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Last Day of Photo Comp...
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All you shutter bugs out there had better have your pics in... Last chance for a go at the Satphone... Wombats going all out...
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gubby
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Guyra Showground
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Camping at Guyra Showground is no longer available after pressure to the Local Council from local Caravan Park Operator, Rod
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HF radio club get together Townsville
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Getting the van out for the week end and spending a couple days with the radio club.
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Counting down the days
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Next Thursday hubby and I head off again. Living down on the Vict and NSW border its cold wet and miserable at the moment so can't wait to find somewhere more reasonable. Not doing a 'big' trip this time, just drifting up the mid coast to just before Brisbane. Plan to do a mixture of off-road & carav...
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Sue & K
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Water in Bonnie Doon!
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Reading the Mailbag on here - and seeing photo of the amount of water in Bonnie Doon, Lake Eildon, Vic - reminds me of some photos taken of Eildon in about 2007 -
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GPS tracking device
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Hi to everyone. My wife and i have just taken possesion of a new Owen A van. At a cost of $54,000 we are keen to hold onto it especially as it will be our home for quite a few years while we travel around Aussie (currently in Tassie).I have been reading up on a GPS tracking system that can be used to keep track of...
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Hairy travelling into Melbourne
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Man, what a trip through Victoria and into Melbourne yesterday!! Have had a great trip down the Newell from sunny, reasonably warm Qld, but of course the further south we got, the colder it got - couldn't work out why we were the only two vans heading south and every second vehicle heading north was a van...
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Happy Birthday Wombat 280
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Shh don't tell anyone... It's Wombat280's Birthday HAPPY BIRTHDAY have a great day Mate....
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gubby
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The perfect 4x4
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Alternate Route Sydney to North Coast
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Want to by pass the F3 freeway. Does anyone know an alternate route ? What's the old Pacific Highway like these days?
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Rip and Rosie
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Coolgardie/Kalgoorlie
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We are heading out of Perth going east next week. I have looked in my camps Oz book & there doesn't seem to be a rest area/camp spot closer than 56kms W of Coolgardie. Does anyone know of a free/inexpensive camp spot closer to either town
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off we go on monday morning
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Hi Guys finaly we are off after having the old skin cancer cut out of my face all is good so Monday morning its get those wheels rolling again first stop alice springs will be there for a couple of months ( will be working ) then we will be heading up to Darwin' while in Alice we will be in the gooday caraven par...
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Thanks
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Hi Guys, I would like to thank you for the welcome to the forum, it has been a while since i have been on line but as they say better late than never. Packing the van this week and off to lincolin on the 8th of July to catch up with a mate who moved there 18months ago,don't care what the weather will be it will...
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starting out
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Wow, good to know we are not alone in our journey and thoughts. Will have to get off those silly facebook games and settle into some serious stuff like this Our plans at present :We were leaving around Decemeber to travel around our brilliant country but have decided to send the bike across to New Zeala...
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testing of sola system
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I have had testing full time for the last 2 months 12 volt fridgemate fridge set at -5 degrees with no contents 190w 24v roof mounted sola panel (cost $1000) 12v plus tv on standby, 12 v gas detector, 12 volt digital clock 100 amp wet cell deep cycle battery (cost $300) This has been set up in my van for the l...
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Oh dear...I need help.
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My better half Joan is off doing some crafts and I thought I'd surprise her and do the laundry. Now the machine is flowing over with suds and some beeping alarm is going off like mad. I've turn the power off but have not idea what to do. Guess I'll start by cleaning the soap off the floor.
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$500,000 superannuation falls short for retirement
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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/superannuation-falls-short-for-retirement/story-fn961iy1-1226085202767A $500,000 superannuation nest egg will not provide the average Australian with a comfortable retirement until they die. A study...
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Dutch Citizenship - Hats Off To The Dutch
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I saw this on another forum. Please note this is not about Muslim bashing or any other Ozzies of whatever origins. Many of our Muslim and other immigrants embrace our way of life and do their best to contribut to Ozzie society. What it is about is for the Government to do something about the Citizenshi...
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Its officially cold
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OK, not complaining, well not much any way. Sitting here at the moment with hug boots, full thermals (not cheapies either), jeans and sheep skin vest and thats inside with the heat pump on. I keep telling my wife we should have moved north a couple of months ago. Going for a drive later hoping to catch a w...
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1 WEEK AND 1 DAY
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But who's counting, started out at Gold Coast, been to St George stayed a friends property for a couple of days, camped at Bollon free camp for 1 night, lovely spot right beside the river, lots of room and all new concrete walkways being put in for us travellers. Then through Cunamulla to Thargomindah...
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