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  1. ranjon avatar

    RE: Melbourne/Sydney for wine

    by ranjon 17 April 2012

    In Sydney, you will likely be travelling quite a distance further for Wine tours, the nearest sizable area being the Hunter Valley and…

  2. Commissioner avatar

    RE: Have a month to travel from Warrnambool to Syd

    by Commissioner 01 March 2012

    There's a mini-bus three days a week between Broken Hill and Mildura. Leaves at 3:20pm from Mildura, arrives 6:45pm BH. Monday, Weds,…

  3. ranjon avatar

    RE: Have a month to travel from Warrnambool to Syd

    by ranjon 01 March 2012

    You're somewhat restricted in relying on public transport and from Gippsland for instance it'll be either continue on around the coast…

  4. glache avatar

    Have a month to travel from Warrnambool to Syd

    by glache 01 March 2012

    Hi everyone, I've got a month off (Fri week to Easter weekend) to travel from Warrnambool to Syd. I've done the Great Ocean Rd, I've been…

  5. Groo avatar

    Staghorn, Elkhorn and Birds Nest ferns. How would they handle Melbourne?

    by Groo 26 February 2012

    The things grow like weeds up here and I was considering bringing a few down to Melbourne, but how do they handle the colder winters,…

  6. habby avatar

    RE: East Gippsland rail trail

    by habby 14 February 2012

    I was talking to a friend today who has ridden the length of the trail about 18 months ago. His comments were that the track is in good…

  7. ranjon avatar

    RE: Experiences of getting the train between Sydney and Melbourne?

    by ranjon 13 February 2012

    Yep, until they get really serious about a permanent fix to the mudholes along the route, I'd be flying and you'll not be wondering whether…

  8. Commissioner avatar

    RE: East Gippsland rail trail

    by Commissioner 12 February 2012

    I like East Gippsland, but there's a reason it's not a tourist hotspot. It's pretty, it has nice beaches (ok, it has one of THE nicest…

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    RE: Airports that are worth visiting due to the scenery alone

    by RayCCroc 11 December 2011

    We dropped what seemed like 100m in a clear sky over Gippsland once, in a little four-seater Cessna or something. Bloody wings were flapping…

  10. Groo avatar

    RE: Honeymoon destination suggestions

    by Groo 22 August 2011

    D'ye hear there, Poppy. The Hawkesbury and Gippsland are right out! So, presumably, are deserts. Don't even think of any of them! I…

  11. habby avatar

    RE: Body Bording in Bali

    by habby 01 August 2011

    Hi Malin I live in Gippsland (Victoria, Australia) and body board along the beaches of the Mornington Peninsula and Phillip Island (home…

  12. n_rb avatar

    RE: Can't see this ever happening

    by n_rb 16 June 2011

    >build a rail line and people will live near it. If you mean in regional Australia, I'd say that was the case when areas were being opened…

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    RE: Going to Aussie Land, Take MONEY, LOTS of Money

    by n_rb 24 May 2011

    >Gas bottles have been around the same for years - the price of them blew out after the ?BHP problems in Gippsland. ? You mean the Longfor…

  14. PoppyG avatar

    RE: Going to Aussie Land, Take MONEY, LOTS of Money

    by PoppyG 24 May 2011

    +Electricity, gas, petrol, water, food - all way up+ bullshit - I have my latest electricity account in front of me - more or less…

  15. Groo avatar

    RE: Anything to do from Melbourne to Sydney?

    by Groo 25 April 2011

    A trip along the coast from Melbourne to Sydney, pausing at Wilsons Promentory, perhaps through a little of the Gippsland temperate rainfore…

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    RE: just received a 60 day visa in Melbourne

    by kalki 16 April 2011

    And - for your other question: We live in Victoria - Gippsland.

  17. ianw6705 avatar

    Tasmania - A Sincere Apology

    by ianw6705 15 April 2011

    Well ... regular readers of these pages would know that I had a light-hearted poke at the low-brow, shit-kicking yokels of the Apple Isle,…

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    RE: Weekend trip from Melbourne

    by ianw6705 02 April 2011

    One option that's not bad - for day trips admittedly, not 3-4 day trips over Easter - is to go to Half-Tix in the basement of the Melbourne…

  19. habby avatar

    RE: One-week Melbourne-Sydney-Canberra ?

    by habby 31 March 2011

    Another good weekend trip would be Phillp Island, Wilson Promotory and back through Gippsland. Some loverly walking in Wilson prom -…

  20. Groo avatar

    RE: Melbourne to Sydney by Camper

    by Groo 22 March 2011

    Recommend coast road (Princes Highway), Gippsland, Wilsons Promentory, Grand Ridge Road (http://206gti.net/grr/), Lakes Entrance, Maybe…

  21. habby avatar

    RE: Melbourne to Sydney by Camper

    by habby 21 March 2011

    Yes you can drive Melb to Sydney onthe Hume Freeway in about 10 hours and is boring as .... With a week you have plenty of interesting…

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    RE: Australian Suburbs with Indonesian Communities

    by empressnasigoreng 12 February 2011

    There are other little pockets of INdonesians in Sydney apart from the Eastern suburbs, eg, Arncliffe has quite a few including Acehnese…

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    RE: Victoria- 4 days

    by Ozziegiraffe 27 January 2011

    There is a food and wine trail in the Gippsland area, that you could follow to or from Philip Island. I know Mirboo North is part of it,…

  24. habby avatar

    RE: Why Is North East Australia Flooding?

    by habby 12 January 2011

    Subtropical lows (often starting as northern cyclones) moving down the eastern seaboard and then moving onto the coast dumping enormous…

  25. n_rb avatar

    RE: Cheese

    by n_rb 02 October 2010

    That's why it was made in the first place w3, but the reason it's still made is because people buy it. There's no less reason for Austral…

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