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G'day from the Fraser Coast, Qld.
« on: August 24, 2010, 02:58:46 PM »
G'day guys,

I just found this site and am trying to learn how to use it.

My name is Mick and my partner, Evie and I ,




just took delivery of a Austrack light off road camper.



We are planning to be doing a lot of bush camping in this area and in particular, The Mary and South Burnett river valleys and hope to be able to contibute some useful stuff from time to time.
Cheers,
Mick

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Re: G'day from the Fraser Coast, Qld.
« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2010, 03:08:28 PM »
 Welcome hairy..er..mick!
How the hell do you find your way back to the tent? ;D
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Re: G'day from the Fraser Coast, Qld.
« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2010, 03:13:24 PM »
G'day & Welcome Mick and Evie.

Seems like you've got the hang of things around here mate.
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Re: G'day from the Fraser Coast, Qld.
« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2010, 04:50:26 PM »
Welcome to Myswag It looks as though you have covered the most important thing  :worthles:
What is Evie hanging on to ? ,be nice to see your CT when you get  a chance . So dig in & enjoy  ;D
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Re: G'day from the Fraser Coast, Qld.
« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2010, 05:00:26 PM »
Welcome to the Forum

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Re: G'day from the Fraser Coast, Qld.
« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2010, 05:15:10 PM »
Hi and Welcome, good to see you over here, enjoy, lots of ideas for future mod's from this great site
enjoy  :cheers:

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Re: G'day from the Fraser Coast, Qld.
« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2010, 05:44:03 PM »
Welcome to this great forum, nice looking CT you have there.  We are still waiting to take delivery of ours approx 1th Oct each day is a day closer

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Re: G'day from the Fraser Coast, Qld.
« Reply #7 on: August 24, 2010, 06:04:59 PM »
Welcome Mick... sit back relax and enjoy.... :cheers: nice camo !!!!

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Re: G'day from the Fraser Coast, Qld.
« Reply #8 on: August 24, 2010, 06:31:05 PM »
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Re: G'day from the Fraser Coast, Qld.
« Reply #9 on: August 24, 2010, 06:40:36 PM »
Welcome Mick,
Built any new jems lately ;D
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Re: G'day from the Fraser Coast, Qld.
« Reply #10 on: August 24, 2010, 07:20:49 PM »
Welcome Mick & Evie enjoy the forum BTW where abouts on the Fraser coast I have a block at Glenwood but live in Brizy.TINKERA.

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Re: G'day from the Fraser Coast, Qld.
« Reply #11 on: August 24, 2010, 07:30:48 PM »
G'day Mick and Evie and welcome to Myswag. :cheers:
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Re: G'day from the Fraser Coast, Qld.
« Reply #12 on: August 24, 2010, 07:36:14 PM »
Gday Mick and Evie

Weve got the same tent, good choice!

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Re: G'day from the Fraser Coast, Qld.
« Reply #13 on: August 24, 2010, 08:51:54 PM »
Wow! Thanks a lot guys.

Evie and I are only just getting into this camper trailer thing and love it.

I thought I recognized some names on here from other forums and wondered if they were the same people. Its bloody good to be back in the swing of things. I love the feel of this place.

For now, we only have a falcon so are a bit (lot) restricted s to destinations but as we gear up for retirement in about 4 years, that will change. Will try to answer questions below.

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Welcome Mick & Evie enjoy the forum BTW where abouts on the Fraser coast I have a block at Glenwood but live in Brizy.TINKERA.
 


We are at Torbanlea mate.

[quoteWelcome Mick,
Built any new jems lately][/quote]

not for about a year mate but looking for a tripping canoe, white water capable at the moment.  studying one of Matt's prototypes. :cheers:

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What is Evie hanging on to ? ,be nice to see your CT when you get  a chance . So dig in & enjoy 






 
Cheers,
Mick

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Re: G'day from the Fraser Coast, Qld.
« Reply #14 on: August 24, 2010, 08:54:20 PM »
A few more piccies, I seemed to run out of space in the text box.





king size work bench



Cheers,
Mick

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Re: G'day from the Fraser Coast, Qld.
« Reply #15 on: September 02, 2010, 10:28:27 AM »
Hi Evie and Mick, and welcome.  Torbanlea hey.  We are just up the road at Maryville (borough). We have done a couple of big trips but not much around this area as yet.  Kev retiring from police at Christmas, and hoping to do a lot of tripping over the next few years.  Enjoy your camo tent, have seen a couple around, they are pretty cool.  Kris and Kev
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Re: G'day from the Fraser Coast, Qld.
« Reply #16 on: September 02, 2010, 11:04:25 AM »
G'day and welcome!  Sorry for the late reply. 

One thing about this region is that there's some great trips around this area of ours.  Don''t forget to have a squizz at Lenthalls ... at $5.25 pp it's a steal!

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Re: G'day from the Fraser Coast, Qld.
« Reply #17 on: December 05, 2010, 07:33:18 AM »
G'day krisandkev and Scolers,

Thanks guys.

Scolers mate, i used to love lenthal's but i have some pretty serious gripes about the place.

1. It used to be like a small Kakadu before Wide Bay Water and that other bunch of bloody crooks and halfwits, Hervey Bay Council raised the wall and embarked on a bare earth policy around the perimeter. I still want to smack somebody over that B.S.
(I believe the massive land clearing around the perimeter was a major contributor to the massive barra kill a couple of years ago.) I fished the backwaters regularly and saw THOUSANDS of dead barra, many in the vicinity of a metre long.

2. When they did the camp/launch area "upgrade", the mad B@#$%ds cut a heap of hoop pines and other magnificent shade trees in  what is now the camping area. Now, there are no bloody shady camping spots at all.  this is fine if one doesn't mind camping in the sun and having ones brains fried. Not for me tho.

Nevermind, rant over. Perhaps the place will come back to a semblence of what it once was. Till that time, I/we are happy enough to go somewhere else.
Cheers,
Mick

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Re: G'day from the Fraser Coast, Qld.
« Reply #18 on: December 05, 2010, 07:42:27 AM »
Very nice and welcome mate. You live in a nice part of Aus, I regularly visit that way as the in-laws have lived in Hervey Bay 40plus years...... :cheers:
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