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We are currently planning our Sept Oct trip out of Brisbane & are considering a flight over Lake Eyre. Can you please help. What's best fixed or rotary wing aircraft? (I assume that rotary will only be available from Marree. Is that right?) Has anyone done the flight 1 or 2 days from Longreac...

I am hoping against hope that one of you may help me find a New Idler Bracket for a Toyota Coaster 1983 3b Diesel motor Cannot for love of money find one in Melbourne...I'm told by Toyota that these vehicles are all being wrecked in Qld. I have just had the Air conditioner done and the man tells me I nee...

I hope if there are any of our forum members in the Southern Highlands area that they have battened down the hatches. Snowing in Bowral at the moment and temperature hovering around the degree mark. It's only 7 degrees here in Ulladulla with rain straight off the snowfields and almost horizontal at t...

Just letting all my friends know that I am still around, currently housesitting at Coochin near boonah until next tuesday (no internet reception) and then over to Kalbar for a week, after that back to my sons place at Jimboomba for a week and then off to Tara for the camel races.

Well we are back home again after a great trip in outback Queensland, having visited the following places, Nindi Gully, St George, Thargomindah, Cunnamulla, Nockundra(pop 3) but a great pub with lots of people passing through and a great camp spot on the Wilson River. Onto Quilpie through Eromanga...

We get some strange vehicles on Magnetic island, but here is an interesting one 1974 Kombi, owned by some travelling artisans, on the beach at Arcadia.They were going to the RSL markets tonight.I love old Kombis, having owned one myself. Stands out a bit, eh. -- Edited by bill12 on Friday 15th of July 2...

Seems like there is a typhoon about to hit Japan..............you'll never guess what name they gave it MA

Hi, Bev and I are thinking of going through Theodore next week on way to visit youngest son and family at Clermont. Has anyone been that way recently, how are the roads and is the Theodore caravan park operating OK? Geoff and Bev

Seeing as St Lawrence was mentioned a couple of posts ago Wonder how Carmila is after the srorms last time

Hi folk out there in GN land. Wonder if I could ask your opinion on towing with a 2009-2010 Auto 2WD Petrol 3.6l Holden Colorado. What are your opinions? Any and all appreciated, any Links appreciated as well. Thanks folk, travel safe and stay happy

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Hi Everyone, We are planning our full time retirement and want to purchase our "home base". Would love to hear the pro and cons of living in a retirement village or buying a house in town. This will be our last major purchase so we want to do our home work thoroughly and hopefully "get it r...

The Good - Holts Motors & Home Hardware Swan hill. The Bad - Bond Batteries. The Ugly - Me. Headed off for a two week shake down run in the new van. First morning the car only just started. Whoops! Battery problem or a discharge somewhere. Arrived in Swan Hill, Booked in to a park (Ensuite Sites $23/ni...

Myrtle goes in tomorrow morning for her heart transplant. Sam rang this arvo. If I have trouble starting her in the morning he will send over one of his guys. Not sure how long she will be in there for. Will keep you updated.

Not for Christs sake,slow down .....but for your own sake ,slow down

Hi all, Could someone please describe the Taralga Road to the Wombeyan Caves. Took the road from Mittagong once and it was narrow, windy and hairaising (never again) Much appreciated Zj

Hi. I am looking at updating my towing mirrors. I have a Ford Territory and full 19'6" caravan. At present I have the clip-on ones held with rubber straps. What is your opinion of say, Aussie Truck Mirrors , the Ora Torino ones and the others that clip on the mirrors? I have a limited budget also. Loo...

Went for a walk in the sun yesterday and ended up at Supercheap Auto. I bought a cupholder. It goes over the drivers door between door and window but has a metal plate that I'm hoping I may be able to screw somewhere on the front dash, then the cupholder slides down on the plate. Will be out of the way of gett...

Just wanted to give a big thumbs up to these guys, I pulled in on Saturday morning, fuelled up 20+ kms down the road when car started running rough, so thought dirty fuel, and should replace fuel filter, called into these guys and within 10mins they had the right filter for me, and had fitted it for me all f...

I have just put the grey nomad stickers on "The beast"they look great, I have a man putting some shelves in the cupboards for me then the fun begins loading all my stuff I only have 2 days to go in the house, then a week at my daughters if my back is ok by then I will be leaving on the tuesday,see you a...