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Little River Rest Area is 259km east of Dalyn Waters and 120km southwest of Borrolooa on the sealed Carpentaria Highway. no facilities except bins over flowing with rubbish when we over nighted there.

tHE savannah Way crosses the Calvert River 175km east of Borroloola where drivers should top up with fuel for the 300km trip to Hells Gate Roadhouse across the QLD boarder .

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Good afternoon Are there any forumites currently at Theresa Creek Dam or has anyone been there in the last week or two? If there is, is anybody catching any fish there? We are currently trying to make a decision as to turn right or left when we reach Blackwater after a few days stay at Bedford Weir. Thank...

Velcro is available in double sided rolls of about 15 metres.I used to use it in the communications industry for bundling cables in a past life,now i use it for keeping hoses and power cables in rolls instead of a tangled mess.The velcro can be stapled or glued to a surface,so you attach items to it .Beca...

Hi everyone My hubby and I are new to this forum so please excuse us if we do anything wrong At the moment we are both still working however Luigi will be retiring in a couple of years time and we want to, by that time, have a van or 5th wheeler and vehicle. At the moment we have an 80 Series which wont do at al...

Fitting a $12 mini 12volt relay switch between the presure controlled micro switch & the pumps electric motor. This means that the relay carries the power load for the motor, instead of the micro switch. This eliminates the burnout of the micro switch. JC.

Howdyeee folks, We have a 2011 Fiat, ducato, motorhome, we want to tow a small car behind ,,, want the front wheels of the car,off the ground ,and the back wheels trailing on the ground ,,,any one know what the trailers are called Billeeeee

Are there any one using the Iveco Daily cab chassis,(tray top) as a caravan / 5th wheel tug.? If so opionions please, ability, power, economey etc. JC.

My wife uses the 4 Ingredients Cook Book at lot when we are on the road. As she recons useing recieps from it .you do not need a 100 and 1 different ingredients to cart with us to make some interesting meals.She recons the basics are there and if you feel like adding more ingredients you can.

The local Hall was filled to capacity for the Service on a perfect day .. an excellent inclusion of the young children was most obvious .. I wish it were like that everywhere .. These few pics were taken before the parade when little wind was evident .. so only scenic shots .. would have loved to have filme...

Can i have some recmmendations on tv,s p[ease? can,t get any sound out of mine. Darn thing has been in the repare shop to often, so think it,s time to get another one. Thanks

Sigh posted off the Stuart Highway 16km north of Tennent Creak. The final 6km is via a unsealed graded track. Suitable for all types of rigs, but as always on these type of tracks just take care. Bbq /Toilets /and picnic shelter. Rates are free and pets allowed when we were there Do not expect 5 star faci...

I am having a short shakedown run camping for a couple of nights at Bass River Reserve Camps6 #97. Waiting for the night to see how cold it will be here in Vic late April and not looking forward to it. Had a really good run, the coaster runs exceptionally well and feels good on the road, sitting up high gives...

Grandma's boyfriend A 5-year-old boy went to visit his grandmother one day. Playing with his toys in her bedroom while grandma was dusting, he looked up and said, 'Grandma, how come you don't have a boyfriend now that Grandpa went to heaven?' Grandma replied, 'Honey, my TV is my boyfriend. I ca...

First time poster on the forum,although have been stalking the site for quite some time and have learnt a lot,and still more to learn yet.Seems like I already know a lot of forum members already,without having met. I have met one GN, my wife and myself live only 30 minutes drive from Greens Lake but hav...

I notice HW and Wombat haven't been on for a while. Maybe they have both fallen in a wombat hole. Hope they are OK.

Finally got around today to using my Aldi sim card in a new phone. Rang Aldi (interesting experience, at least the music wasn't bad, but the wait was long). Asked if I could use the phone number which came with the (locked to Telstra) phone, or whether Aldi would give me a new number (I'm happy either way)...

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