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Queensland hail storm injures mother and baby trapped in car.... A Kingaroy mother thought her baby was going to die when they were pelted by hail after becoming trapped in her car during the supercell thunderstorm, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-12/mum-injured-pelted-by-hail-storm...

Hi - I was really hoping to get some help here. In Feb 2019 I am going on a road trip to visit my mum in Shoalhaven Heads (near Nowra). I will be doing it over 4 days. Only driving around 3 hours per day due to back issues and because I can take my time now as Im semi retired . I havent done this drive for about 10+ y...

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Noticed in the last few days many "E10" servos around Ballarat and now offering "Ethanol 85". My wife's car runs 94/95 so we always use the E10 as it is rated at 95 RON (price being a big primary reason). Not sure if her car can run E85. When E85 first hit the markets in Brazil, cars had a small "window washer...

Hi all, the newie is still drinking from this fonuntain of knowledge. I have just had a quote to wire my car up for the van the controllers I have used before have had 2 adjustments one for how mush brake came on and the other for how soon it came on (and an override slider) I have been quoted a RED ARC TOW PRO EL...

Kimberley Regional Duty Coordinator Ben Mueller said the fire was caused by lightning on October 11 and has since grown to burn more than 870,000 hectares. Volunteer firefighters, Indigenous rangers and pastoralists are battling the fire approximately 150km south of Broome, using helicopters...

we are staying at the gladstone showgrounds qld. At the moment. just devaestated the council told them to shut down. we have a car to service and this is where we usually get it done. And a caravan to repair anyone else on here staying at the showgrounds like to meet up? kind regards. Rocket -- Edited by t...

Three men are talking about their wives at a bar. The first man says, I think my wife is having an affair with the electrician. Last week I came home and found wire cutters under our bed and they werent mine. The second man says, I think my wife is having an affair with the plumber. This week I found a wrench u...

Some people can take the fun out of travelling with the price of fuel at Border Villag at $2.15 today

Hi All - Does anyone have any recommendations for Caravan Insurance. We have recently received our CIL insurance renewal that has increased by 18.5%. Wondering if anyone is with another Caravan Insurer who is good with claims etc. Hopefully we won't have to claim but if we need to we prefer no hass...

Just been reading through a few posts to while away a wettish afternoon at home. I am very confused. Does GN stand for Grumpy Nomads or Grey Nomads? Maybe a few on here need to lighten up and stop being trolls.

hi Everyone, I love reading all your experiences. I bought a Ford Transit 1999 that has previously been converted to a campervan in April this year and has been fixing it up since. Mostly cosmetics. I'm finally ready for my first trip this weekend. Planning on heading out about 3 - 4 hours from Brisban...

Gday... Read about it here WARNING: this is a recall notice that may have absolutely no bearing on anything you own or use. If the subject heading does not provide a description and information of any product that is one that you own or use, then please ignore this waste of time on my part. Cheers - John

Hi guys,with a short trip coming up heading out west up toward dubbo and gunnedah, I'd been keen to stretch the fuel range on the Paj over the 90L standard tank.I've previously stuck with a couple of Jerry cans over the back but spotted this flexitank 55L diesel bladder on gumtree from the same fella I go...

Not being a solar expert I'm looking for advice I want to add extra panels to our solar , I'm thinking of buying a 250w portable set up to supplement our reserves . Can I put an anderson plug onto the batteries to connect to the portable panels and still have the rooftop ones connected at the same time ? the p...

Windows 10 is not a bad operating system however one aspect of it is a significant pain in the bottom; unlike previous versions of Windows there is no facility in W10 for the user to disable updates. The consequence of this is that W10 updates pretty much whenever it feels like it which can have all sorts...

Im off to the MotoGP on Phillip Island next weekend. Camping trackside. With a pensioner discount, it cost $70 for 4 nights. Thats $17.50 per night for an unpowered site. Toilets, hot showers and a band in a marquee on Fri, Sat & Sun nights. Food vans & grog. No BYO but slabs of beer & pre-m...

A woman called the local newspaper and asked, How much do funeral notices cost? Its $5 per word, Maam, the man on the other end of the phone said. Good, do you have a paper and pencil handy? Yes, Maam. OK, write this: Cohen died. Im sorry, Maam, I forgot to tell you theres a five word minimum. Oh, she answere...

One for the electrical whizzes, brother has just purchased 2000 Regal cruiser poptop. He was showing me the 12v and 240v light switches, I then went in search of the 12v feed in wiring, as I towed it home for him and didn't see any Anderson plug/s on the draw bar. The only thing I can see powering the 12v is t...

Hello all, I have an electrical problem that has recently appeared. My vans power consists of 2x 110A batteries 2x 80watt solar panels. At night time whilst running power from 12volt for van, all power suddenly drops out and about 5-10 mins later all power is restored. Then 5-10 mins later it all happe...