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Can anyone tell me whether the Buladelah Bypass is open yet or do we still go through town?? Alan

Having received my lap top on Tuesday I was able to leave Babinda to recommence my travels and the first place was Boulders at Babinda Camps6 #13 and as the book says it has very few sites so I set off early to grab one. As I found out there is no internet access at the Boulders either by Optus or Telstra so th...

This morning at the camp at Port Parham in SA I met a couple that was going to catch crabs, aksing me to go with them, never been before wasnt long before I was saying yes. I had a go at this crab catching & caught a few. Crab for lunch fore sure, that was the first time I ate Blue Crab. Hope I have coverage at...

will the track handle conventional caravans at the moment? Thanks dianne and stuart

My motorhome has two 105 AH deep cycle batteries in parallel that provide the power independent of the vehicles starting battery, I need to buy a new battery charger to keep them in a state of charge at home during long periods when I don't use the vehicle. I have been looking around and don't know if I...

Heading home to Adelaide leaving Cunnamulla We can stay at Cobar then Hay but they will be long drives any suggestions

hi all just joined this website and am doing the big trip mid sept this year on my own(with my little dog) and would be much appreciative of any advice . I have a falcon xr6 and towing a jurgens 18ft lightweight caravan first stop Port Macquarie Thanks for advice in advance Brian.

How many people, like me signed up for solar panels for their home in WA between mid 2010 & mid 2011 partly due to the govt promise of 40 cents per unit Feed In Tariff for 10 years? The idea was to allow homeowners to generate some power to take pressure off the power stations and get a reward for reducin...

Balonne Minor Bridge 3 ks west of Dirranbandi free camp is now closed to any camping. I called in there to stay the night on my way north a couple weeks ago only to find no one there and a sign up saying No Camping and a list of towns where there is free camping. I did take photos of the sign but not able to put the...

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This morning i went up the back to tidy up some stuff , was pulling trees out where we had cut them down not big trees but spindly things, and dragging them to a pile out of the way up the back, whilst tugging on a tree, i fell over a lump of hard dirt went backwards but my BAD leg twisted underneath me at the knee...

I swallowed some Tippex last night. Woke up with a massive correction.

Was just wondering what other members thoughts are on the report issued by the CCA,regarding the need for caravan/trailer- endorsed license in the not so distant future --CCA general manager is discussing this issue with recreational vehicle insurance companies. The report goes on to say there w...

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Hi all, I'm a newbie as far as inland travelling goes, and I'll be off on my first trip in NSW soon. Now I'm looking into travel insurance. I'm trying to find one which has a good cancellation policy. I would like to be well covered especially in case I'd have to cancel the booked accommodation because of...

Lexus vehicles recalled Toyota recalls 2,500 cars across Australia after discovering faults that could cause two Lexus models to stall

Just read that Opel caravans has announced that is exiting Australia, citing amongst other things poor sales and the falling $. -- Edited by herbie on Wednesday 4th of September 2013 10:49:08 PM

I have somehow lost my link to the internet. I have been cleaning up some old programs, and recently did delete Google Chrome, which started up whenever I checked on a hyperlink, but I don't like GC, preferring internet explorer. I can gain access via the icon on my desk top, however, when clicking o...

This may be somewhat superfluous. There are, I'm sure many of out there who are not full, or even part time at this stage, nomads but are happy to offer their hospitality to any nomads passing by. Perhaps someone more techno savvy than I can set up something where people can add their names by location....

The latest edition of caravan & Motorhome magazine has a great free camping supplement. Different possible routes around the country with a great guide to some of the free camps. Many are familiar names from the travellers on this forum, and still many more. well worth the $$$$$ as a quick refer...