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Great place to park up for a couple of nights. Well maintained showers(cold only I think), toilets and BBQ area. Honesty box. Looked after by Lions Club. Half way between Boort and Kerang. Two entrances, if coming from Boort, make sure you use the second entrance, first would be OK for lower vehicles,...

Hi all, this is my first post. Nice to be here. Wondering if anyone knows about the 'extra' work required by NSW to register a fifth wheeler/tow vehicle. I am told it is much cheaper to register in QLD but I can't help but wonder why NSW has such strict requirements (and annual inspections in NSW) and othe...

That the Beatles performed in Melbourne at Festival Hall. My big brother (who I lost just before Christmas) took me to the front of the Southern Cross Hotel, where they came out onto the balcony. He was only supposed to go to the Flemington rd, Royal pde intersection.(top of the city) My mum god know...

I,m at the Wonboyn Lake Cvan park,sth of Eden,nsw, arrived yesterday to rain and thunderstorms.Went fishing and did well on Flathead to 1,5kgs, reasonable bream and other species.The vanpark is small, but the operaters are great.Bucky and his wife are from Rodesia, and are very helpful. The site...

A man in northern Minnesota woke up one morning to find a bear on his roof. He looked in the Yellow Pages, and sure enough, there was an ad for "Up North Bear Removers." He called the number listed and the bear remover said he'd be over within an hour. The bear remover arrived, and got out...

Is there any golfing nuts out there that are playing their way around the country. We are planning to join the Grey Nomads in August when I am retrenched. Of course I'm going to play some golf and wonder if anyone can give me some info. I am currently a member of a golf club and want to play in competitions at...

I am just in the process of buying the tug and the van and would love your opinions on the following; I have looked at a number of tugs and keep coming back to the Mazda BT50. There are presently some good deals on the run out 2013 dual cab 4x4 3.2 diesel. I read a few write ups from some disgruntled owners but...

You know you're in a Perth summer when:1. The best parking space is determined by shade instead of distance. 2. Hot water comes out of both taps. 3. You learn that a seat belt buckle makes a pretty good branding iron. 4. The temperature drops below 35c and you feel a little chilly. 5. You discover that i...

The floods....

Hi all Just back from a 2 week break in the van and our Truma hot water decided to play up on elctricity only 14mths old it work perfectly last year for 20000klms and it decided to poop it self but it works fine on gas ANY thoughts ?? Regards Brian

G'day All, Could anyone tell me where I can get replacement mirror glass for my extension mirrors ? Glass for This is type of mirror x 2 is what I require........ Thanks kiwijims

Gday...1790 - John Irving becomes the first convict to be freed in the New South Wales colony. Cheers - John

Looking please for anyone in the Victoria / Melbourne / Geelong areas that make a canvas or vinyl cover for the outside section of a wall / window conditioner.

I love TROVE, and if you haven't explored it you are missing out. Our family history is full of stories, and some I can validate, some I can't. Great grandfather went gold mining, so the story went, and left the wife and kids behind. When she hadn't heard from him for a while, great grandmother went looki...

My tow vehicle is fitted with air bag suspension and the caravan we are buying will be fitted with Al-Ko ESC. Can members advise whether we will need a WDH as well. Many thanks David.

The Makeover http://www.youtube.com/embed/tiAZ01dkcdc?feature=player_embedded

Being toothless and (almost) weightless, I've been thinking about how to get a few goodies into the old bod to liven it up a bit. So I bought a juicer. Not just any old juicer, but a manual Lexen that juices leafy greens among other veges and fruits. Being manual, it's a go-anywhere juicer with no worries...

Over the last couple of days I have had half a dozen calls from the factory just clarifying the specs. Questions like, are you comfortable with the fuse box in its standard position? Or we think your van will be nose light, so we would like to move your spare, are you OK with that? I believe chassis number 2...

Looking for some advice we are looking to take out out current dining setup and installing two lounge style chairs and a trifold table into our Jayco Heritage van see avatar for van picture. The chairs we have seen to date have been too wide to fit into the area available and captains chairs don't recli...

The Aisle, the Altar, the Hymn Through the ages, men have been trying to unlock this mystery: Why do their wives, who accept them just as they are before they get married, begin the quest to change their behaviour and life-style once their vows are exchanged? Finally, the riddle is solved. ...