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I am booked to go on a Winnebago Safari on 17th Sept at Otford which is south of Sydney. Can someone please give me some advice on how to get there bypassing Sydney and avoiding as much traffic and bridges and tunnels as possible. Thanks Chris

From the Sydney Morning Herald: A 19-year-old P-plater has run over a family of four who had been sleeping in a tent at a NSW south coast caravan park. The family from the Snowy River town of Dalgety - a 45-year-old father, 43-year-old mother and their two children, a girl, 7, and boy, 4 - were seriously...

Reluctantly I have to bring this to the attention of fellow forum grey nomad members. Howard and myself received a lunatic text late last night. The person who sent it had their number exposed in the text. To cut a long story short, the person who sent it is a grey nomad member, and I believe is in a...

Some of us are plannign a get together at Whiteman Park later this month (August) or early September, depending on the arrival of some who are at Kalbarri at the moment but heading south towards Perth soon. So please keep an eye on this thread for more definite details as time progresses, JRH and Wombat...

SPRING, This is a totally wonderful word , beautiful,flowers,smells,ferterlizer,green grass, but for some of us that have had many frostes our gardens are looking very sick. How do you all get your garden going again..My garden is looking really bad, all the beautiful palms gone, even the native...

I made a crocheted rug for new grandchild. It was made up of 63 6" squares in different patterns and colours. Now I have been asked to make one for another person, who will buy the wool (about 30 balls of 8 ply) themselves, and pay me to make the rug. But I don't know what is a reasonable amount to charge...

Hope it wasn't one of our members, or someone we know - seen between Griffith NSW and Hay NSW - motorhome rolled on its side. Don't know any other details, but not nice for some poor people. Hope no one was seriously injured.

Arrived today 1st Sept Lot of road works...But what a beautiful spot...Will spend two nights up top and will go and visit Gladstone Monday and come back and stay down stairs I have taken a snap of my new Premises........

Bear with me on this long post have just arrived back to Charters Towers after 3 days and now have internet. Intend to travel to Cape River but don't expect the internet there either. Tuesday morning and I woke up at Reid River with a problem, not used to having health issues but both my eyes were gummed up...

Paddy tells Mick he's thinking of buying a Labrador. F**k off says Mick, "have you seen how many of their owners go blind?"

The showgrounds are closed for renovations until the end of 2012. You can pull over near the Info Centre and Calico Cottage, but it's right on the highway with a lot of trucks going by. It was suggested that we try the hall on the corner of Chadford Street and High Street. It's grassed and there's a toilet...

Hi We are in ceduna at the moment. The motorhome is a Jayco and its a month old. The grey water tank is not emptying. its not the gauge the tank is definitely full but I am lucky to get 10 liters out if I open the valve. I had a shower yesterday and the water would not drain so its that tank for sure. The water is l...

My wife a i have just spent two nights at the Lazy Lizard caravan park at Pine Creek in the N.T. Never again. The setting is nice but the pub is right on your doorstep. Normally that would be fine but the management allow the loud music (and i mean loud) and the drunks to carry on till closing time which is 1.0...

We are so enjoying watching the paralympics in TV... those young people are absolutely inspirational! Their joy just to be there is so obvious its infectious, I keep grinning while I watch!

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-03/road-safety-campaign-targets-grey-nomads/4235658

I saw this on FB and thought I'd share. Sound familiar?

Could the Free/Budget Campsites Sub Forum be sub divided again by state making it easier to review Peter

I am posting this update on behalf on Glassies; Della & Graeme. Just spoke to Della, Her scan results are of absulute devastation to her & Graeme & their families, us included. The Melanoma has returned again, this time in the upper tummy behinde the rib cage & measuring ten centerme...

Hi All, Just got my van insurance bill and after I got up of the floor I thought I would ask on the forum who do others insure with and how they find the insurance company to deal with. So if you have any comments they will be greatly appreciated. Cheers Vern -- Edited by Vernleanne on Saturday 1st of Septem...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BILLEEEEEEE!! Hope you have had a great day and been spoilt by that lovely girl of yours. Sorry a bit late but only just realised what the day was.