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  1. habby avatar

    RE: Trips from Melbourne

    by habby 25 April 2012

    A nice 3 or 4 day trip would be to go around Port Phillip Bay. You can go by train to Frankston and then bus to Sorrento then catch the…

  2. croakyhollow avatar

    Is forward booking necessary?

    by croakyhollow 15 April 2012

    Driving from the Sunshine Coast to Perth roughly/tentatively via Goondawindi, Coonabarabran, forbes, Nerrandera, Bendigo, Ballarat, Apollo…

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    RE: New bank branch

    by flobster 28 March 2012

    >also get a community movement going so it becomes a weight of numbers campaign Yes, it's Bendigo, which claims to (and in fact does)…

  4. ranjon avatar

    RE: New bank branch

    by ranjon 28 March 2012

    So is this Bendigo by any chance Flobs and if you feel strongly enough about keeping the locals employed, I'd be letting Bendigo or whatever…

  5. Captain_Courageous avatar

    RE: Bendigo to Cobar Most Interesting Route (inspired by Groo)

    by Captain_Courageous 21 March 2012

    Groo @ #32 - Involuntary muscular expulsion?

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    RE: Bendigo to Cobar Most Interesting Route (inspired by Groo)

    by Groo 21 March 2012

    To preserve precious water camels recirculate fluids directly from the kidney into the bloodstream, rather than letting it pass to the…

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    RE: Bendigo to Cobar Most Interesting Route (inspired by Groo)

    by brother_no_2 21 March 2012

    i don't think i ever will now either . though there was meant to be a roadhouse there that did the best camel burgers that money could…

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    RE: Bendigo to Cobar Most Interesting Route (inspired by Groo)

    by Groo 21 March 2012

    No. I never sold him anything, and he was on the lookout for cattle killed on the Barrier Highway. My informant was a mate who drove coaches…

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    RE: Bendigo to Cobar Most Interesting Route (inspired by Groo)

    by brother_no_2 21 March 2012

    @1 i'm really wondering what the butcher in cobar does with the roadkill you sell him?, and do all the locals drive around the backstreet…

  10. aussieguarddog43 avatar

    RE: how do you set up a bank account as a backpacker?

    by aussieguarddog43 16 March 2012

    National Aust Bank. Or NAB. No monthly fees. Lots of their own ATMS, and part of the RediTeller network. Will give you a VisaDebit…

  11. ranjon avatar

    RE: Weekend Away in Victoria Australia

    by ranjon 13 March 2012

    It may be a bit cooler right now but that is not to say the weather will not again be milder before winter really sets in but if it is…

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    RE: Need some suggestions

    by RayCCroc 03 March 2012

    You either go the most direct route, via Hay and Mildura, or the more scenic route down through Albury and Bendigo, (Hume Hwy mostly though)…

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    RE: Seoul stopover

    by vidic15 18 February 2012

    Hey Bendigo, Korean Air are reducing some of the stopover options from March I believe as a few days a week they offer a better connecti…

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    Re: Seoul stopover

    by kenko 13 February 2012

    Hi Bendigo! The Seoul Airport itself is the nicest airport I've ever experienced. There's a hotel inside…

  15. ranjon avatar

    RE: Going to Melbourne for a month in July..

    by ranjon 17 January 2012

    Do bring your rug up clobber for July and yes, one Aussie icon is our very own Aussie Rules Football which is nothing like socking that…

  16. Captain_Courageous avatar

    RE: HELP! We Have Carpet Beetle.

    by Captain_Courageous 03 December 2011

    I hope not Poppy. He resigned the lease at the end of the first year but not at the end of the second. I got a 60 day notice to vacate…

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    RE: Do Tasmanians

    by skutr 12 November 2011

    Cos "I've been everywhere, man, I've been everywhere, man. 'Cross the deserts bare, man; I've breathed the mountain air, man. Of travel…

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    RE: Which is Better: Driving to Melbourne or Gold Coast from Sydney?

    by nvg 01 November 2011

    Neither 'coast' drives go near the beach - both are inland a few km (maybe except for the bit between Sydney and Wollongong) , so to see…

  19. ranjon avatar

    RE: help planning a 12 days trip

    by ranjon 26 August 2011

    If you're not confined to actually overnighting each night in Melbourne, you could look at doing something like a five day tour in first…

  20. empressnasigoreng avatar

    RE: Sydney - 3-4 day break out of the City with little kids

    by empressnasigoreng 15 August 2011

    I took mine to Bathurst and Orange last year and that was fun. We really enjoyed the Fossil and Mineral Museum in Bathurst, driving around…

  21. ranjon avatar

    RE: Tax File, Medicare, Bank Account, Mobile Phone, Phone Cards - HELP!!

    by ranjon 03 August 2011

    If you check out our major bank sites - ANZ - http://www.anz.com/personal/travel-foreign-exchange/ ,Bendigo ,Commonwealth, National and…

  22. ranjon avatar

    RE: money advice for travelling

    by ranjon 02 August 2011

    Just do not go using a credit card account for cash withdrawals because you will be paying their high level of interest for that. And…

  23. markfawkner avatar

    RE: Just wanted to complain about Brisbane Airtrain operating hours

    by markfawkner 27 July 2011

    +Oil prices, oil scarcity, climate change will put an end to that in future years.+ I'm going to dispute that a little bit on the basis…

  24. daycat avatar

    RE: Train-spotting

    by daycat 19 June 2011

    I think it was called the Blue Lake or something like that, yeair, those were the good times, eh DB. Now, its all the Vline, ah, forgot…

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    RE: Can't see this ever happening

    by n_rb 12 June 2011

    Most of the stations on that line are only 4-5km apart,12km max. Can't see a high-speed train would make much difference. I'm not sure…

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