August Edition of On The Road. Camping and caravanning, on sale now!!!
Including:
GREAT PLACES TO GO
A charming destination - Portland, in Victoria,has fine camping and caravanning,
inspiring coastal scenery and history around every corner.
Northern Territory Top Spots - Catherine Lawson shares some of here favourite NT destinations where there’s lots to see and do and enjoy.
Greatest explorations - Join Melanie Ball on an adventurous trek in the footsteps of Edmund Kennedy.
CAMPSITE REPORTS
This month, we look at places to camp in:
Timber Creek Gunamu Tourist Park, Timber Creek, Northern Territory, 287km south-west of Katherine.
Woodgate Beach Tourist Park, Woodgate, Queensland, Between Hervey and Bundaberg
Sundowner Breakwall Tourist Park, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, 370km north of Sydney.
Pooncarie Camping Area, Pooncarie, New South Wales, 126km south of Menindee; 116km north-east of Wentworth
CARAVANS & MOTORHOMES
Sleek, luxurious and beautiful
Tne Liberty 1 caravan is made and designed in Australia. It’s a luxury van for truly discerning buyers.
GOOD GEAR & GADGETS
Have a look at a new product to give your caravan ceiling a facelift, how Kedron Caravans’ is doing its bit to save water and a travellers’ gadget that should keep the entire crew happy and entertained.
CAMPERS’ TALES
Meet Mr Cue - Discover Cue, a small town n Western Australia that has a fabulous golden history.
Border crossings - Keith Hall can’t resist the dotted line that separates one state from another.
Bushranging birds - Satin bower birds have an insatiable passion – and it’s blue all the way.
Soft adventure - Take a warm break from winter at Main Range National Park.
Simple storage for snaps - John Mainwaring explains how he makes sure he doesn’t lose any precious holiday photos.
Campfire cooking - Susan Hall dishes up some grain-based meals that are easy to prepare and don’t need a long list of fresh ingredients.
JUST FOR READERS
My Favourite Place
A celebration of Ludwig Leichhardt has won for a reader a fantastic prize pack from Snowgum..
GETAWAY VEHICLE
LandCruiser workhorse
Toyota’s 70-Series now has a 4.5 litre, turbo-diesel V8 engine – and it’s ready to go anywhere..
CATCH A FEED
Be safe in small boats.
Paul B. Kidd sets out the rules for anyone who wants to set sail in a small boat.
Readers’ letters
This month, find out where our readers love to camp.
.....And the Aussie Cross Quiz.
plus the chance to win a caravan and driving safety DVD...we have 10 copies to give away.