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I am in favour of people who have not towed a van before doing a driver training course to get some training but the recent experience of a friend of ours makes some of these so called trainers an absolute joke. She went to a course to have some training on their new van. The training consisted of a bit of tr...

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hi does any one use chrome cast for watching netflix if so from phone or laptop ? do you find it ok ? thank you

Hello, I am looking for a low wattage clothes iron. On Ebay there are some for sale, supposedly "Phillips" but made in India. They are without steam, which makes them low-wattage, 750 watts. Has anybody had experience with such an iron? Or is there a camping store in Australia that sells them, too? My p...

Drafting blokes over 60....I am over 60 and the Armed Forces thinks I'm too old to track down terrorists. You can't be older than 42 to join the military. They've got the whole thing ass-backwards. Instead of sending 18-year olds off to fight, they ought to take us old guys. You shouldn't be able to join...

My usual disclaimer, is that I am not usually associated, with anyone selling anythingBut...I know the man who runs this show, so my recommendation is only that of a happy customerSecond Sunday of every month, except January, 6pm to 10.30pmGolden Hills Motel, Morang Street, Golden Square (a subur...

As of Saturday, 9 March 2019, approximately 3.30 pm Greens Lake foreshore was just about nose to tail, some were (travelling together) doubled up I counted 99 parties, (Caravan/Motorhome/Camper Van/Wizzbangs/Tents/etc), east of the ramp, and 108 parties, west of the ramp I assume that this may b...

I plan to be there sometime after fortnight from now. I miss it a lot. Here, in Lightning Ridge temps are still close to 40C all time and not a drop of rain. I forgot actually what it is like to feel some rain. Drought is here incredible. Stock dies. Even Prickly Pears and aloe Vera plants die out on mass. I ca...

Hi, just food for thought with the upcoming federal election on todays News feeds the six retiring federal MP's due to a loophole are going to receive $220,000 a year pension plus all there other entitlements Bill Shorten if elected is going to change the minimum wage to a "Living Wage" as he said the m...

As you all probably know by now I had a fall out of the aluminium tee pee and badly injured, unable to pack up and leave when I wanted. Well, I got an email from Tony and Bev saying they were coming over from Greens Lake, nth central VIC. That is about 2 hours away. They arrived the night before pack up so I had...

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Hi all we are heading over the nullarbor shortly and been advised to get a Sat phone for safety reasons,question is . Is it really necessary and what phone is the best one to get . We just want to be certain that getting a Sat phone isn't just another needless expense.

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Hi All, Just reading all the rules etc but I figure hard to break one saying G'day Missing Australia (currently - last 4 years - living & working in SE Asia, based in Thailand - I am a IT Engineer) Looking forward to a trip home soon, still have a 4wd there, and looking to do a bit of nomad style as a few m...

Good one from Bill Kearns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK8qNTEong0

Anyone bought a good shower head with an off & on switch, that does a good job? now On the second one, looked good but the switch was a slide type with gets so hard to move, in the end took it out ready to replace. Need Australian fittings so can just screw it on the hose, as sometimes the sites are USA with...

Hi everyone, With the help of GN friends I was able to finally leave Glenrowan VIC and get to Young NSW on my friends farm where I can recover from the fall and be closer to the Specialist I am seeing (for a different reason) If you are passing through or near by give a hoy and we might be able to have a pow wo...