4×4 Magazine Australia — November 2017

NO SERVICE, NO WORRIES

(AUSTRALIA-WIDE)

If you’re in an area without

a mobile phone network,

then Telstra’s Wi-Fi Calling

allows calls to landlines and

mobiles over an available

Wi-Fi network. How does this

help out on the tracks, I hear

you ask? Voice services can

be connected over compatible

smartphones where no

service was previously

possible. For more info:

telstra.com/wificalling

VRILYA POINT CLOSED (QLD)

For the foreseeable future,

visiting and camping on the

beaches around Vrilya Point

on the western side of Cape

York has been stopped. There

is now a gate blocking access

and you’re not allowed to

access the area by sea. For

more info: http://www.cape-york-

australia.com

OMEO MUSTER (VIC)

The annual Caravan and

RV Muster is on again at

the Omeo Golf Course from

November 10-12. There will

be a number of golf events to

participate in, a fishing comp,

caravan displays, fireworks,

live music, helicopter flights

and a number of 4WD tag-

along tours to get involved

in. For more info: http://www.

omeogolfclub.org.au

THE HUON SHOW (TAS)

The Huon Show, known as

‘the show of the south’ will

be held at the Ranelagh

Showground on November

18. Events and activities
    include home crafts, a grand
    parade with a special WWI
    light horse display, livestock
    judging, vintage machinery,
    wood-chopping, and the ever
    popular dog high-jump event.
    Check out:
    http://www.huonshow.com.au

4WD TRACKS OPENING

SOON (VIC)

Seasonal road closures for

most of the Victorian 4WD

tracks in national parks and

reserves will end in time

for the Melbourne Cup long

weekend in November. For

the latest on track openings

and other track info, visit:

http://www.4wdvictoria.org.au

COORABIE FARM STAY (SA)

Coorabie is a pleasant place

to stop for travellers heading

across the Nullarbor. The

property is south of the Eyre

Highway near Nundroo,

about 155km west of Ceduna,

and is located near Fowlers

Bay and the Scott’s Bay

and Mexican Hat beaches.

Coorabie Farm offer three

types of accommodation,

all with good facilities:

Donga-style air-conditioned

rooms, 16 powered sites, and

unlimited unpowered sites.

Meals can be prepared for

guests by prior arrangement.

Accommodation needs to be

pre-booked, so contact the

managers on (08) 8625 6126.

FREE CAMPING AT

BOULIA (QLD)

Approximately 30 campsites

on a first-come, first-served

basis can be found among

the beautiful gum trees

at Racecourse Reserve on

the banks of the Burke

River at Boulia in Western

Queensland. It’s a free camp

and there is no water, power

or toilets, so you need to be

self-sufficient. Phone and

Wi-Fi internet are available,

while the town has basic

requirements and a very good

dinosaur exhibition at the

Stonehouse Museum.

WILDFLOWER FLURRY (WA)

The natural wildflower

collection in Western

Australia is the largest on

earth, and it finishes with a

flurry of colour in October

and November throughout

the forests and coastal heaths

of the south-west of the state.

For great information on

where to see the best

wildflowers, as well as help to

plan your trip around

Western Australia, download

a free wildflower guide at:

viewer.e-digitaleditions.com/

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