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Gday... Interesting data from previous Census ... put your mouse pointer on the orange 'indicator' on the 'dateline' and slide left or right for various years ..... http://www.abc.net.au/news/specials/census-2011/ Cheers John

My sewing skills don't stretch to much more than sewing back the odd detached button, so I have been presented with a big challenge this week. Our bear, who will be 18 years old this Christmas, developed a failure in his chest fabric. Basically it has just given up the ghost, too many years and too much su...

Well now Townsville has two drop areas one at the dam and one at Kirwin at the Willows shopping centre parking area their gone all out for the Rv's which makes it easy to stock up with supplies smart move kirwin -- Edited by gst on Wednesday 10th of August 2011 06:54:52 AM

We get our rig set up to suit our needs. Everything goes fine for a couple of years, and then something goes wrong.

Not through lack of maintenance, but just natural attrition. My split system aircon has just failed to warm. Everything works except the warming part, so now I'm subject to a ref...

Does anyone know much about the Kipor Generators, they seem to be the same rating as the Honda EU20i but quite a bit cheaper. Have noticed there's a few for sale on Ebay.

Can't sleep,so thought I'd catch up with what you lot have been up to for the last few weeks. Can I have a whinge? It's been such a lousy few week... first the loss of a great "mate" of 40 years. He would drink with the best of them, swear with the best of them, and fight with the best of them, {in hi...

Quite often nomads ask on here the prices of Rego fees for different state so they can choose which state they should go with when they are on the road permanently. Got my renewal today for Myrtle. For 6 months my total Rego fee is $106.75 This is made up of Registration Fee 47.90 - TAC Charge 53.50 - Insura...

Currently assessing motorhomes or more to the point the cab chassie there built on. Looking for rear wheel drive and at this stage the Iveco is the only one that provided the full specs on there cab chassie. Anyone out there got one , would be very interested in what you think of them as a vehicle . ...

Well the turbo arrived back from Perth & my husbane Keith reinstalled it today so hopefully we can be back on the road tomorrow. Surely we have the last of our bad luck for a while. All up this stop cost us $8,000 (that was my emergency fund). Just hope the pension fairies keep supplying us with our b...

Hi all, Esmeralda is on the road at last!!! No stickers though I left them at home with my sun hat - not that I need that at the moment I spent last night at Holbrook - rained all night and I had to puddle around in the mud and rain to get moving this morning. Has rained all day. I am at Cowra tonight and there i...

Nancy Wake , Australia's most decorated WW2 servicewoman died yesterday at the age of 98. The Gestapo knew her as the White Mouse during the war & she was at the top of Hitlers most wanted lists due to her exploits in the French resistence, helping allied soldiers escape and becoming a liaison betw...

I'm Rosie, he's Troy, and before Christmas - health willing, we will be hitting the road in a caravan we are yet to buy. I'm 40, he is 48, our kids have all left home, and it's time to get out there and do it while we still can. We'd already be on the road, except for my Uni Plan is to get a van - 15-18 footer, ge...

Can any one tell me what is the symbol beside my name in the thread started by column is& how I can delete it. Terry

Hi all just wondering if anyone can help.Have a 21' jayco heritage which has a rear camera mounted. There is a four pin plug running up to the front of the van stopping where all other cables are. What type of moniter and cable do i need for the car, sorry, "TUG".dos it power up the camera as well...

I wonder if I could be so bold as too ask How many Magpies supporters are out there travelling and/or sitting at home getting ready All over this great Land of ours..I realize that there are other codes of course..I watch the fortunes of the Melbourne Storm for instanceIve a Collingwood supporter all m...

Hi all I just joined today and it has been great reading all the posts and so encouraging - what a great community. I will probably be starting off next year maybe around March or so depending on a lot of factors out of my control. I will be solo travelling with 3 dogs, two of them quite elderly (a Belgian sh...

Gday... I am currently in Barcaldine, staying at the Homestead Van Park in Box Street. A pretty good place, $22.50/night - free damper and billy tea each night with country singer for entertainment each night from 4pm to 5pm. The water here is really good too - supposed to be artesian but they clean it u...

How exciting! It's a wee little Viscount Nipper, 11ft, 590kg poptop! Perfect for Lucy to tow! Dan came with me to inspect it, and it passed. The owner is getting it inspected, and gas cert done, and all should be ready for me to collect her when I get back from Cooloola on Thursday. Of course, Dan can't hel...

Men Are Just Happier People NICKNAMES· If Laura, Kate and Sarah go out for lunch, they will call each other Laura, Kate and Sarah.· If Mike, Dave and John go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Dickhead and **** for Brains. EATING OUT· When the bill ar...

Heading off on a short trip up to Carnarvon on wednesday,looking forward to a bit of warm weather and some good fishing for about 4 weeks.