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Is there anyone out there in Grey Nomad Land, receiving DVA Benefits and on the road for more that 6 months of the year? If there is, how do you handle a premanent mailing address as required by DVA? Regards GOF and Precious

This story was in the Maitland Mercury. Caravan and camping enthusiasts are passing by Maitland simply because there are few options for them to set up camp. Maitland City Council is investigating the cost of establishing a free, short-term site with sewer and power facilities for a limited number...

WARNING; DON'T "DE-SPOONERISE" IF NAUGHTY WORDS OFFEND! In Memory Of A Great Man, The Late Ronnie Barker This was originally shown on BBC TV back in the seventies. Ronnie Barker could say all this without a sn igger (though god knows how many takes). Irony is that they received not one comp...

3 way fridge (RM2553 T) set up for 12 volts from the tug when moving. One of those Fridge Switch "thingies" to close down the 12 volts from the the tug to the fridge when stationary. 240 volts to the fridge when (Rarely) hooked up to shore power. Now have I got this right. I have obtained an 80 Wa...

Any of you nomadic folk heading to the show 6-7-8 Nov.?

This is pure gold , what is the world coming to and the pollies want to increase immigration from that part of the world. He would be a real asset to the country, I think Not

Hi All Does anyone have a solution to getting rid of "smelly water " coming from the tap in the motorhome. I have drained and flushed the 3 tanks to no avail ! Thanks,

Does anybody know how to remove telstra 101 from your home phone

Now that WAS advertising. I see it's been removed. Cheers, xina.

Taking our new pup with us on our next trip, end of Aprill for about 4/5 weeks. What suggestions or hints can you experienced 'travelling with pets' people give us first timers. Any do's or dont's ? Max is an Australian Terrier, 4 months old , and may grow to a massive 25 cms. Thanks JohnW -- Edited by jan...

Two Crocodiles were sitting at the side of LakeBurley Griffin in Canberra. The smaller one turned to the bigger one and said, 'I can't understand howyou can be so much bigger than me. We're the same age, we were the same sizeas kids. I just don't get it.' 'Well,' said the big Croc, 'what have you been ea...

A young jackaroo from outback Queensland goes off to university, but halfway through the semester he foolishly has squandered all of his money. He calls home. 'Dad,' he says, 'you won't believe what modern education is developing. They actually have a program here in Brisbane That will teac...

Do any of you girls and boys out there in Greynomadland have any suggestions for a GPS. My primary requirement is for highway and by-way touring as much as for around town street navigation. Ability to interface with a computer to do pre-trip preparation would also be a high priority. Over to you (or in...

My thanks to all who responded to my previous query re GPS. All the responses contained useful information that I have taken on board. This really proves the benefit of being a part of this forum Jim

Hello it's us we are finally on the big island arrived this morning.The big adverture begins.Ballarat for 3 days .Has anybody stayed at this park,would appreciated any feedback. Thanks in advance Syd & Donna P.S Melbourne never again thankyou

A mother and daughter are dead after they were beaten and shot as a result of domestic violence issues. The man shot the 14yo girl and bashed the mother and she died later. Rotten mongrel! This happened at Mareeba up on the Tablelands. The mother died of her injuries at Townsville. The Domestic Violen...

Hi all .. .. I arrived here at North Richmond yesterday afternoon to visit with John and Anne (Jandas Fun) to finalise a few things and stock up with supplies before we three get away for a few days out west. Within 2 weeks, I hope to be in Wodonga (Vic) to get some further work done on the communications...

10% of road accidents are due to drunken driving . This makes it a logical statement that 90% of accidents are due to driving without drinking! Terro

Tired of constantly being broke & stuck in an unhappy Marriage, a young husband decided to solve both problems By taking out a large insurance policy on his wife with himself as the Beneficiary, and then arranging to have her killed. A 'friend of a friend' put him in touch with a nefarious dark-si...