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G'day everyone, just a follow up to yesterdays post regarding snakes. When travelling I always carry at least 2 compression bandages in a backpack for out walking, and on our trip through SA and Qld via Birdsville I wore long pants and sturdy work shoes all the time...........except at the end of a lon...

Just been up to Toc water now out to levee banks toc beach completely covered , all access points to river closed . Hume weir letting out 4oooomeg a day plus wots coming in from rivers , kiewa, ovens/king, so will continue to rise for awhile yet Barmah forest getting a good drink, everyone happy except tr...

Just got this Link from the Tassie Govt. Cheers, Sheba.. http://www.police.tas.gov.au/community-alerts/

The below link is an RTA link for NSW. Don't know if the other states have them or not but if you look down the right hand side, once you plot your course, you can see if there are roadworks, floods etc. I thought you might all benefit from this link. http://livetraffic.rta.nsw.gov.au/

Being a modest man, when I checked into my hotel on a recent trip, I said to the lady at the registration desk, "I hope the porn channel in my room is disabled." To which she replied, "No, it's regular porn, you sick bastard.

Hi all I am looking for any feedback (good or bad) on the Australian made Swift appliances. Has anyone got them installed in the RV and have they had any problems.

I asked this question a few years ago whilst in Cairns and didn't get very satisfactory answers. perhaps the older and wiser might know. Why is CAIRNS pronunced like CANS? A CAIRN is a pile of rocks to mark a grave etc and the ai is pronounced like the ai in air. See the link below and click the speaker ic...

We won't be using the van for a few weeks and have purchased some axle stands to put it up on. The stands are rated to 2000 kgs and we've got a 17' Millard Pop top. When the vans on the stands should we put the legs down as well?? thanks Janeene

ITALIAN HONEYMOON - in a best a Italian accent a After returning from his honeymoon in Florida with his new bride, Virginia, Luigi stopped by his old barbershop in Jersey to say hello to this friends. Giovanni said, "Hey Luigi, how wasa da treep?" Luigi said, "Everyting wasa per...

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Are we not being a little bit on the soft side...When we can't discuss World affairs without being Juian Assange......I'm from a generation that said what we felt...And was not being censured like they do in China......Why are we acting like that ?

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For goinsoon and anyone else interested. In todays paper is an update as promised. In Rochester the Campaspe river is being monitored with public access restricted along the river area, particularly the Campaspe River Walk (which is directly opposite the Rochester CP on the other side of the rive...

Has any one got an opinion (every one has them, there said to be like b*#*), that can help me with the best way to clean the vinyl stone guard of road dirt & tar at the front of a van. Obviously keeping the vinyl in good condition. See what you can come up with for me. Regards terry.

I was hoping this subject may have reared it's Head before this.....I hope this is allowed. But I think Julian Assange's is a down right bloody Hero.......The Truth always Hurts...I have really enjoyed reading about this......So sad that some young women feel, that money is more important t...

Thylarctos plummetus ...WOT! I hear you say... OK kids, now that I have your attention.... Thylarctos plummetus is the scientific name for the infamous Australian Drop Bear....(stay with me, this is important stuff) As we all know this creature has the amazing ability to sense and target overse...

Camping along Murray River this festive season could be dangerous, it has been wetter this year than for along time, lots of trees have come down over tracks into popular campsites, warnings not park underthem etc are being issued by parks , officers, lagoons are full & filling, river well up at...

In 2006/7 we spent 12 months towing a caravan right around your immense country , and thoroughly enjoyed every moment of it. Now weve sort of retired properly, we intend returning to purchase another rig and spend the cold Kiwi months in tropical sunshine somewhere north of the Tropic of Capricorn. W...

We have just had a great lunch, maybe not mastercheff standard but very nice and there was enough for my lady to save some for her tea and I will just need a piece of toast. It was takeaway fishermans basket @ $14.50 and they were very happy for us to eat it in their cafe. I highly reccomend it and the roadhou...