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GRANDPARENTS' ANSWERING MACHINE Good morning . . . At present we are not at home, but please Leave your message after you hear the beep. beeeeeppp .... If you are one of our children, dial 1 and then select the option from 1 to 5 in order of "birth arrival" so we know who it is. If you need us to sta...

When you all travel thru Peak Hill NSW on the Newell Highway or you wish to listened to some music on you tripping around,dont forget to tune into Peakhillfm 89.5.There is a web site and also you can listening any in any time.The web site is www.peakhillfm.com.au This isnt meant to be a spam message,BUT...

I have developed a leak in my suburban hot water service and it looks like it is terminal, and only 18 months old Had a call to the warranty guy at coast to coast and he is arranging for a new heater to be sent out as long as I get it installed, cannot ask for any better service than that. Ken

Anyone watching today's match? What a season this one will be ! Where are you Jimbo?

Funny thing to think about, but . . . driving from Albany to Perth last week, I suddenly realised that I have not seen a hitchhiker for years. They used to be quite common. Are they still out there? Just idle curiosity. Must admit I would not pick anyone up these days. Cheers, Tony

I am looking for a thread on GN about converting US motor homes to Aussie specs, I have done some searches and still cannot find it, one of our members has had this done and I can't find the topic, anybody know where it is?

Rob and I are making our way to TownsvIlle slowly. Atm we are at DuarInga. There aren't many vans here neither has there been at other places we stopped. Theodore had plenty of vacant spaces, Baralaba the same. Where is everyone or are we early? When we left Burren JunctIon there were many vans heading t...

great spot for self contain units ,no water and toilets only open from 8 -5 .good fishing and snorkeling and not many backpackers as the host turns them away if no toilet is onboard. (one could argue that most backers have a truck like a toilet .:)

I'm afraid I am totally 'gobsmacked' after a phone call from my mother. Her doctor has told her my Dad is 'in the wrong place' (dementia ward). While I'm still waiting to talk to the doctor myself I can't believe what she has said. She was one of two doctors who said Mum had done the right thing by putting Da...

my cholesterol tablets have days of the week on the packaging , any ideas why?

A little Aussie humour... An Italian, a Frenchman and an Aussie were talking about screams of passion. The Italian said: "Last night I massaged my wife all over her body with the finest extra virginolive oil, then we made passionate love and I made her scream, n...

We were looking for Camps 6 - Camp 451 on the way to Ceratodus Qld yesterday to stop for lunch and could not find it but came across a camp site near the track to Hurdle Gully lookout and suspect it may be Camp 451 but as the road has changed the kilometres no longer match the book. Anyway it looks like a pleasa...

Ceratodus Rest Area, Camps 6 - CAMP 455, is a pleasant flat glassy area a few ks from Eidsvold QLD. It is quiet and there are flushing toilets and plenty of room to park. The relocated old railway station and some historical information is on site too. It's amazing to see debris from the floods so high up i...

Open a new file in your computer.Name it "Julia Gillard".Send it to the Recycle Bin.Empty the Recycle Bin.Your PC will ask you. "Do you really want to get rid of Julia Gillard?"Firmly Click "Yes."Feel better?Tomorrow we'll do Wayne Swan!

I wasn't sure where to post this, because it's not my photo, I just wanted to share it because it's so stunning. It's the work of Nicole Bond, and it was shared on Facebook by ABC Western Qld. Put's my photo of the Thomson River to shame!

Hi all, Just to let you know that entries to the competition closed midnight Friday AEST (31 May). We will be announcing our top ten finalists as selected by our esteemed judge Steve Jones, Editor-at-Large of Travel Today, on Friday, 7th June. Once the finalists have been announced, there will be...

I'm having trouble finding a Brisbane camp spot as my trip clashes with the caravan & RV show on 5-11 June & it seems all the caravan parks are booked out. I need to camp Thurs evening somewhere close to south Brisbane as I'm having a bullbar fitted to my motorhome early on Friday morning nea...

Is June/July a good time to travel to Birdsvile, what are the road conditions like? Thought of parking the van n driving n staying at Birdsville as a base n tour area in our Prado 4x4. Any feedback be appreciated. Cheers Lyn

Any advice appreciated on an up-to-date source for caravan park reports. I have been using Badgers, but it seems the reports are all at least 2 to 3 years out of date. Cheers, Tony

Hi all, after all this talk about dutch ovens and bread makers, an idea popped into my head! I would like to propose a cooking competition/event/get together in July for Grey Nomads somewhere in Qld (to be nominated by popular choice). We could do:- Best Casserole, best camp oven meal, Best meal in a...