north to south with our little French Bulldog Louis.Looking forward to many discussions.Cheers :thu...

Our Lemair washing machine - continuously empties the water out of the drain hose as it fills up at the beginning of the the wash cycle and never gets to the washing bitIt has been a great machine and used a lot without troubles for the 2 years we have been on the roadHas anyone got an easy solution for this r...

Staying the night at Woomera on the way to Coober Pedy. There are hundreds of two storied units and a similae number of very nice houses here - all empty. The most people and vehicles you see here are Programmed Maintenance Services and Transfield who are paid 100s of $K to maintain this slowly decaying...

I am looking for some active people to help me do some sorting and tidying up some gardening also, in Rocky. .... Gracemere About a week work at most but maybe less Can camp here for a week or a bit longer If people wish. I am Not able to walk much these days . Any help much appreciated. cheers from P...

The two awful truck crashes in NSW today have got me wondering what's like to drive some highways in a slower vehicle such as a campervan. It's been years since I've driven the Newell and I've never driven in the outback. Do any of you seasoned nomads have advice you could give me about danger spots to b...

This is a double bunger reccomendation for two businesses. If you're travelling up through Wongan Hills on your way to another adventure, consider a stopover at this town .The cafe has a good selection of sit down meals, take aways and a variety of tempting sweet stuff. I had a dinner there last week,...

Travelled all around Australia for the past three years. In Western Australia, we were convinced the TV was broken, but here at Greens Lake, we got 59 channels.. Phone Service and love the price.

...Many things are not always as they may seem.......only 4 correct answers will see you in the 'Master Class'.... don't worry I couldn't get 4 correct either.... Check answers below.....and if you get them all right....no doubt you cheated...or you are a very good guesser.....!...lol.... 1...

Went and bought 4 -200 X12 coach screws cut two heads off and welded two together,that gives me long one,s for soft ground,$3.10 each at the big green shed. Lance C

Can someone tell me why you can buy a vehicle in one state but can't get a road worthy certificate for it in another. Surely the safety check list, when it is done is applicable nationwide

Hi there we have just bought a land cruiser wagon gxl towing capacity 3.5 ton we want to know are there other people towing vans that weigh 3 ton ? And when tanks R full with water weighs 3.3 ton so when we have pack up and ready to hit the road do others have this much weight and legal or would u go for a lighter v...

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Hello All Flicking through the Camps 8 I noticed that the freecamp site at Clairview was not listed. Research established that the the Issac Regional Council has closed it down under pressure from the local caravan park and " rate payers" paying for the very infrequent clean up of the si...

Has any one got a suggestion as to which caravan park to stay at in Broken Hill Ta

The kwikee electric step won't extend., does anyone have a Motor home with one of these? normally I open the Van door and it just slides out. Any hint would be appreciated.. and before you tell me, Yes I read the manual, its all Double Dutch to me, ... thanx-Fran -- Edited by frangipani on Friday 27th of...