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Howdy!Yep, it's that time again to sit back and read away because this is my Bi Monthly Update #6, covering January and February 2021.January started the day after December finished Yep, sure did. New Years Eve and here in the park Nth East VIC near Wangaratta there wasn't much if any noise around afte...

This question is directed to all the pensioners who are on the road. We are preparing to head to WA soon for about 18 months to 2 years and will no longer be using our current address. In fact most probably wont return to the current address. How have you gone about ensuring Centrelink can contact you shou...

The Cairns Road Policing unit will be conducting Public Caravan weighing over the coming few weeks (See below locations and dates).This is an opportunity for travellers and locals to weigh their caravan and discuss safe towing with Officers from the Road Policing Unit.This educational initiati...

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Hi All I want to get you thoughts on what success you have gained from a Tow and Load Assessment of your combined tug and caravan by a suitable qualified person. Shortly, I will take delivery of my new 19ft 6in caravan with a 3,300kg ATM and my My16 Navara Np300 GCM is 5,910kg. I am aware that the new caravan...

We are planning a caravanning holiday in WA entering across the SA/WA border at Eucla. We are getting very frustrated trying to fill in the G2G Pass application. Any hints etc

Hi there everyone, we are in the process of owning a motorhome this week & are totally confused in regards to Insurance and Roadside Assist. Been comparing plenty on many sites & have come to a stand still. We are hoping anyone could enlighten us and we could appreciate any recommendation pl...

After a lot of time spent weighing up the pros and cons my wife and I have decided that we will sell our Grand Cherokee and 22' Retreat van and put the money towards a new motorhome. Currently looking at a 24ft Adria Coral which at around $130K for the base model looks pretty good value although once we add a...

Some people on another forum have suggested that one should carry a jump starter battery in case one's car battery goes flat. It sounded like a good idea if travelling alone because you need another car for jumper leads to work. I was wondering if a jump starter battery could be used as a spare battery...

In N S W there are now double demerit points until midnight Tuesday for any traffic offence. No one will go through a road closed sign for example.

Paddy is on a nude beach in Spain. Out of manners and to prevent sunburn he places his hat over his privates. A woman walks past and s******s "if you were a gentleman you would lift your hat". Paddy replies "if you were not so ugly it would lift itself".

Great to see that,at last,someone has had the intestinal fortitude to publicly accuse an NRL coach of training his players to intentionally inflict major injuries on opposition players.Years ago,I determined that such was the case,but thought it pointless to comment. Cheers.

Hi. I have a 2009 Mazda BT50 2.5lt Diesel. The problem is that I need to turn the ignition on and off up to 100 times before the engine and glow plug lights come on. Then it will start straight away. Before then, only the red lights come on and the engine will crank, but not fire. Has anyone encountered this b...

This is an impressive drive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2X1lWQCWoc

Hi all, We are finalizing out big lap plans and preparing our home for us not being here for approx 12 months. Hot Water System, do we turn it off? Google says yes if away for 1 month or more. Anyone our there had experience with this? Appreciate all comments.

After a bit of thought,and since I am now travelling alone,I have decided to get a PLB.Because Peter (Peter'n'Margaret) seems to have vast knowledge of many things,and I seem to recall that he once recommended GME,I went to a local suppler and had a chat about the MT410GAUS model that now is available...