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The "Leader of the Opposition" and myself were heading towards Roma on Good Friday when a Nissan 360Z screamed past us at a great rate of knots. About 10 K's down the road we passed the same Nissan, the driver was having a "chat" with the Highway Patrol. A few minutes later the s...

What a week , the cyclone did come over land & we had 48hrs of wind & rain,350ml. The river continued to rise for another 40hrs. There is no height measuring system down stream of Roper Bar & this one reached 10.5mtr. Then you have the Wilton Rv out of Arnem land & the Hodgson fro...

Hi everyone would like some help we are about to sign on the dotted line next week have everything sorted (we hope) but are unable to decide on brand of fridge/freezer must be about 190 + litres in size and 2 way not 3 way they are selling in their vans at the moment the vitrifrigo dp2600 any comments , help,...

I have just bought a 2003 coromal 445 poptop and am towing it with a 2007 falcon sedan to which I have had a Tekonsha voyager controller fitted. So far I have only towed the van a short distance (5km) but have noticed a strong hot brake smell coming from the rear brakes of the falcon and the drums on th...

has anybody stayed in this park lately , we stayed 5 nights during jan and was not impressed with amenities block . broken toilets broken hand basins and general cleanliness very poor will not be back

we have been on the road for nearly 3 months now on our long journey started in geelong vic have been to shepherton,temora ,dubbo,gulargambone,tamworth,gunnedah,armidale we are now about to leave coffs harbour on our way to taree and then on to mudgee to meet up with all those fortunate enough to mak...

Ma has gone again must have been here on Mudgee business

G'day, This Forum was recommended to me by the member of another Forum that I frequent. My name is John and SWMBO is Jane. I'm a retired engineer and ex caravan park owner. Jane and I founded the Oz Parks Chain back in 2005 and since then I've filled the position of CEO. We are retiring at the end of June and...

Thinking about putting in hot water for use at the sink instead of boiling the jug every time, any ideas which way to go?

Yep ,still in the land of the living & just waiting for things to return to normal, what ever that may be. The river is droping rapidly now & we should be back on the water next week, a couple of bigger boats have been out but still very quite. Till we check in again, be kind to each other. Cheers.

Construction of our van has finally started after a very long nine month wait. Hopefully it will be finished next week and we can take ownership the following week. Can't wait untill we can get out there and start touring, hope to get away for the Anzac weekend for a practice run. That's if we get it packe...

Hi All, Well we are now home from our trip nth. to 1770.It rained after we left Yamba until we arrived back at Ballina.Had 30 days of rain in QLD. but still got to see alaot except 1770 as we had to do a day trip from Bundy as the roads had been closed from flooding.Not have any luck travelling at this time of th...

How difficult is it to install a top loading washer in a van ensuite? We have been quoted $785 to have one installed whilst van being built yet they can be bought for $368 online.

Good Friday, left home nice and early to spend a few days at Macksville. We left our cul de sac and turned onto the main road, pulling over to re-adjust the mirrors on the straight. Unfortunately, Hubby got a little too close to an overhanging tree branch, and by the time I look in the mirror and yell sto...

I am having trouble charging my second battery(150 amp hr deep cycle) from my alternater. I , at the moment have a solinoid ystem in but not a lot seems to go to the second battery. I have been told that a marine battery switch(rotary, off -one battery or the other, both batteries) is the go.Do you have to...

The science teacher, Mrs. Parks, asked her class, 'Which human body part increases to ten times its size when stimulated?' No one answered until little Mary stood up and said, 'You should not be asking sixth graders a question like that! I'm going to tell my parents, and they will go and tell the P...

A little Poem for the Seniors... Another year has passed and we're all a little older. Last summer felt hotter and winter seems much colder. There was a time not long ago when life was quite a blast. Now I fully un...

Hello Gnome, Thanks for dropping in the Lake Bolac Caravan Park. I sincerely hope that you enjoyed the park. Sorry, I missed your departure this morning, I got a bit busy cleaning up after some work from yesterday. A caravan park managers work is NEVER done, (sigh). In any case, please do put in a repor...

first timers on the road to Darwin, have been as far as Alice before. any tips or advice on places to see would be much appreciated.