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Hello, We are starting to plan a trip to the Eyre Peninsular for later this year and I would appreciate advice on the best time of year, please? When there, we would like to fish for whiting, snapper, blue swimmers etc in a small boat and do the general tourist things. I've heard it can get windy and cold so...

Would anyone know the 12v DC current draw for a new Waeco CR-1110 model upright Fridge. Replacing the old 3-way and are considering buying one, need to know the current draw for solar reasons. Can't stand the thought of taking a generator along anymore.

We have just purchased a Jayco Sterling 25ft with bed slide out, ATM 2900. Interested to know what is the best and strongest vehicle to tow this. Any suggestions please? -- Edited by handycapped on Tuesday 22nd of January 2013 07:30:25 PM

Left Maggie is this morning for my annual sojuorn down to the deep south. Am at Bloomsbury after having lunch with uncle(83) at Bowen . Hot , humid and a headwind that doesn,t help.Fuel is cheap here , but some cheese slices were $6.90, about $3 on magnetic is.Will try to make it to Clairview , tonight. I,...

Would appreciate feedback on powered site costs and recommended van parks in the Nt Tar Turtle

Drove from Hellyer Gorge and called in at Wynyard to catch up with the internet after 3 nights with neither Optus or Telstra. Still no Optus phone reception. Went on to Stanley to see The Nut and penguins at night so heres hoping for a good view at dusk. There is the option to take the chair lift up to the top...

Please be careful: some hackers have found something new. They take your profile picture and your name and create a new FB account. Then they ask your friends to add them. Your friends think it is you, so they accept. From that moment on they can say and post whatever they want under your name. Please don...

Rubbishing Australia by inconsiderate travellers, who should no better. My worst memories of previous travel on working hollidays around Aus was the amount of discarded rubbish in designated camp areas, truck pulloffs, truck parks, free camp spots etc, I know councils are to blame in some respec...

well every now and then somebody has a good idea,( I am not advertising or got any thing to do with it ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87sRVk1f7ikabsolute ripperCheers Hans

Just discovered that I only have two things in common with Lance Armstrong 1. Neither of us has won the Tour-De-France 2. Neither of us has an Olympic Medal Just as it should be fortunately for me I was never a contestant.

FORUM SEEMS TO BE WORKING PROPERLY, AT LAST BRIAN belated thank you cindy -- Edited by 2weis on Wednesday 23rd of January 2013 12:56:00 PM

We've just realised that the wills that cost us almost $1000 to have made by a soliciters office in Townsville 10 years may now be in limbo - why? - the office no longer exists and they are no longer in the phone book. Also we bought our house in Toowoomba 6 years ago and the legal mob we paid squillions to no...

On a cold winter morning, Woman texts her husband .."Windows frozen".... Husband texts... "pour warm water on them" Wife texts back..." Computer really screwed now" !!

Have arrived at Kentish Park free camp Camps6 #222 to find neither Optus nor Telstra internet access so the plan was to stay overnight then move on, but that was before Hanna & Julia arrived and parked close by. This camp ground is massive and like Lagoons Beach was primarily taken over with Ta...

- Clever Flight Attendant A mother and her 5-year-old son were flying Qantas from Sydney to Auckland. The son (who had been looking out the window) turned to his mother and asked, If big dogs have baby dogs and big cats have baby cats, why don't big planes have baby planes?" The mother, wh...

We are in the process of selling our home but as yet have not found a new home to move to. We may end up storing our household goods in a shipping container for up to 12 months. Have any nomads done a similar thing? Our main concerns are the effect storage has on the stored goods. (Being in central Victoria t...

A sister was about to book a 15 week overseas cruise when she was made aware of new rules that were introduced on 01-01-2013 about maximum time you can be out of Australia if in receipt of disability pension , the maximum is 6 weeks if you exceed this time frame your pension automatically be cancelled and...