2018 Birdsville Races volunteers call!
The nationwide call for has gone out for the 2018 Birdsville Races volunteers. Billed as the ‘Melbourne Cup of the Outback’, the races provide a great opportunity for punters to…
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2018 Queensland Drifta Fans Camping Event
Brace yourselves Queensland, the 2018 Queensland Drifta Fans Camping Event is coming this weekend at Bluff Creek! For the last few years the team from Drifta Camping & 4WD put on their…
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Campsite restored!
You may remember last month, we ran the story of a campsite that was knocked off while a couple of blokes were out taking photos in the Barrington Tops. We…
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2018 Queensland Outdoor Adventure and Motoring Expo
If you’re in South East Queensland and itching to get to one of the outdoors shows that seem to be happening everywhere else around the country, never fear! The 2018 Queensland…
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National 4×4 Outdoors Show, Fishing & Boating Expo – Melbourne
With just under a month until the 2018 Melbourne 4X4 Outdoors Show kicks off, we’ve got a sneaky discount code for you! Running from the 17 – 19 August, the show…
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2018 Gold Coast Caravan & Camping Expo
It’s getting to that time of year when the 2018 Gold Coast Caravan & Camping Expo is on again! Running over 3 massive days, the expo is being held at the…
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Man dies climbing Uluru
An elderly Japanese tourist has died trying to climb Uluru. The man, aged 76, collapsed on one of the steepest sections of the Uluru climb around 4:00pm yesterday. Park Rangers…
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Cricks VW Amarok Beach Bash
Crick’s VW Amarok beach bash went off without a hitch earlier this year, with an action packed day from Noosa north shore, up Teewah Beach and then over to Double…
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This 4WD hire company was ripping off customers
Have you ever driven a 4WD at night, when touring? Pulling in to camp after dusk? Quick trip a K or two down the track for firewood, or leaving to…
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Campsite stolen!
A pair of nineteen year old landscape photographers had their complete campsite stolen while they were out taking photos this weekend just past. The pair, Isaiah Huthnance and Jasper Kilkelly,…
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Just 100 tickets left for the Big Red Bash – Dont miss out!
With just 100 tickets left for the Big Red Bash, if you’re planning on going you need to jump on this right now so you don’t miss out, as it…
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2018 Melbourne Boat Show just around the corner
With the 2018 Melbourne Boat Show just around the corner, now is the perfect time to jump online and buy your tickets. Running from June 28 to July 1, it’s set to…
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50th Queensland Caravan, Camping and Touring Supershow
Kicking off today is the 50th Queensland Caravan, Camping and Touring Supershow at the Brisbane Showgrounds. Running from June 6 to 11, 2018, this isn’t one you’re going to want to…
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2018 Melbourne Boat Show
Looking for something to do in Melbourne at the end of June to help stave off the winter blues? From 28 June to 1 July you’ve got the 2018 Melbourne Boat…
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How to beat the winter blues: Fraser Island exclusive flash sale
Considering autumn has really grabbed hold of Australia with a vengeance, and the first snow dump is freezing us all down to our cores so early in the season, we’ve…
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Happy Mothers Day 2018
Pat and the team at Pat Callinan 4X4 Adventures want to wish all of our mothers, a very Happy Mothers Day 2018. Because, well, without you, none of us would…
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First solid snow dump of 2018!
Unless you live north of Cairns, you would have noticed it’s been awfully chilly the past day or so. The good news is that there’s more to come over the…
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2018 Birdsville Races: Tickets on sale now!
Tickets to one of the most iconic Australian bucket-list events, the 2018 Birdsville Races, have just gone on sale at www.birdsvilleraces.com. Set for August 31-September 1 2018, it’s expected to…
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Lest we forget: ANZAC Day 2018
Moments before the sun breaks over the horizon, a single, lone bugler will blast the haunting, solemn ‘The Last Post’ as she stands at rigid attention. The crowd falls into…
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Drifta Fans Camping Event 2018: Camp Cobark
The Drifta Fans Camping Event 2018 is just around the corner, slated in for 18 – 20th of May, and it’s looking like it’s going to be bigger and better than…
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2018 Man from Snowy River Festival kicks off
The 2018 Man From Snowy River Bush Festival has kicked off in huge style. The Festival is held every year in Corryong, Victoria, in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains…
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Eldee Station’s 2018 ARB Easter Festival
Easter is less than two weeks away, and if you’ve still not made up your mind on what you and the family are doing, chances are this is it. Naomi and…
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2018 ARB Off-Road Racing Championship kicks off this weekend!
The first round of the 2018 ARB Off-Road Racing Championship kicks off this weekend in Griffith, NSW. If you’ve been living under a rock and haven’t heard of the championship…
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Easter Events 2018
Not sure what to do this Easter long weekend? We’ve put together some events that just might help! The Easter Family Fishing Competition Dundee, NT March 30 – April…
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2018 Brisbane 4X4 Outdoors show and Fishing & Boating Expo!
It’s that time of year again! The 2018 Brisbane 4X4 Outdoors show is on March 16-18 at the Brisbane Showgrounds (600 Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills QLD 4006). The show has been running…
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2018 Big Red Bash has nearly sold out!
With kick off just months away and ticket sales through the roof, the Big Red Bash has nearly sold out, and there’s a pretty good chance they’re going to sell…
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2018 Just 4 Kids Motor Trail TJM Simpson Desert Trek
Just 4 Kids Motor Trail are gearing up for their 2018 TJM Simpson Desert Trek set to kick off on May 25th, and tickets are selling up quick! The trek…
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Kimberley to Kakadu: Issue 31 Travel
In issue 31, Pat and Scott turn what was to be the “transport stage” driving from The Kimberley to Kakadu into a rather spectacular trip. This incredible overland run shows…
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Birds of the Top End Photo Essay with Scott Mason
In Issue 31 of Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures we take a trip through the top end with our very own editor, Scott Mason. In his ‘Birds of the Top End’…
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Drive 4 Life: Vic High Country charity trip – March 18-23
If you’re planning on hitting the Victorian High Country this year, why not do it while supporting a good cause? This March Drive 4 Life will be hosting a charity…
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Vehicle rollover on Fraser Island
Queensland Police Service have issued a statement regarding the vehicle rollover on Fraser Island last weekend. Fortunately injuries were minor to one occupant, however the QPS have used this incident…
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FRASER ISLAND FLASH SALE
Grab your mates and gear up for a weekend on the world’s largest sand island, teach the kids how to fish, and best of all, test out the tracks with…
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Irukandji Jellyfish discovered off Fraser Island
An Irukandji jellyfish has been discovered off the west coast of Fraser Island for the second time in two years. Life guards on the west coast have been dragging the…
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Victorian recreation area closures due to fire weather
With the extreme fire weather in Victoria today and tomorrow Parks Victoria have closed a number of recreation areas and parks due to safety concerns. Check local closures before you…
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East Kimberley: Issue 30 Travel
In Issue 30 Scott Mason takes us on a photographic journey of The East Kimberley. Not as popular as the Western Kimberley, but equally as beautiful. Being twice the size…
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Happy New Year – Here’s to an even bigger 2018!
As the sun sets on camp, we just wanted to wish everyone a happy new year, and a massive thanks for being with us through another huge year. 2017 has…
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South East Queensland camping is chockas – Teewah, Inskip absolutely full over NYE!
If a last minute run out to camp on the coast in Queensland were on the cards for New Years, we’re afraid you’ve missed out. Teewah and Inskip are at…
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NSW Police Raptor: Because beaches have speed limits too
First introduced in 2014, the New South Wales Police Raptor is again out on beaches and in National Parks across the state this summer. It is being utilised as both…
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A river too far: The Upper Allyn.
Solid day trip, over-nighter, or a week long escape, the Upper Allyn is a pretty spectacular spot to pull up stumps. Located just an hour and a half from Newcastle,…
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The Baja 1000: The toughest off-road race in the world
Our very own Scott Mason recently attended the 50th anniversary of the Baja 1000 race in Mexico. The Baja 1000 is arguable the most gruelling off-road endurance race in the…
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Ord Valley Muster 2018 With Lee Kernaghan
It’s that time of year again when the early-bird tickets for the Ord Valley Muster 2018 go on sale. Running from 11-20th May 2018, the muster next year is going…
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2018 ARB Eldee Station Easter Festival
If you’re looking for an Easter getaway for next year, you’ve found it. Naomi and Stephen Schmidt of Eldee Station are holding the ARB Eldee Family Easter Festival, proudly presented…
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Solar Suzukis Cross the Simmo
Yep, really. Dragging two solar-powered Suzuki Sierras across the Simpson Desert for a Guinness World Record, and some pretty hefty bragging rights. That’s what Alan Johnson from Piranha Off-Road Products,…
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Climbing Uluru to be banned by October 2019
Climbing Uluru will be banned by October 2019, in a unanimous decision by the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park board. “Some people in tourism and government for example might have been…
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4WD & Adventure Show hits Perth!
That’s right Perthians, the 4WD & Adventure Show is back in town from Friday the 10th to Sunday the 12th of November and given that the show is celebrating its…
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Adelaide 4WD & Adventure Show this weekend!
Okay, you guys really don’t need any further excuses to get down to the Adelaide Showgrounds for the 4WD & Adventure Show this weekend, what with more stalls, entertainment and bargains…
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The Hay River Track, Simpson Desert
The Simpson Desert is perhaps the last place on Earth that you would associate with the word ‘river’. Yet there it is … at the northern end lays the Hay…
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Why you should always travel with emergency communications
It gets a bit tiring to keep when folk like us banging on about safety when you’re travelling remotely. But now and again, you’ll see why it’s so important. On…
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Remember when Mercedes-Benz took on the Canning Stock Route?
It’s a pretty audacious task: pitting a bunch of brand-new, unmodified vehicles against probably the most gruelling off-road track in Australia, and one of the toughest in the world: the…
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Problem campers force restrictions on Kimberley campsites
A number of campsites at Yeeda Station, south of Derby in the Kimberley have had access restricted by the land owners. The campsites are part of Yeeda Station, a running…
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