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The new satellite service VAST started accepting activations for WA services under 2 conditions. 1) you have an existing aurora card registered with Optus 2) your complete the registration online through by entering you location and clicking the 'satellite eligibility tab'. The new VAST servic...

Hi You Lucky Travelors, thank you for all the useful information on the Solo section. I've joined this site, as in the process of researching what to buy ect 4 x 4s, caravans and campervans or the best mode of a traveling home for me. I plan to start travelling in about a year to see this great count...

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Note that a number of write ups regarding the virtues camping and caravanning spots are turning up in the general forum which are all to often lost in a very short time owning to the high number of general posts . Could these be relocated to the Recommendations Forum - Sub Form Caravan Parks s...

Mr. Crisp ( Editor) Have you ever considered doing a spread in regard to the Grey Nomad invasion and the free camping spots in and around our great Country..Im not sure if you our your superiors realize the thousands that or on the road Enjoying their retirement and spending the Gr...

Picked up my new Collapsible Moon Chair yesterday. Finally de-plasticked it today, and tested it out. Nice and comfy, easy to unfold, and re-fold, and not too heavy. I reckon it's a good buy for $30.00. [From BCF.] Folding flat, it won't take up too much room in the Campervan. Cheers, Sheba. ...

Article in The West Australian - Saturday 9th July 2011; "The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder has made a $50,000 contribution to the Campervan Motorhome Club of Australia to assist with the staging of its rally in the Goldfields during October. Mayor Ron Yuryevich presented the cheque to CMCA cha...

We visitied friends here in Darwin and they were telling us that an older man was caught at the Daly River with an over quota of fish. He had something like 35 fillets and the limit is considerably lower. The authorities confiscated his catch, fishing gear, fridges and I think he said his boat. They have...

Today I took a little detour through the area that was worst hit by Cyclone Yasi. All the houses on the beachfront were gutted, and it was obvious that most were still unoccupied. A couple had tradesmen working on them. From Innisfail south the trees for miles and miles have been stripped of their foli...

We are planning the big trip, and it seems like there are 1,000 ways of going about it and all different. Did you toss a coin to turn left or right at the end of the street, or did you plan every stop-over? Did you ask everyone you could find, and include all of their highlights? Did you have a timetable to sti...

does anyone know the tiger generators, ive been told there as good as the honda, i have to buy something any advise on this welcome i dont want anything too loud, or too heavy ??????

Did anyone see Billy the Kid (aka William the Third) on that caravab TV Travel show tonight? It was on at 4.30 I think but I missed it. Anyone got a link to it? Thanks

When I get my vehicle serviced, I always have these items on the bill as extras; Fortron Engine Flush $12.50, Fortron Fuel Treatment $12.20 My question is are they really necessary or just an added expense not required. I may say that it is a matter of trust that these above items have been added/use...

well we are finally here, frosts every morning and a howling bitter wind, the campsites are chock a block with vehicles of all descriptions............but the bore is wonderful !!! has been worth the trip, regards, gary

Hi Everybody... We've been on the road for 10 weeks and have covered over 10,000 k's, bringing us to Fitzroy Crossing. Theres not a lot here, except a particularly nice caravan park. (Fitzroy River Lodge) Suddenly we find ourselves sleeping a bit later in the morning, sitting around reading or ch...

LOG ON: Adding wood to the campfire. LOG OFF: Not adding any more wood to the campfire. MONITOR: Keeping an eye on the campfire. DOWNLOAD: Getting the firewood off the Ute. HARD DRIVE: Making the trip back home without any cold tinnies. KEYBOARD: Where you hang the Ute keys. WINDOW: What you shut when t...

Hello Everybody, Finally back home after a 6 hour trip on public transport. An hour from Geelong to Melbourne, then a two hour wait. A bus ride of two hours to Bendigo with a 3 minute wait then onto the last bus to Echuca. Arrived home just before 4pm. (by taxi) All the trains are off the tracks for track ma...

What do you call the arm that holds up the middle seat in the Toyota Hi-Ace so you can check the oil? Mine is missing, thought I would search on Ebay but not sure what its called. It bolts on to the underseat and the other end slides along in a slot for up and down.

We are in Esperance for a week. We are staying at Bathers Paradise Caravan Park,Castletown. Yesterday there were 2 whales swimming about 50 metres off the beach just in front of the park , they were there all day. Haven't been for a walk this morning so don't know if they are still there today. (Sorry...

Hey Guys n Gals, Well just watched the final launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, would you believe the shuttle program has been going for 30 years and they have had 135 launches. Out of the 135 launches they have only had 2 catastrophic failures which have taken the lives of 14 crew & the total loss...