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In Townsville - Kings Road, Town and Country Caravan Park (part of the showgrounds) not flash, but at $33/pn power and water, probably one of the cheapest around the town, and very well situated. Amenities are spotless, walking distance to Castletown Shopping Centre in Wool**** Street, or the Cit...

what did you end up getting? I like the idea of the lounge at the back but i have limited mobility , so not sue i could climb up to the bed over the cab , especially in the middle of the night wonder what you guys have, ie those with motor homes and how you find it...

Camped at Alligator Creek Camping Ground in the Bowling Green Bay National Park about 30 mins south of Townsville. Fantastic camp spot near the creek safe place to swim and beaut walking tracks and the water that cascades over the rocks in the water holes is a relaxing experience. while we swimmin...

I have posted this on the techs forum but I'm posting here as well to put it before more who might know the answer to this problem. Does anyone know how you gain access to the elec element of the above stove. I suspect that the element is faulty and needs replacing but just how you get to it is another thing. J...

We are Dave and Erin. Erin is Australian and Dave is English. We will be moving to Australia come next year and intend on buying a camper van and travelling around for quite some time. I have heard this is the place to find lots of information so I will enjoy reading through all the old threads and putting t...

Ok Dougwe, what have you done with him I hope there is no truth in the rumour you sent a Wombat Hit Squad after him Come back Wombat, Doug's running wild without you here !!

We have finally booked a trip on ferry and heading to Victoria to do a trip round the east coast for 3.5 weeks then overland to Sheperton to stay with friend so hope weather is good If any one wants a home for 4 weeks in tas 1sep to end of Sep

I'm posting this plea for help because I am still in need of a kind hearted person to mind my cat and home while I go to Brisbane for a week the end of August. I'm willing to pay for backyard accommodation or similar and for spending some time daily with my cat, a mature age Siamese. She is very much at home...

Hi. I am expecting to go on the road (in NSW) for a short while with my Grand Children and am hoping that I may be able to meet up with some drovers on the way. I believe that this would be an experience for them to spend some time with the drovers, and share a camp fire and hear their stories. The kids I am sure wo...

I did search previous threads on this but didn't find exactly what we needed, so am asking for your help, please. We had the prodigy electric brakes serviced Wednesday. drove 15 km home and brakes are grabbing and too hot to touch. Took it back Thursday, bit of adjusting, drove 15km home, same result. D...

We are currently heading up the coast, leaving Airlie Beach today and heading to Bowen, Someone mentioned Newell Beach , north of Mossman was a lovely spot to stay , has anyone stayed there recently, I would love to stay somewhere right on the beach for a week or so along the coast somewhere so any sugge...

This is a real photo, you would swear it is a painting but it is not. Taken on an Iphone..... -- Edited by Duh on Friday 2nd of August 2013 04:27:40 PM

I am in Katherine NT I needed a service on the Prado,got put onto a place called Brownies autos had my own oil and filter he gave the car a service used my oil and filter not a problem, even stood and watched the gent do the job ,he checked diffs ,transfer box, air filter, transmission,can't recommend thes...

This was on the news tonight, Gidgegannup, north/east of Perth on the way to Toodyay. According to a news report which showed the vehicles involved, a double trailer earth moving truck was coming down a hill and a car turning off the highway caused the truck to brake hard. The end trailer of the truck s...

In Kununurra at present, then to Lake Argyle for the weekend. After that, it is east to Katherine where I virtually finish my Big Lap - I continue on to Brisbane but having covered the NT last year it will be retracing old tracks. It has been a fascinating trip, some great places & people and so much...

Do you approach an intersection with anticipation? Do you approach a round-a-bout with anticipation? Do you approach a set of lights with anticipation? Anticipation that something will change what you expect will be ok. This could be a vehicle broken down around the bend. This could mean a speed...

We will be traveling to Tassie in Oct/Nov 2013 in a MH. Am considering traveling along the west coast, down to Hobard, Bruny Island and then back up via the East Coast to Devonport and back home to Sydney. Have Camps 7 and info from Tasmanian Tourist Offices. Am open to places to see and other experienc...

Parkinsons or Alzheimers An old woman was asked, "At your ripe old age, what would you prefer to get, Parkinsons or Alzheimers?" The wise one answered without delay, "Parkinsons, definitely Parkinsons -- Better to spill half my wine than to forget where I keep the bottle."...

Interesting.....type in your year and click on the question mark, the screen will fade black and the presentation begins, sit back and enjoy, no need to do anything else, see; http://whathappenedinmybirthyear.com/

Hello All Observation: While driving on the Bruce Highway between Sarina and Rockhampton yesterday, I, together with many other drivers came across a Grey Nomad towing a caravan slowly in a 110kph zone. The truckies were not to happy, going by the CB traffic. While filling up with fuel in Rocky t...