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BruceS »
Sat Jun 01, 2019 8:34 am
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From today I'm disabling any NEW REGISTRATIONS from any one.
Anyone who does wish to become a member & join can contact Admin directly on...
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Best for the future, Wayne...
Both mechanically and emotionally!
As for Forum-joiners, I reckon I can work out two of the questions.
But the one...
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Last post by Greynomad
Mon Jun 03, 2019 2:23 pm
Caravan park engulfed in flames
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by Kit Kat » Mon May 06, 2013 10:43 am
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8.05PM SUNDAY: RESIDENTS have been accounted for and no injuries have been reported after a caravan park fire near Benalla.
A CFA spokesman said...
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Would have gone passed that fire this morning but rang a friend to see and she was home
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Last post by Mrcoolabah1au
Mon May 06, 2013 1:59 pm
Happy campers in Cairns not fussed by no sleepover rules
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by Kit Kat » Sat May 04, 2013 4:48 pm
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COUNCIL has been called on to erect No Camping'' signs and deliver on-the-spot fines to stem the number of illegal campers setting up in the Cairns...
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Hi All.
Dot all birds have 2 legs,
but some have good looking legs :lol:
Karen,Ron and the Girls. :)
Just coasting along. :lol: :lol: :lol:...
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Last post by Chuck
Mon May 06, 2013 10:15 am
Tourists on budget opt for caravans
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by Kit Kat » Thu May 02, 2013 10:21 am
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Tourists on budget opt for caravans in wake of high Australian dollar
INTERNATIONAL tourists are changing the face of Australian holiday parks as...
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I love the Chinese...I lived in china for four years....but honestly, their driving leaves me cold...both here and in china! I am fearful of the way...
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Last post by GregnDee
Mon May 06, 2013 10:08 am
New generation of road travellers overtakes grey nomads
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by Kit Kat » Thu May 02, 2013 10:24 am
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COUPLES, families and international travellers have overtaken grey nomads as the most frequent visitors at Queensland's tourist and holiday parks,...
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It's good to see the councils are now fighting back ...
I know for a fact that some of the locals are fighting their councils desire to close our...
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Last post by generdawg
Sun May 05, 2013 10:49 am
Stuff of nightmares - Poor beautiful motorhome
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by
weezanickinoff »
Fri May 03, 2013 7:03 pm
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:cry:
This has got to be stuff of Nightmares, poor buggas
I really hope it worked out for them??
Cheers
MOTORHOME accident.jpg
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It can happen so easily, there is no unification of how parking brakes operate. Remember the old HQ and onwards Holdens, the brake lever didn't stay...
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Last post by T1 Terry
Sun May 05, 2013 9:41 am
It's time for grey nomads to head north
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by Kit Kat » Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:11 am
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Diana Plater,
AAPApril 29, 2013, 1:24 pm
As the weather cools down it's when the grey nomads start preparing for their migration to warmer climes....
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We joined Aussie Housesitters .
$65 pa.
See previous post for details of some of the conditions...
The website tells it all.
As to your previous...
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Last post by Greynomad
Sun May 05, 2013 1:19 am
Blanchetown caravan park closed
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by Kit Kat » Sat May 04, 2013 4:43 pm
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The Blanchetown Caravan Park has closed until further notice.
The park was closed on the April 12, 2013 when power to the site was cut at the...
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That is a shame. We had a great stay at that park. It was a bit run down, in a beautiful part of our country, but surely something can be done to...
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Last post by dream4red
Sat May 04, 2013 5:30 pm
Latrobe camping area closed for upgrade
by Kit Kat » Sat May 04, 2013 4:46 pm
LATROBE'S overnight camping area is set to close over the coming months while renovations take place at the site.
The grassed area behind Latrobe's...
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Last post by Kit Kat
Sat May 04, 2013 4:46 pm
Man escapes from horror crash
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by Kit Kat » Sat May 04, 2013 6:14 am
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A KINGAROY man, lucky to escape serious injury, could only look back in horror at the shattered remains of his restored caravan.
The man was...
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Have stopped at the Lawgi Hall a couple of times. Sits on top of a hill with the northern road coming down around a curve. Looks like it might be the...
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Last post by Macca
Sat May 04, 2013 7:43 am
Man escapes caravan blaze
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by Kit Kat » Thu May 02, 2013 10:28 am
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A MAN was lucky to escape injury when the caravan he was sleeping in burst into flames this morning at Crystal Brook, in the state's Mid North....
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The fire was in the caravan park in Brook St Stirling North, near Port Augusta.
The man from the caravan went to the toilet and on returning to his...
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Last post by John M
Fri May 03, 2013 8:49 am
You have to wonder
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T1 Terry »
Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:02 pm
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21/04/2013 - A Perth powder coating company has been fined $85,000 over the death of a worker who was killed when a drum he was cutting with an angle...
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You said it :lol: :lol:
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Last post by Dot
Thu May 02, 2013 7:30 pm
'Hippie vans' threatening Kingston's park.
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by Kit Kat » Thu May 02, 2013 10:30 am
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HIPPIE vans and other non-compliant vehicles parking for free in Kingston are threatening the future of the town's caravan park, its owner says....
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Yes. That's fair enough too......
I look down there most evenings when I'm home here in Kingston SE, SA & it really has become a problem.
This is old...
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Last post by BruceS
Thu May 02, 2013 10:46 am
Council pushes for free caravan space
by Kit Kat » Thu May 02, 2013 10:26 am
Harvey Shire Council still has issues to resolve before it can provide short term overnight caravan parking areas in its towns.
At its April 16...
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Thu May 02, 2013 10:26 am
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Last post by Kit Kat
Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:08 am
Outback pit stops hardly flush with dunnies
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by Kit Kat » Fri Apr 26, 2013 12:43 pm
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White streamers dangling off trees at some outback rest stops have left travellers unimpressed by such crappy decorations.
As tourists in their...
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Bruce, parliament house would be ideal. The grass roof would love being fertilized by better quality than what is being hurled around inside the...
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Last post by Dot
Sun Apr 28, 2013 11:23 pm
4WD stolen from caravan park
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by Kit Kat » Sat Apr 27, 2013 1:36 pm
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AN INVESTIGATION is under way into the theft of a four-wheel drive from a Dubbo caravan park.
The grey 2012 model Jeep Cherokee went missing from...
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It is a sad fact of life that some people don't understand the concept of earning money to buy what they think they want. Having said that, all the...
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Last post by dream4red
Sun Apr 28, 2013 10:43 pm
Hope for rain to boost Southend water quality
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by Kit Kat » Sat Apr 27, 2013 1:38 pm
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The Wattle Range Council hopes good winter rain will help improve water quality at Southend.
The water from the main bore and three smaller bores...
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A water maker similar to the ones boaties use would be all they needed, but instead they wrecked a natural aquifier. Why they thought they could pull...
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Last post by T1 Terry
Sat Apr 27, 2013 2:40 pm
Council, park locked in legal battle
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by Kit Kat » Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:49 am
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NO GO: Somerset Council has taken legal action against Atkinson Dam Waterfront Caravan Park. Sarah Fleming
SOMERSET Regional Council has taken...
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Not my idea of heaven :shock:
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Last post by Wilbor
Thu Apr 25, 2013 7:47 pm
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Last post by Kit Kat
Thu Apr 25, 2013 10:04 am
Newman unleashes $30K for wild dog fence study
by Kit Kat » Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:09 am
Premier Campbell Newman has announced $30,000 in funding to investigate the construction of a new wild dog barrier fence in western Queensland.
It...
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Last post by Kit Kat
Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:09 am
Police appeal for stolen caravan information
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by Kit Kat » Tue Apr 23, 2013 11:35 am
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BALLARAT police are looking for any witnesses to the theft of a $25,000 Jayco Expander caravan in Invermay at the weekend.
The caravan was stolen...
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As a comment on the newspaper's site says, a rego or chassis number would be helpful...
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Last post by Greynomad
Wed Apr 24, 2013 12:54 am
Modern Kombi conversion to transport you back in time
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by Kit Kat » Sat Apr 20, 2013 10:13 am
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IF you miss the days of peace, love and Kombi vans or wish you were there, an orange bus at Nambour might take you back.
A new Volkswagen van on...
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Sadly, the kombi has come to an end, the true enthusiast would say the last kombi was in '78, before the new shape T3, they don't accept a T5 as...
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Last post by T1 Terry
Tue Apr 23, 2013 7:44 pm
Birdsville's smelly water 'safe' to drink
by Kit Kat » Tue Apr 23, 2013 11:33 am
The Diamantina Shire Council says the water supply at Birdsville in far south-west Queensland is safe to drink, despite a strong sulphur-like odour....
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Last post by Kit Kat
Tue Apr 23, 2013 11:33 am
Outback travellers get inside track to old route
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by Kit Kat » Thu Apr 18, 2013 4:22 pm
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An outback Queensland council says the reopening of the 'inside' Birdsville Track will give travellers an alternative.
The Diamantina Shire Council...
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If that's the same road that passes near Innamincka & the DIG tree, we did it in a SWB Coaster years ago.
Had to straddle the deep ruts of the cattle...
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Last post by Greynomad
Tue Apr 23, 2013 2:05 am
More delays likely for Injune tourism woes
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by Kit Kat » Mon Apr 22, 2013 10:44 am
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THE Department of Natural Resources and Mines (DRNM) has advised Maranoa Council it needs a detailed land plan and spend over $40,000 if it is to...
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Sadly, when the mines move in, the tourists move out. When the mine moves out, the town returns to dust. There are many ghost towns throughout Aust...
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Last post by T1 Terry
Mon Apr 22, 2013 4:28 pm
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