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Gday...1858 - The first balloon flight in Australia occurs. 1915 - Opal is first discovered in Coober Pedy, Australia. 1709 - The "real" Robinson Crusoe is rescued by English explorer William Dampier.1811 - The light of the Bell Rock Lighthouse, considered one of the &q...

We had left the UHF radio Aerial on the Prado for a visit to town. Returning to the vehicle in the supermarket carpark, found the aerial bent double. The radio still worked! Anyhow we took it off, Mr Dancer tried to straighten it but without success, so we went and bought a replacement today. Another$...

Can anyone help with parking hints at Port Melbourne prior to boarding he ferry at 5pm. We are. Travelling in a motorhome.

Hi, My name is Mike Clay, I'm a producer on The Project on Network Ten, a nightly news and current affairs show. We're looking at doing a story on some changes to the camping laws in Victoria. The government has decided that it's not making enough money off the campsites on public land (national parks, f...

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Our new van has (first for us) a Tri-fold table. What is the conscientious, travel folded or extended? On the one short trip we have done so far we initially had it extended thinking that it has the support of the single leg on the floor. Problem was we found when we stopped for a cuppa that the table had pa...

Hi eveyrone, This is our home away from home. We spent about four years researching and sorting pros and cons between caravan, motorhome and 5th wheeler eventually deciding that this was for us. We intend living in it for at least five years or maybe more when I eventually retire, so we wanted a bit of c...

Well headed off to Cradle Mountain today in warm 27 deg weather what a day. Anyway ended up walking the 6.6 km walk right around Dove lake even my father who has various aliments made it. 3.5 hrs what an accomplishment. Anyway we have then headed back to waratah (base camp) and this arvo I washed the car an...

Nothing worse than NOT having a spare wheel on the road. Although there is a lot of storage in the bins the wheel was too big to even mount underneath due to LPG tanks etc. no space left any where. I got some 8 mm steel plate and 80 x 80 mm angle iron, 50 x 50 mm RHS HD, and some flat 8 mm bar, and after some thinking...

Happy New Year to All! We have just returned from our annual pilgrimage to Victor Harbor, for those who haven't been there its a really great place to relax. All went well except for a power overload issue where the Caravan Park power supply failed to to be cut off by the outlet circuit breaker. The van sy...

Hi if you have a computer that prompts you to upgrade iTunes to the latest upgrade version 11.1.4 DONT. I did and have lost iTunes and keep getting error messages. I have been online to some iTunes forum and it seems to be a software glitch that Apple needs to sort and fix. Till then just stay with the vers...

This trailer was parked across the street from my house all day. They are common sight on Tasmanian streets. They can photograph in both directions.

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Burnt the beetroot I was cooking tonight (caught it just in time - perhaps -so beetroot were still OK). I filled the saucepan with boiling water (not cold as it was still very hot) - added some bicarb soda and when it started to bubble added some vinegar. (Be careful it doesn't go over the top). Boiled it f...

Thanks to all those who answered my quetion. We have a 80 channel unit being installed next weekend by a mechanic and I will pass on the tip about the cable. soon we are off and on the air thanks Again Bru

Yes, I had the pleasure of meeting Chaslib, aka Charlie and Libby, at Murwillumbah yesterday. We went for a drive out to a recreational park on Clarrie Hall Dam, and decided it would make an excellent camp. Heaps of room, but apparently it's day use only. Then we had lunch at the RSL in Mur'bah. I'd bro...

Allara wrote: Off topic..... Question for the kiwis..... Do they have free camps over there and is there a camps book to show where they are ? Thanks Allara Hi all, Allara asked the question above on another thread. I email two grey nomads we have met, both of whom live in New Zealand. One has replied wi...

Can anyone tell me where I can buy a solid spare wheel cover for our caravan? -- Edited by RodLainie on Sunday 2nd of February 2014 10:16:40 AM

Righto you lot I have a small problem with the 12V electrics in the new van, when you watch TV and turn on the fan in the shower the TV cuts out any ideas?? Problem number two when using the taps with the 12V pump (free camping) the lights flicker?? any suggestions to look at will be appreciated.