Queensland 4X4 Operation Lift wrap up
You’ll no doubt have seen a massive amount of news and information on “Operation Lift” over the past few weeks, and if you want the blow by blow, have a…
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September 2018
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Power up and save big on a new Yamaha generator
Customers score a $150 Visa Gift Card with 2KVA generator purchase It’s a classic campsite dilemma: you’ve got the beers on ice and the telly tuned into the footy final, but your campsite neighbours are…
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Willowglen 4X4 challenge is on this weekend!
If watching 26 blokes chase a tiny little ball around a paddock does nothing for you, and you’ve not got a ute, nor plan on mustering up the one you…
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Use your phone & gain 10 demerit points this weekend
The NSW Roads and Maritime Services have recently changed the rules surrounding mobile phone use on public roads in NSW. Not only are the regulations pretty tight, but the demerit…
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Avida releases new off-road van: Avida Rock
The name Avida is synonymous with quality, and remains one of Australia’s longest standing caravan and motorhome manufacturers. Previously, they have released their semi-off-road range of caravans, however they have…
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New Inskip Point sinkhole opens up
A large area of the beachfront has collapsed into the ocean as a new Inskip Point sinkhole opens up. Glen Cruickshank from Rainbow Beach Helicopters has told media that the current…
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Deni Ute Muster… THIS WEEKEND!
Not that we’re counting or anything, but if we were…. we’d be able to tell you that there are ONLY FOUR SLEEPS LEFT to the Deni Ute Muster! Yep, it…
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ESC equipped vehicles now allowed 75mm lift
Hot off the press today, we’ve just received information that the Minister for Transport and Main Roads in Queensland has confirmed changes to Queensland’s lift laws, apparently first introduced by…
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Uniden releases waterproof in-vehicle UHF: XTRAK 40
Fresh out of the stable from the folks over at Uniden, is the brand spanking new XTRAK 40. Now before you roll your eyes and think “just another UHF entering the…
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Cleveland Caravanning & 4X4 Expo this weekend!
It’s that time of year again, the Cleveland Caravanning & 4X4 Expo is on this weekend! Kicking off from 8:30am till 4pm daily, and running from Friday 21st of September, until…
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Reviewed: Hardcase for a tough life
There’s a new 4X4 gear case on the market that we have been testing out, during filming for season 11. Now a box is a box, right? They all do…
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Unsealed 4X4 Issue 54 – Out Now!
Spring has absolutely sprung and with it, we bring you Unsealed 4X4 Issue 54! Have a look at the video below for the hard and fast look at what’s in Unsealed 4X4…
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Bridle Track to reopen
Paul Toole, the Minister for Lands and Forestry and member for Bathurst, has announced the NSW State Government will support Bathurst Regional Council in reopening the Bridle Track with a…
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Queensland Government confirm interstate vehicles will not be defected
In what has been a rather tumultuous week for Queenslanders and, indeed, just about anyone who would travel into the state for holidays or work with their four-wheel drive, the…
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Land Rover Defender replacement info leak!
UK Publication Autocar reports leaked documents from Land Rover reveal details of the long-awaited and much speculated Defender replacement. Since the 2011 ‘DC100’ concept was met with widespread disapproval, Land…
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Ford Everest recalled for faulty seats
Ford Australia has issued a recall for specific Ford Everest vehicles built between March 9, 2018 to March 13, 2018. There appears to be an issue relating to the seat…
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AAAA wades in on Queensland’s “Operation Lift” kerfuffle
Further to our article on Monday regarding the Queensland Police Service’s “Operation Lift”, the Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association have entered the fray with some sound advice for owners of modified…
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SA will not re-register vehicles still fitted with Takata alpha inflators
Following on from the Takata Airbag Recall saga, owners of vehicles in South Australia will not be able to re-register their vehicles still fitted with Takata alpha inflators from November…
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Police now targeting YOUR modified 4X4
Dear Reader, Your lifted 4X4 is in danger. You knew your suspension lift, body lift and tall tyres added up to good ground clearance. You may not have known for…
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Colorado ZR2 Bison – Raptor killer?
Front and rear locking diffs. Race bred remote reservoir coil-over dampers. Snorkel. Steel front and rear bumpers. Underbody skid plates. Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac tyres. Enter the Chev Colorado ZR2 Bison. Chevrolet…
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Pat returns to his roots with the new Cooper Discoverer AT3 tyres
With shooting for the next season of Pat Callinan’s 4×4 Adventures well and truly underway, Pat has returned to his roots, with the new Cooper Discoverer AT3 tyres on his…
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QLD Academic calls for a stop on 4X4’s in national parks
Queensland newspaper, the Sunshine Coast Daily, has just printed an article quoting a Sunshine Coast based professor of marine science, Thomas Shlacher. Essentially the article states that Professor Shlacher is…
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2019 Kia Sorento is a hard-core off-roader!
No, really? Take a stock AWD 2019 Sorento, bolt some off-road rubber on, a couple of bonus bash plates and disconnect the sway bars and you too could drive Hell’s…
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ex-US Army 6X6 runs tuff truck course
You know over in the States, how they have their ‘Murican version of a ‘tuff truck’ course, where you’ll usually see old first-gen Dodge Durangos and beat up Jeeps blowing…
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HiLux face-lift in the works
Toyota have just released information on the new HiLux face-lift. The new face-lift designed front end has been taken from the HiLux Rogue that was released earlier in the year. The…
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Will the Lada Niva make a comeback?
Lada’s tough little 4X4 hasn’t been seen new in Australia since 1998 or thereabouts, and the design is over 40 years old. A child of the 70s, the Lada 4X4…
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Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures Magazine – Issue 35 out now!
Issue 35 of Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures is out now! In this issue Pat shows you how to reach the tip, while keeping your 4X4 in one piece. Have a…
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Happy Father’s Day Dad!
From all of us here at Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures, we want to wish everyone’s dad a happy Father’s Day, and a massive ‘thanks for being there for us!’ For…
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