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While listening to ABC talk back radio (who were interviewing Japanese academics) a couple of weeks ago they discussed the coming Japanese Olympic Games and whether they should be held in this covid 19 environment. An overwhelming number of Japanese homeland people who have been surveyed don't wa...

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Whaaaaaat ! Todays maximum is predicted to be 13 deg c on the south west corner..., bloody hell..., there's brass monkey knocking on my door looking for a welder ! Almost unheard of ! Those in S.A. and Vicco shouldn't laugh as those very same cold air low cells, that are done with us..., are forming up int...

I mowed the lawn today, and after doing soI sat down and had a cold beer.The day was really quite beautiful, and the drink facilitated some deep thinking.My wife walked by and asked me what I was doing,and I said, "Nothing."The reason I said "nothing" instead of saying "just thinking" is because she th...

im looking at these heaters for occasional use for heating my van ,has anyone used them and have any reviews i dont want to fit a permant unit into the van as we dont want to carry it when not needed Im also thinking of a ducted style diesel heater

Tossing up between a 30ft or 35ft bus. Is there many van parks/ camp sites that take either size ? Am I better to stick with the 30ft ??

END OF AN ERA FOR DIRT AND DUST FESTIVALA community meeting will be held later this month to close down the incorporated association that operates the Julia Creek Dirt n Dust Festival.Secretary and Treasurer Margie Ryder said it will be a community decision what happens next."Someone might come al...

Hi there! I dont understand anything of energy, let alone solar energy. I got a guy to install it on my van and it is not working. If somebody can give me some advice/clarification/etc, I will be very grateful. This is my equipment and what I would like very much to use it for: 1 DC-12V-140AHX Giant Pow...

WALHALLAGHOST TOWN IN VICTORIAIn the 1850's when the gold rush spread across Australia, Victoria became one of the targets for exploration. Walhalla, nestled in a valley in eastern Victoria was nothing but bushland. A former convict, Edward Stringer, found gold in the creek which is now named S...

Although I am an advocate of owning guns for Recreational Hunting, Farm use or Sporting shooters - and will never surrender my guns - I put this on here for any Member that has acquired a gun through loss of a partner or any other means. Anyone with unregistered guns will be able to surrender their weapon...

I have been doing a few maintenance jobs on the van over the last few weeks and have decided to give the outside a bit of a spruce up. The sides of my van are aluminium and I use regular car wash and it seems to get most of the dirt off. The front and the rear is fibreglass and is a bit dull from the sun and was think...

Most people know of Lake Eildon as a place for boating and fishing, the end. Well if you care to look around it is so much more. Surrounded by forest, bush walks and amazing views such as Mt Torbreck it is a great place to visit if you are prepared to look around and do a bit of walking. The town itself does...

I hope to make a dash to QLD from south NSW in a week or two depending on the COVID-19 restrictions. I'll need to stopover somewhere near or south of Gilgandra. I want to minimise the potential contact with SARS-CoV2 so I'd like to stop somewhere safe but without any interaction with other people. Doe...

Thought I'd put up a photo or 2 taken a few weeks ago

I think that I posted this into the wrong forum so I've reposted it here. I thoroughly enjoyed David Attenborough's series, especially the photography. He has a new series out called "Breaking Boundaries" (or maybe that's the first episode.) It's only available on Netflix, which I don't subscrib...