Wes Whitworth
Victoria follows Queensland with camping closed.
At the direction of the Chief Health Officer Victoria campsites, caravan parks and camping grounds will now be closed to visitors. This closure comes into effect at 11.59pm (local time) March 25, 2020. According to the statement, the only people permitted…
4X4 stores keeping the lights on for DIY gear!
4X4 accessories stores are remaining open and encouraging Australians to order online for delivery, or to click (or phone) and collect in-store. With the Government announcing more stringent social isolation rules overnight, 4X4 accessories businesses remain open and ready for…
Queensland camping closed to slow spread of coronavirus
Queensland has shut down all camping in state forests and national parks as more and more stringent measures are put in place to assist in curbing the COVID-19 outbreak. All Queensland camping in national parks, state forests and recreation areas…
Iconic national parks to close as coronavirus restrictions increase
Some of Australia’s most iconic national parks, including Kakadu and Uluru, are set to close as the coronavirus lockdowns become more sweeping. The National Parks set to close include the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra, Booderee National Park ion…
Non-essential travel into Cape York restricted by QLD Government
Travel into Cape York has now been restricted by the Queensland Government effectively stopping any non-essential travel into the Cape. The Cook Shire Council has closed off non-essential travel into the Cape York Peninsula. The statement from the Cook Shire…
Far North Cape York closed to non-essential travel
The Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council has restricted access to the Far North of Cape York to essential travellers only. Last weekend, the Northern Land Council restricted access to remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory with the APY lands…
2020 Brisbane National 4X4 Outdoors Show, Fishing Boating Expo postponed
The 2020 Brisbane National 4X4 Outdoors Show, Fishing Boating Expo due to kick off on 27-29 March has been postponed The team behind the 2020 Brisbane National 4X4 Outdoors Show, Fishing Boating Expo have just issued a statement confirming that…
Hot or Not? Track building Unimog up for grabs!
Just when you thought you couldn’t possibly love ‘Mogs any more, up for auction comes this track building Unimog that will literally go anywhere! Unimogs are one of those things. The vast majority of us will never own one, but…
Zoleo Satellite Communicator Review
Just another Personal Locating Beacon or is there more to the Zoleo Satellite Communicator. We take it out into the bush and put it through its paces. More than 84 per cent of Australia is without mobile (terrestrial) phone service,…
Hot or Not? Honda 6X6 Acty Crawler
Hot or Not? Would you own a Honda 6X6 Acty Crawler? What if it had just 635km on the clock and you could buy it for less than $2000? Ah, the interweb. Yesterday we stumbled across this little darling of…
Custom 4X4: Suzuki Jimny
For avid Suzuki-ists, Suzuki-nuts, er, you know what I mean, the chance to buy and modify a brand-new Suzuki Jimny was too hard to resist. Feast your eyes on Tracey and Dean’s rig. When a bunch of little Suzukis have…
GME XRS-330C Review
Check out our GME XRS-330C review from pricing to wiring, what it’s key features are, and the amount of tech that GME has crammed into it, but have they gone too far? It’s no real news that I’m building up…
How to install under-bonnet lights
Ever been stuck by the side of the road at night and the battery in your torch is flat? Here’s how to install under-bonnet lights. Invariably the laws of the universe will dictate that if you’re going to have something…
How I bought an $1800 Warn winch for $400!
Gift horses and all that…here’s the story of how I bought an $1800 Warn winch for just $400 because the owner said it was stuffed…and I didn’t believe him. It’s no secret that I like to tinker with stuff in…
2020 Rigs & Rolls at Eastern Creek wrap
Did you get along to last weekend’s Rigs & Rolls at Eastern Creek? Unsealed 4X4 had a great time and can’t wait for the next one or to share some of the ripper rigs on display – check out our…
