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While the EU's 2035 ban on the sale of new ICE vehicles has grabbed the headlines (which has been temporarily put on hold following objections by Germany), less reported is the implementation of Euro-7 fuel standard which comes into effect in 2025.Car manufacturers claim that it will not be economi...

I have read quite a few pieces on the topic of What to do if your caravan starts to sway. The old "sink the boot in to the accelerator to pull it straight" seems to be well and truly buried. There are a couple of ideas I won't even mention here. My Toyota manual says to hold the wheel straight, don't try to corr...

What mineral is a metamorphic amphibole with the chemical composition of magnesium iron silicate hydroxide?

Can someone please help us by supplying the method(diagram) for restringing our Ranger RSL 700-500 concertina blinds; our string has broken and do not know the details for restringing it; we have scoured the internet and have come up short of finding the necessary detailsAny help you can give would...

Hi there I am heading up to Queensland next month in my Subaru outback and are interested in road conditions from Tibooburra NSW through to Thargomindah in Qld where I plan to have a little look around and then the road to Quilpie in Qld. I am also interested if any suggestions on what to see, rest stops e...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-09/poker-machines-gambling-addiction-in-nsw-election-spotlight/102061826The Murray River Local Government Area (LGA), which includes the town of Moama, hosts 998 poker machines in a population of 13,000. Poker-machine density...

Went to open the freezer door and the plastic hinge broke,looked at the other hinge and that had a crack appearing. So ordered two new plastic hinges,Shock,horror, $25.95 each,so two with postage came too $80.28 It is a RM2355 3 way fridge

Naturopathy is becoming more prevalent today than ever. Having had a good experience with one I thought Id share this. There are many others available, but just putting this one out there. https://melaniejane.com.au/

According to a new report published by Bloomberg BF, global sales of electric passenger vehicles increased 53%, year-on-year, in 2022.EV passenger vehicles accounted for 15% of total, global new passenger vehicle sales in 2022, up from 2.6% in 2019.Nonetheless, EV passenger vehicles account f...

We decided to update from Mercury to digital, New Thermometer following a couple of health hiccups. Get home and read the fine print, it is a throw away after a life span of 3 years or less. Sealed unit, cannot replace battery, but somehow "dispose of correctly statement " also in fine print. It could be...

Two local practices have stopped bulk billing some months ago. Is this the trend now? The changes mean that the GPs have given themselves an effective 50% pay hike. Are they doing it tough on $500K per year?

sorry I posted this in the solar section of techies. Hi All, Does anyone have experience with Dometic DRS system? Considering one of these over a Carafan due cost and no wiring required. Any pros And cons or real experience would be appreciated. Cheers __________________Gary lings

When travelling in a caravan from state to state, do you need to re-register your new location?

Im having a rear camera installed tomorrow on my troopie. The tech wants to mount it off centre on the left door however Im thinking down low were the four bolt holes are above the hitch. Another location is up high on the rear light above the doors looking down. Only want it for hitching up. Any body with...

I don't have a reversing camera, and my car has poor visability. It's really hard to see what's going on at the rear of the car, so finding the hitch on my own has always been sketchy. I could get it within 1 or 2 ft (getting in and out of the car to check), then I used the ratchet jockey wheel to bring it the rest...

Pretty dumb, some may get a laugh

Anybody travelled North from West wyalong to Gundawindi in 2023.....last year was terrible ..massive deep pot holes..hoping it is better now or time to find another way...just not a fan of going through Sydney ...any info appreciated

When you have too much stuff inside, look what children find.

A bit tongue in cheek to lighten the atmosphere here!! lol A Carnoustie driver is warning people to 'think twice' before buying an electric car. Hotel manager Rob Al**** bought his motor in Dundee just four months ago and was disappointed when he failed to get over 120 miles from a single charge - despi...