JAYCO AND MERCEDES-BENZ PARTNER IN QUALITY, DESIGN AND VALUE
Prestige News Posted 29 July 2010
Australia’s largest recreational vehicle manufacturer, Jayco, has joined forces with Mercedes Benz to create one of the highest quality and best value motorhomes on the market
Three day 4WD Expo for Wauchope Showground
Wauchope Gazette Posted 29 July 2010
You can find your ideal holiday at this years Mid North Coast Caravan Camping 4WD Fish and Boat Show to be held at Wauchope Showground, Wauchope from August 6 to 8.
spicers hidden vale Tourism facility approved
Gatton,Lockyer and Brisbane Valley Star Posted 29 July 2010
A NEW eco-tourism facility proposed for Mt Mort has been given approval by Ipswich City Council.
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Jayco rv back on maRKET
Your Local News Posted 27 July 2010
The Jayco Campervan is back on the market after a two-year hiatus.
Wheel deal is a real steal
smh.com.au Posted 27 July 2010
I have extraordinarily bad carma. That wasn't a typo, I meant carma. You see, six months ago I foolishly bought a second-hand 4WD that turned out to be a big fat lemon.
Caravan industry "practically recession proof": CRVA CEO
ETravel Blackboard Posted 27 July 2010
A new caravan is built every nine minutes in service of an industry that has continued to grow quarter on quarter, global financial crisis or not, new figures show.
Plans underway for sealed road to fishing spot
ABC Posted 27 July 2010
The Shire of Broome says the State Government could end up spending millions of dollars on a sealed road to a fishing spot if Woodside decides against building a gas hub at James Price Point.
Row over Cairns carpark campers
cairns.com.au Posted 27 July 2010
TRAVELLERS illegally camping overnight in parking lots have raised the ire of Cairns residents and even other tourists.
Truck hangs over cliff
Northern Star Posted 26 July 2010
A BIRTHDAY camping trip nearly turned to tragedy for a Lismore couple on Saturday when their utility ended up with its front wheels over the edge of a cliff.
Mitsubishi ASX Review
Car Advice Posted 26 July 2010
There has never been a better time for Mitsubishi Australia, the Japanese company has enjoyed a yearlong period of consistent growth and plans to continue its success with new models such as the sub-compact Mitsubishi ASX starting frorm $25,990.
Bogged 4WD afloat at sea
MailNews Posted 26 July 2010
FOUR-WHEEL drivers, take note — Mitsubishi Pajeros have excellent door seals.
uses for wd-40
snopes.com Posted 21 July 2010
WD-40 was created in 1953 by three technicians at the San Diego Rocket Chemical Company
Man stuck with crocodiles for three days in Weipa
Herald Sun Posted 21 July 2010
A MAN used a flare to alert rescuers to his broken-down boat after spending three nights stranded in a crocodile-infested river near Weipa in far north Queensland.
Lack of room at the inns hits Christmas Island tourism
The Australian Posted 21 July 2010
CHRISTMAS Island dive boat operator Simon Prince hasn't seen a group of tourists since April and he blames the Immigration Detention Centre.
The Isa set for world-class rodeo action
Travel Blackboard Posted 20 July 2010
It’s not just modern mining operations attracting thousands to Mount Isa in Queensland’s Outback, with the Isa set to host the Southern Hemisphere’s biggest and best rodeo
Cane toad hitches ride into WA
smh.com.au Posted 20 July 2010
West Australians are urged to keep a look-out for rogue cane toads after one of the pests was found to have hitched a ride across the border, ending up in Broome.
Five-time champion wins 'Melbourne Cup' camel race
ABC Posted 20 July 2010
A champion camel has become the first to win three consecutive Boulia Cups, north-west of Longreach in outback Queensland.
Grey nomads on Coast for winter
Sunshine Coast Daily Posted 19 July 2010
IF you want to know what the good life is like, ask Phil and Sue Sealy.
This (camping) life
The Australian Posted 19 July 2010
We bought a camping stove and watched the backpack fill up in the days before the walk. There was no good reason for them not to take this walk. I knew that.
Road warriors motor on
The Westerner Posted 19 July 2010
Motorists take note: a convoy of grey nomads have set a path to Dayboro.
Elderly woman dies in caravan crash
smh.com.au Posted 19 July 2010
An elderly Victorian woman has died in a car crash on the Pacific Highway on the NSW mid-north coast.
Happy campers
The Islander Posted 16 July 2010
The Kangaroo Island Council has received $2.6 million to upgrade camping and visitor sites across the island from Brown Beach to Snellings Beach.
Tourist season 'breaks records' in outback Queensland
ABC Posted 16 July 2010
Tourism Queensland (TQ) says more visitors are heading into outback Queensland than last year, with some centres breaking records with a bumper tourist season.
Extraordinary taxi ride to Broome
news.com.au Posted 16 July 2010
SOMEONE had to say it. Even a blind man could see that Western Australia is no ordinary State.
Playing with giants
Noosa Journal Posted 15 July 2010
As one caravan crossing the west coast had splashed across its back end: ``Adventure before Dementia’‘. I’m starting early, in case I forget later.
Caravan parks packed on holidays
Fraser Coast Chronicle Posted 15 July 2010
ACCOMMODATION providers in Hervey Bay found the recent school holidays quiet but the region's caravan parks reported more visitors than last year.
Bowen's dirty water woes
Daily Mercury Posted 15 July 2010
THIS is not a bottle of soft drink or soy sauce – believe it or not, it is a bottle of water.
No mobile phone coverage? No worries, researchers put a tower in your phone
GizMag Posted 14 July 2010
Instead of relying on expensive infrastructure the researchers created a mesh-based phone network between Wi-Fi enabled mobile phones that allowed them to communicate with each other.
Range Rover Evoque – Report
Car Advice Posted 14 July 2010
Now the British marque has announced the concept will be built – but not as a Land Rover, instead it will be a Range Rover and know as the Evoque.
Outback tourist death warning
news.com.au Posted 14 July 2010
A FORMER Northern Territory tour bus driver says lack of regulation in driving hours for heavy vehicles is dangerous and it's only a matter of time before it results in "multiple fatalities".
