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We are currently in Bowen but unfortunately have to move on. I have booked into Alva Beach for the duration of the Qld school holidays and would love to hear from fellow travellers who have stayed there. Specifically would like to know about the fishing, where can we launch our tinnie etc. Also have...

Hi all, we are new members and new to caravaning. We want to travel around Oz and wondered if any of you travel in groups from place to place? We are in south east Queensland at the mo and as soon as we sell our property, we are off! Regards.

It's been a rough week but I made it - how about you?

Thanks to all for the well wishes& for sharing.We will start our way home to give assistance with recovery as he lives alone & just up the street from us. A bypass operation is planed for next week. Dont put off till tomorrow what we can do today.

Hi I was needing some advice please on the legal side of the necessity for tow mirrors. We have changed our vehicle to a 03 Pajero and we have very good side clearance vsion down the side of our van and 4x4 just using the large electric car mirrors. Previously we have used mirrors for our vs wagon . My husba...

I have not seen Granny on lately , or is she she just being a Lerkalot

This will be our first long trip, we are after advice on camp spots between port augusta and darwin. We plan on spending some time around uluru & the olgas. Travelling with our pet ****zu. Any advice would be great?

An Aussie truckie walks into an outback cafe with a full-grown emu behind him. The waitress asks them for their orders. The truckie says, 'A hamburger, chips and a coke, 'and turns to the emu, 'What's yours?' 'I'll have the same,' says the emu. A short time later the waitress returns with the order 'Tha...

well its bye to kids ,grandies,and pets . tomorrow we head off for trip to cooktown via lightning ridge carnavon gorge undurra atherton areas before heading down coast to sydney 9 to 10 weeks or so . hope to meet up with some of you along the way . any info regards these areas will be very welcome pophog a...

We pulled in to Cunnamulla yesterday and were told by the Information Centre the Qld Government wanted to put a stop to Free camping and didn't want to tell to give any info on free camp areas. Also were told they didn't really want people to park in the Showgrounds either. We took a few brochures and in on...

The bay and the ocean.

Shorefront, Torquay

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My wife just reminded me of this - True , one of Zoomtopz'z real life stories . Barbara was expecting our son , she was 40 having her 1st child . I was 46 & 4th . Being a good little hubby I goes along to pre-natal classes with all the 20something . We were dutifully doing all the exercises as the midwife is...

There had been a heavy snowstorm in Canberra and Kevin Rudd was arriving at Parliament House to start work for the day. He noticed that someone had urinated in the snow and had written the words "Rudd Sucks" As KRudd figured that it was probably the work of one of Tony Abbott's henchmen he ca...

Ooooh! I wonder how Krudd the Dud feels this morning with all that steel in his back

Hi Grey Nomads I'm just about to begin my first grey nomad expedition. Is there anyone out there who may have had experience travelling with a cpap or vpap machine? I'd like to hear any advice offered - in particular in relation to battery power for the machine. Best wishes CallmeStan

Greetings to all from Sale, Vic. All has been going well untill yesterday when we received news of my wifes brother having had a heart attack. He lives just up the street from us & is currently in a Sydney hospital.It was a very close call as they didnt think he would make it, we will be hanging around...