Brian Williams
September 01, 2008 12:00am

A FIFTH of World Heritage-listed Fraser Island foredunes have been destroyed by four-wheel-drive vehicles, prompting a call for limits to be set.
At least 235 vehicle tracks have been cut across Fraser’s dunes, with most related to camping.
Because dunes were the first defence against storms, vehicle-induced damage was likely to accelerate [...]

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Yesterday we set off in the trusty Prado around 6:30 am for our snow trip to Mt Selma.  A quick stop at Pakenham to pick up the BushWinch, just in case, and we were soon mobile again.
We arrived at the Thompson Dam just after 8:30, had a quick pitstop and let our tyre pressures down [...]

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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
© The Cairns Post
Cape York is filled with wide open spaces and special spots that are only reachable by 4WD.
While there are many tours that will show you some of the more well-known attractions of Cape York, if you really want to see the special places, a 4WD is the only way [...]

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May 30, 2008

An epic four-wheel drive through Australia’s heart aims to target the Northern Territory’s burgeoning self-drive tourism market.
The Binns Track route stretches more than 2000 kilometres from Mount Dare on the South Australian border up to Timber Creek, in Western Australia.
It passes through Alice Springs and Tennant Creek as it winds through many of [...]

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