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HERBERTON HISTORY TRAIL ... nth Queensland

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Nov 28, 2022
5 min

HERBERTON HISTORY TRAIL ... nth Queensland

Far north Queensland is a special place, not just for stunning waterfalls, amazing rainforest pockets or the unique flora and fauna that’s found nowhere else in the world, but the history that dates back to the 1800s. Right from the get-go, I knew my trip through the Herberton area would cover some unbelievable history and hidden gems across an area I’ve never really explored. Starting at Herberton, 90 mins southwest of Cairns, I was immediately drawn to the Herberton Histori

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GEORGETOWN AND MORE ... QLD

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Nov 15, 2022
7 min

GEORGETOWN AND MORE ... QLD

I’m pretty blown away sometimes by where my travels take me and what there is to find once I start digging. After another trip up to Cape York, I thought I would head west towards the Gulf before the weather started getting too hot. Georgetown, about 400km west of Cairns in far north Queensland is a popular stop for travellers heading east or west and from the outside, this sleepy town really doesn’t seem to offer much, but history dates back 153 years when gold was found on

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CLERMONT - EMERALD ... central Qld

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Oct 31, 2022
7 min

CLERMONT - EMERALD ... central Qld

I’ve always wanted to explore the Gem fields in Western Queensland around Rubyvale and Sapphire, not only to find a precious stone, but it was all about the history and geology of the area. Having a few days up my sleeve before heading to the gem fields, I decided to explore Clermont and its mining glory and the town's rocky past. Gold was discovered in the Clermont area back in 1861 by four station hands in some nearby creeks, and with word getting out a gold rush started an

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BLACKDOWN TABLELANDS NP ... central Qld

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Oct 28, 2022
5 min

BLACKDOWN TABLELANDS NP ... central Qld

The perception that central Queensland is flat, dry and arid is far from the truth. The weathering down of peaks and mountains, the rushing waters of insane floods that rage through the area plus time and the drying of the huge inland sea that was out here 100 million years ago reflect what is there today. Now while in our lifetime we won’t see much weathering of mountains from wind and rain, it's still happening. One of these places with a unique landscape is Blackdown Table

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BYFIELD ... QLD

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Aug 14, 2022
6 min

BYFIELD ... QLD

Located on the Capricorn Coast is Byfield, about an hour’s drive north of Rockhampton. It’s claimed to be the start of the largest undeveloped area on the central Queensland coast, and with its massive amount of plantation pine forests, rugged mountains and huge acres of low growing heathlands covering countless sand dunes, it’s not hard to see why. Getting too Byfield is as easy as heading north along Byfield Road from Yeppoon, through lush Queensland farmlands where Mango,

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EXPEDITION NP ...qld

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Jul 20, 2022
6 min

EXPEDITION NP ...qld

Expedition NP is known for its ruggered gorges, sandstone cliffs and spectacular views of the Carnarvon ranges to the west. This is one stunning park which is often overshadowed by the better know Carnarvon Gorge nearby. A good days drive NW from Brisbane led us towards to the small town of Taroom in central QLD. Today Taroom is a rural town servicing the many properties in the Banana shire, but it's the gateway for us into Expedition NP. Taroom’s claim to fame is that in 184

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The RUFUS RIVER RUN

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Jun 22, 2022
6 min

The RUFUS RIVER RUN

It was while we were around the Wentworth area on the Murray River, that I heard about the Rufus River drive. Now Wentworth itself is choker's with history dating back to 1830 when explorer Charles Sturt and his crew, rowed down the Murray River and reached the junction of the Darling River, where he wrote in his log, ‘a new and beautiful stream apparently coming from the north’. Sturt was the first white man to encounter local Barkindji Aboriginals along the river and did no

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HEMA MAPPING

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Jun 21, 2022
2 min

HEMA MAPPING

Hema, synonymous for their mapping content, books and maps covering all things offroad, caravanning and camping throughout Australia. With the growing market of Australians wanting to go exploring and needing updated maps, the crew at Hema developed a program to help them collect data Australia wide called the Alpha program. Several years ago Hema realised that collecting data from the multitude of offroad and touring tracks across Australia regularly and getting it process w

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YUNTA TO WILPEANA ... SA

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Jun 17, 2022
6 min

YUNTA TO WILPEANA ... SA

The definition of a shortcut usually means, ‘a shorter route that is usually taken’ and that’s what I thought when we headed offroad to another destination, but little did I know what we were going to find along the way. The ‘original’ plan was to head across to the Flinders after recent rainfall from Broken Hill into SA and up to Wilpena Pound to hike and revisit the area. But with an over night stay at Yunta in SA, we found that we could cut across the desolate plains towar

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DEEP CREEK NP... SA

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Jun 7, 2022
6 min

DEEP CREEK NP... SA

Generally while touring I’ve got a place in mind that I either want to explore or just need somewhere to camp. But it was while I was heading south from Adelaide that I was drawn to the bottom of the Fleur Peninsula, not for the wineries ( although they looked pretty inviting driving past ) but for the fact that I may see Kangaroo Island. Little did I know at the time, but the Fleurieu Peninsula is know for its stunning ruggered coastline, white sandy beaches, oodles of wildl

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NGARKAT CONSERVATION PARK .. SA

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Jun 2, 2022
5 min

NGARKAT CONSERVATION PARK .. SA

The term desert region with sand dunes normally congers up images of heading to the centre of Australia and conquering the Simpson desert. But I’ve spent a few days in southern SA tackling long sandy tracks with plenty of dunes thrown in for good measure, and its def no where near the centre of Australia. Ngarkat Conservation Park is tucked right on the SA-VIC border covering a huge 270,000 hectares where its known for solitude, the abundance of wildlife and the Border Track.

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THE WILD OXLEY ... NSW

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Mar 28, 2022
6 min

THE WILD OXLEY ... NSW

The New England plateau was created millions of years ago when there was a massive upheaval along the coast by mega volcanoes including the nearby Ebor Volcano thus creating fertile farmlands, steep ruggered valleys and seperate micro systems along the way. One area of particular interest is the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park that covers just over 145,000 hectares of some of most beautiful and in other parts some of the most inaccessible areas in the state, along the Great D

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DEVONPORT. Tassie

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Mar 24, 2022
4 min

DEVONPORT. Tassie

Devonport on Tassies north coast could be classed as just another port town where not much happens in the rift of the hustle and bustle around ship time, BUT it's known as The Gateway to Tasmania and is surrounded by stunning volcanic fertile hills and a rocky shoreline. White man came to here back in 1823, but the Tommeginne Aboriginals had been here already for nearly 30,000 years where they lived off the land and fished in the river and oceans. Today Devonport is cut in tw

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Ever seen a glow worm tunnel ?

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Mar 18, 2022
4 min

Ever seen a glow worm tunnel ?

Remember as a kid memories of seeing glow worms in caves and in old buildings ?. These days they seem to of disappeared as or just remembered as a distant memory, well just a few hours west of Sydney we found an amazing place to explore, stretch the legs and learn a little history along the way. We were after another adventure and headed 3 hours west of Sydney to Lithgow after we heard of a disused rail tunnel where you could see glow worms like a bright night sky. After grab

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OPALTON-WINTON QLD

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Mar 16, 2022
6 min

OPALTON-WINTON QLD

Outback Queensland can be as harsh or as easy as you want it to be, but it's always surprising to be able to blend these occasionally. We wanted to head out to Winton in far western QLD to check out part of the Dinosaur trail that has become well known right around the world as the Dinosaur capital of Australia. There are 4 parts to the trail, two are located in Winton which is 1150 km west of Brisbane and the other two are further north at Richmond and Hughenden. The Austral

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HELL HOLE GORGE NP ... QLD

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Feb 28, 2022
5 min

HELL HOLE GORGE NP ... QLD

When the name Hell Hole Gorge popped up on my radar some time ago it sparked some interest with its unique name. Only opened to the general public in 2015 it’s one of the most isolated yet beautiful parks that you can imagine. Like many out here the park was a grazing property until the early 1990’s before it was declared a National park. Apparently across its 12,000 hectare area there are plant species that are part of this areas Mulga bioregion that need to be preserved and

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EURIMBULA NP... QLD

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Feb 27, 2022
5 min

EURIMBULA NP... QLD

Eurimbula National Park is located just over 400 km north of Brisbane near the stunning coastline of Agnus Waters and 1770. It’s a place of natural beauty, a place where you can just stop and unwind for while. Getting back to nature never really hurt anyone and here at Eurimbula I reckon you won’t find better. Don't for one minute think you can test your offroad skills with huge hill climbs where tyres need to be near flat and lockers on, or don’t think that there will be hug

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COASTAL BLISS ... NSW

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Dec 9, 2021
6 min

COASTAL BLISS ... NSW

In my opinion the east coast of NSW has some of the most beautiful beaches, camping areas, 4wd tracks with some amazing history anywhere along Australia’s huge coastline. The great Dividing Range towers over the coastline for hundreds of kilometres all thanks to volcanic activity millions of years ago. There’s an absolute host of areas to explore on the way down the coast all with unique features and a different feel. There’s no real hard off road extreme 4wd action when doin

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NEW ENGLAND ... NSW

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Dec 3, 2021
6 min

NEW ENGLAND ... NSW

Sometimes we get tied up with big trips or doing the lap and we forget what's in our own backyard. One of our favourite spots is a couple of hours west of Coffs Harbour into the heart of the New England region. Its a place where early explorers deemed the land perfect for pastoralist and bushrangers roamed. Today the whole area is a mix between tourist drives, farmlands and boutique villages. The New England region covers an area from Newcastle in the south up to the QLD boar

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KICKASS 1200w INVERTER

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Oct 5, 2021
3 min

KICKASS 1200w INVERTER

There's so much gear on the market these days that it's darn right confusing and sometimes frustrating trying to find the right gear for the application. I found this recently when looking for a new inverter for the 80 series; to charge up all our gear on the road. From the drone, camera batteries, laptop, torches, batteries for the chainsaw and drill and a few more. Now while it's easy to jump online and just throw a dart at one of the cheap imports I needed a serious unit f

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