Good Sports

Last week we brought you the fleet sedans in our epic Melbourne-to-Brisbane test of the new Falcon and Commodore. This week: the performance models. FORD FALCON XR6 TURBO FORD FALCON XR8 HOLDEN COMMODORE SS-V

Caravans To 4-star

A $90 million resort is about to change quiet Ettalong.

Home Away From Home

One of our earliest caravans was basically a Federation doll's house on wheels. A unique piece of Australian travel history is on display in a glass-walled garage at the entrance to the Barossa Valley Tourist Park in Nuriootpa. On August 31, 1931, "Pop" Kaesler, his wife and three o

It's Holiday Time And Nelson Bay Is The Place To Be

THEY came in droves, some towing caravans, some million-dollar cruisers. They packed out caravan parks and luxury resorts alike, sending tourism operators into a spin as they came to enjoy one of the busiest weekends of the year. Welcome to Nelson Bay at Easter time. Some tourists, such as

No Gst Help On Caravans

Treasurer Peter Costello has ruled out a GST review on caravan park rentals despite criticism from Member for Gilmore Joanna Gash. The Government has offered caravan park operators a five per cent GST on long-term tenants, or to go GST-free with no rebates for GST paid on business inputs, in a p

Bye -bye To Urban Blues

THE central coast, a beautiful and diverse region, is only an hour's drive north of the Harbour Bridge. Crossing Brisbane Water, visitors slip the shackles of city living and say bye-bye to urban blues. The region, stretching from the Hawkesbury River to just south of Lake Macquarie, is bless

True Racing: An Unbiased Opinion

ANOTHER Sydney autumn racing fes tival has been successfully com pleted and the carnival of caravans heads interstate. Two words were absent throughout the just-completed seven-week horse extravaganza and they weren't missed. "Track bias" never reared its ugly head. They are words fea

Close Calls On Our Hell Highway

IT'S A beautiful winter's day: sunny, dry and excellent driving conditions for trip number four hundred and something between Sydney and my home at Port Macquarie. Traffic is light now the school holidays are over. Young couples in small hatchbacks head north for some warmth but caravans and se

Mundane As Anything Summer Agenda

DAY ONE: Fly to Brisbane for the start of the Mental As Anything Bicycle Tour. The tour has nothing to do with bicycles, but there's a picture of one on the cover of our new EP. This is the Mentals' 15th summer tour of Australia. Prince Charles will be presenting us with plastic clown watches on

Golf Offers Luxury, Toughness

IN THE past three columns we've had a look at what was involved in the recent trip by `4x4 Australia' magazine in a 12-day circuit of Australia using two LandCruisers and two Golf caravans. This is the final column on this successful tour and examines the caravans involved in the 12,000 kilometre tr

12,000km Trial For Caravanners

I'M UNSURE who, in their right mind, would want to circle Australia in a couple of Toyota Landcruisers with caravans on tow in just 12 days. If, however, this is what you want, then the masochistic staff of the national magazine `4x4 Australia' will be able to provide you with plenty of tips on h

A Bright Idea In Caravanning

THERE is a great body of people who actively abhor caravans and simply detest caravan parks. They see caravans as cumbersome, ponderous, lumbering monsters being dragged at frustrating speeds by Darbys and Joans to some asphalted destination or other where more Darbys and Joans foregather

Caravan Convoy Heads For Nyngan

The first convoy of caravans needed to assist homeless Nyngan residents left Sydney last night. Twenty caravans, donated by Great Western Caravans and transported by TNT, were bound for Dubbo, where they will remain until road conditions allow them to be towed to Nyngan. With the to

Vehicle Building (motor Body Building)

VEHICLE body builders' work includes omnibuses, panel vans, table tops, truck cabins, pantechnicons, hearses, ambulances, caravans, railway carriages, tippers and special types of commercial bodies. The vehicle builder must be able to weld by the metallic arc, argon arc and oxy-acetylene proc