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The 11th Husband !!! A young man married a beautiful woman who had previously divorced 10 husbands. On their wedding night, she told her new husband to "Please be gentle; I'm still a virgin." "What ?" said the puzzled groom. "How can that be if you've been married ten times?" "Well, husband#1 was a...

Hi. Just doing my homework on a potential van. I do prefer Aussie made, however the reviews of the Ezytrail Winton 16' are ok. Does anyone have an opinion? Thanks. Noel

Hello everyone. I have read the previous posts on here and researched in other mediums and get very conflicting reports on the road conditions. I understand part of the Tablelands Highway is single lane and have travelled that sort of road before. So I hope to get some more info from those on here who h...

If you get the pension and intend to travel around AU and also maybe if you intend renting out your home this may interest you ...... My husband and I are thinking of renting out our home so we can travel in our caravan for 12 months. Both of us are on the Age Pension. We think we could earn $450 a week in renta...

Two police officers were fronted by a guy with a baseball bat while questioning a youth for not wearing a mask while in covid a while ago. Dont know if they knew each other. Looks like he got out of his car with a aluminium bat, walked across the road fronted them. They drew tasers then looks like the youth t...

From work it out yourself or else to Kumbaya and mental illness I think this chronological progression of our education system is brilliant Teaching Maths from the 1950s to Today1. Teaching Maths in the 1950s ... A forester sells a lorryload of timber for $100 His cost of production is 4/5 of t...

150psi 160lpm Air Compressor - as new - in excellent condition - only been used 3 times. $100 or whatever you reckons a fair thing. Newcastle NSW area

To assist my ageing body what do you think I should get.? There must be easier things to wind rather than the one that came with the van.

For those of us travelling the NT, and needing work done, particularly on our Jayco if you have one, I can strognly recommend Darwin Jayco on Graffin Crescent, Winnellie. After some self inflicted damage to our van on the way to Darwin, they made a great effort to fit us into a busy schedule for repairs...

21 kms south of Tully Tully Showgrounds no longer has free camping so this is a great alternative Room for at least 20+ vans. You can park along side the railway track A bit of traffic noice and the occasional train passing by in the night and day. Kinda fun tho Toilets, Internet reception, no TV

Large flat areas to park for all size vans. Recommend that you get in by 12 as it is pretty popular Toilets, water and $2 showers. Very well kept grounds and amenities are cleaned daily Clean flowing creek alongside the camp grounds Internet and TV reception. Babinda is a short stroll into town. The Ba...

A fantastic spot for a swim in the gorgeous confluence of two streams . Crystal clear cool waters. Prefect spot for young and old 7 kms outside of Tully. No camping - day use only if you like Babinda Boulders swim spot, then Alligators Nest is comparable Named after local scout group

To suit my 1980 NZ built Campomatic camper, 4 stud pattern 100mm stud distance, 50 mm hub center. Can be steel, or magnesium. If you have some or you know somebody that could have them, could you pass their details on to me

Wondered what type of jockey wheels that people are using with caravan moover like the purple line . Have a 4 degree upward slope to garage. About 3 meters of compacted gravel to concrete. Moovers work well. Jockey wheel cannot handle the weight despite being a steel center 8 inch ark wheel. Ball weig...

Hi all, I have recently purchased a new tug (Mazda BT50) to tow my 23' van. The van is coming with dual solar and dual batteries to allow us to go off grid. The question I have is, should I invest the dollars and have a second battery installed in the vehicle or just run it as it sits. It needs to go to an auto e...

We recently walked the trail from Cape Schanck Lighthouse to Bushrangers Bay on the Mornington Peninsula VIC. It has spectacular, rugged coastal scenery. On this particular occasion we encountered an interesting bonus. The drilling rig OCEAN ONYX was being towed from inside Port Phillip Bay to a...

"I called my dog Composer." "Why did you call your dog Composer?" "Because he Offenbachs".

Aussie Customs A Chinese man decides to move to Australia after 50 years of living in Shanghai . He buys a small piece of land near Mt Isa. A few days after moving in, the friendly Aussie neighbour decides to go across and welcome the new guy to the region. He goes next door but on his way up the drive-way h...