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Today was visit family day down South of Melbourne. I am in North East VIC. so at 4.45am went out to car and pushed remote to open doors. Bugga, dead as a dodo. Tried the spare remote, same thing. I opened driver door by key and put key in ignition to start that way. Nothing. Yep, definitely a flat battery, r...

I was due for an appointment with the gynecologist later in the week. Early one morning, I received a call from the doctors office to tell me that I had been rescheduled for that morning at 9:30 am. I had only just packed everyone off to work and school, and it was already around 8:45am. The trip to his offi...

Were thinking of getting the WiTi system for our van. Does anyone use it? Thoughts? Did you fit it yourself? If not, who did?

Can anyone give me their opinion on the Tayla mark 2. Need to know if it is worth $18000.00

Planning to tour Wanaaring to Wilcannia in a month or so, and have done the road south of Wanaaring back in 2003 & 2008. Both times through White Cliffs and both times through the Paroo -Darling National Park passing by Peery Lake. Google seems to indicate that there is now another route touring...

Has anyone purchased the new Oyster V sat tv system? Any feedback or is it too early?

Hi all,new to forum.My wife and I are contemplating attending the Finke desert races,and then moving on to Bigredbash at Birdsville. Wehave a 4x4 +16 ft off road poptop.Any suggestions re route/precautions/extra equipment etc would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in anticipation. Andrew Smal...

Brown Mountain, at an elevation of 1,243 metres AHD, is the highest mountain in the Monaro region of New South Wales

A friend went to Beijing recently and was given this brochure by the hotel. Getting There: Our representative will make you wait at the airport. The bus to the hotel... runs along the lake shore. Soon you will feel pleasure in passing water. You will know that you are getting near the hotel, because you...

Hi fellow nomads, Just stumbled onto this great forum and thought to join. Hair started to turn grey and only a few more years to "full" retirement. Bought a second-hand BA XT Falcon wagon and thought to join the backpackers to travel from Perth to Sydney/Melbourne. My son happens to be interested in...

A man was leaving a cafe when he noticed an unusual funeral. A funeral Coffin was followed by a second one. Behind the second coffin was a solitary man walking ...with a black dog. Behind him was a queue of 200 men walking in single line. The man couldn't stand his curiosity. He approached the man walking...

The challenge to make WA roads safe is always on-going and the latest step is that under the new legislation from July 1st, drivers will have to pay $1,000 and receive 4 demerit points for using their mobile phone. The WA Government has announced tough new, two-tiered penalties for drivers caught usi...

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A message for anyone who tows a boat or caravan. SA Police have received several reports indicating split pins (also known as R Pins) have been removed from hitch pins which secure a tow bar to a vehicle (trailer ball mount). The owners were not aware the split pins had been removed until they attempted...