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Herald Sun/Weekend travel cetre spread
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Mr. Crisp ( Editor) Have you ever considered doing a spread in regard to the Grey Nomad invasion and the free camping spots in and around our great Country..Im not sure if you our your superiors realize the thousands that or on the road Enjoying their retirement and spending the Gr...
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Financial Boost For Kalgoorlie Rally (The West Australian)
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Article in The West Australian - Saturday 9th July 2011; "The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder has made a $50,000 contribution to the Campervan Motorhome Club of Australia to assist with the staging of its rally in the Goldfields during October. Mayor Ron Yuryevich presented the cheque to CMCA cha...
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Fishermen Beware.
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We visitied friends here in Darwin and they were telling us that an older man was caught at the Daly River with an over quota of fish. He had something like 35 fillets and the limit is considerably lower. The authorities confiscated his catch, fishing gear, fridges and I think he said his boat. They have...
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Tully Heads/Hull Heads
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Today I took a little detour through the area that was worst hit by Cyclone Yasi. All the houses on the beachfront were gutted, and it was obvious that most were still unoccupied. A couple had tradesmen working on them. From Innisfail south the trees for miles and miles have been stripped of their foli...
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How do you plan your big loop?
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We are planning the big trip, and it seems like there are 1,000 ways of going about it and all different. Did you toss a coin to turn left or right at the end of the street, or did you plan every stop-over? Did you ask everyone you could find, and include all of their highlights? Did you have a timetable to sti...
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Billy The Kid ?
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Did anyone see Billy the Kid (aka William the Third) on that caravab TV Travel show tonight? It was on at 4.30 I think but I missed it. Anyone got a link to it? Thanks
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cold at burren junction
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well we are finally here, frosts every morning and a howling bitter wind, the campsites are chock a block with vehicles of all descriptions............but the bore is wonderful !!! has been worth the trip, regards, gary
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Time to slow down
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Hi Everybody... We've been on the road for 10 weeks and have covered over 10,000 k's, bringing us to Fitzroy Crossing. Theres not a lot here, except a particularly nice caravan park. (Fitzroy River Lodge) Suddenly we find ourselves sleeping a bit later in the morning, sitting around reading or ch...
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I'm back home!
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Hello Everybody, Finally back home after a 6 hour trip on public transport. An hour from Geelong to Melbourne, then a two hour wait. A bus ride of two hours to Bendigo with a 3 minute wait then onto the last bus to Echuca. Arrived home just before 4pm. (by taxi) All the trains are off the tracks for track ma...
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Whale sightings.
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We are in Esperance for a week. We are staying at Bathers Paradise Caravan Park,Castletown. Yesterday there were 2 whales swimming about 50 metres off the beach just in front of the park , they were there all day. Haven't been for a walk this morning so don't know if they are still there today. (Sorry...
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FINAL CHAPTER
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Hey Guys n Gals, Well just watched the final launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, would you believe the shuttle program has been going for 30 years and they have had 135 launches. Out of the 135 launches they have only had 2 catastrophic failures which have taken the lives of 14 crew & the total loss...
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What to do
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When we arrived in Albany the wife scored a good job as a cassual so we decided we would hang here for a few months, so I ended up with a job at the same place doing the maintance. Got dragged into the office yesterday and the boss said she heard we were moving on soon. I told her that was on the cards as we had to b...
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Useful Number.
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Found this on another Forum, and thought some of you might like to add it to your Mobiles. I'm also going to put ICE numbers on mine. [In case of emergency.] Think Policelink. Call 131 444 [ Except Victoria apparently. 000 there.] Available 24 hours, 7 days a week to report non-urgent property cr...
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Another camp may go;
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A certain business owner in Barcaldine has the council in court as he is trying to have the Loyde Jones Weir free camp closed. The council have had to put a camping fee on the show ground as a result of the same persons actions. Does he think that the people will take their business to his park if this happ...
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SOMETHING FOR THE RICH KIDS
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http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=300573533956&Category=16042
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Hello everyone, I am a newbie.I have been reading this site as a visitor for a few weeks, and you all sound like such great people. I am not in a position to travel at the moment, but that is my dream...
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UPDATE
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Well here we are at Longreach, in caravan park and enjoying a bit of luxury, so many vans up here, can't believe it. Stayed the last 2 nights camping beside Coopers Creek, was just fantastic could have stayed a lot longer, hope everyone out there is having a great time and keeping safe.
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Best laugh in ages
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Today I was enjoying a coffee with a couple of friends outside a Coffee Shop in Balnarring Vic. A Cop pulled in, as as he was walking into the Fish Shop he stopped and looked at a 4X4 parked outside. As he was doing this a bloke approached the vehicle and opened the door. the Cop 'very politely' called him to...
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Mission Beach in recovery mode
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We arrived at Mission Beach FNQ yesterday and we will be staying for at least three months. Took a look at Tully on our way up and repairs seem to be going full steam ahead. We were quite surprised to notice all the way up from Cardwell that there were still many houses with tarpaulins on the roofs. Of co...
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even trucks have trouble in wild weather
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its not just us caravaners n motor homes that have to watch out , even the trucks have there trouble, i was in the tardis for a while today sorting things out and could feel the wind , would have been fun tuesday night. also the building next to winebego in bomaderry,nowra got burnt down, and half nowra was...
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