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I've started a new thread as I didn't wish to hijack the one posted by Goldenyears. He's talking of buying a 200Ah lithium battery which will cost at least $1500, possibly much more. All batteries in Oz come with a warranty both provided by the seller and mandated by law. It is very difficult with a seale...

Climate scientists warn of increased climate change events as carbon emissions fail to drop https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-04/carbon-dioxide-emissions-hold-firm/101126312

Bizarre 17-million-year-old giraffe-like creature was an intense headbutter, fossils show https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-06-03/ancient-giraffe-like-creature-intense-headbutter-fossils-reveal/101112562

Apparently the turquoise parrots, that were considered extinct in the 1920's have survived the black summer bushfires: New nesting boxes help Snowy Mountains' turquoise parrots recover from Black Summer bushfires [url]https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-04/turquoise-parrot-black...

Does anyone have recent knowledge if the Freecamp at Proserpine open atm??? Some sites on the net indicate that it is closed?

How great whites may have contributed to the extinction of the biggest shark, megalodon https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-06-01/megalodon-extinction-great-white-shark-pliocene-diet-zinc/101112348

More than 40 per cent of Earth's land surface 'must be conserved to maintain biodiversity' https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-06-03/biodiversity-nearly-half-earth-land-surface-needs-protection/101110926

I'm not sure if yesterday (probably) or today was the closure of postal votes to arrive at the Australian Electoral Commission for counting. It doesn't really matter. What does matter is that all the ballot papers can now be counted and the distribution of preferences can begin in those undecided el...

If the prospect of getting closer to China seems appealing keep in mind that today is the 33rd anniversary of the day the Chinese government declared martial law and sent troops into the peaceful protest in Tiananmen Square and killed thousands (no one knows) of their citizens and then drove tanks ov...

Apparently I've upset someone by pouring this in the wrong section so here it is repeated:There have been lots of recent posts of birds. This reminded me of a New Scientist video is Tim Flach photography so I thought that I'd post it here. These are NOT my photos: Sorry. Cut and paste doesn't work for v...

I've got dust flaps / doors for the external fridge vents on my van When im running the a/c should I leave the flaps shut so its circulating the cooler air? Or always open them when I pull up?

This video showils how scientists created the first image of Sagittarius*, the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way:

There have been lots of recent posts of birds. This reminded me of a New Scientist video is Tim Flach photography so I thought that I'd post it here. These are NOT my photos:

This is an interesting video showing that a climate deniers can change his or her views:

Just a few more bird photos. This will be the last of them as I don't want to bore everyone.

I did a search on this topic and came up with a few previous posts but they are a few years old. Our new van will be delivered this month and I would like to change over from using the current heavy bar type WDH to the lighter Anderson Hitch chains and I would really appreciate some feedback from people curre...

Hi and I'm keen to learn about toilets. I've 2 slide-on campers in the sights. Only one will be bought... One has a holding tank and flushing toilet, the other a cassette type. Should these differing types sway me either way? I've never used either. What works and what doesn't? I'm intending l...

It must be close to two years I have been pondering whether to buy an air fryer and living in a caravan brings issues.... Downsides: they are large, I'll need the generator to power it, cleaning may be an issue. Upsides: it looks like they can do chips and fabulous roast potatoes and, I'm sure, a whole hea...

Hi all. I have persevered with my BOS 370 jockey wheel and now that the key pin in the operating parts has sheared twice, I have given up with it and thrown the whole thing in the bin in disgust. When it works it is very good but the basic design is flawed and even when using a clutched drill properly to rais...