Independently researched, this book explores the best pet-friendly accommodation (from 5-star hotels to campgrounds) between Port Douglas and Port Fairy. Every author-chosen, unbiased entry has a brief opinion plus details of price and which pets are welcome. Features the best doggie days out, dog-friendly beaches, parks, cafes, pubs, wineries. 

Dozens of fascinating stories about many of the models that Australian marques have produced since the early 20th century. Includes many stories, from the first home-constructed vehicles in the 1910s and 20s, to Fords first true ute in the 1930s, the first all-Australian (Holden) ute in the early 1950s, to the superutes of the 1990s.

Sharing the essential techniques that all 4WDers need to know, this guide covers all the essentials, including 4WD systems, suspension, wheels and tyres. Discover specific driving techniques for mud, water, sand and rock; learn why steep hills are often the most perilous situations and get out of trouble with clear recovery techniques.

This book offers a chronological view from the oldest colour images to the latest buses. It focuses mainly on buses, although many Australian-built chassis were generally used for coach operations and some of these are featured. Before the Second World War, buses were mainly of British origin with local bodywork. During the 1970s the European ......

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THE 1992 Australian Touring Car Championship was a classic contest between Nissan, Ford, BMW and Holden and, on this special Seven Sport’s Magic Moments of Motorsport DVD release, we take a look back at some of the best races from that year’s title fight.

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THE first Super Speedway where NASCAR stock cars hosted a race outside North America, the Calder Park Thunderdome in Melbourne was the late Bob Jane’s dream that he turned into a reality.

It was big, booming and attracted plenty of fans, though sadly this form of racing has disappeared from Australia and the Thunderdome left in wreck ......

The 1970s was an amazing time for Holden – and an even better one if you loved motorsport. 

It was a decade where Holden ruled Bathurst in the annual October classic with 5 race wins and a new superstar was born with his first Bathurst win in1972. 

This very special box set looks at the Holden victories in the 70s a period ......

THE first of an exciting new book series from the V8 Sleuth team, Bathurst: Every Car, The Photographic History, 1990-1999 is a must-have for any motorsport fan.

This 256-page hardcover collector’s book brings to life The Great Race in the 1990s and, at its core, includes a photo of every single car to compete in the Bathurst 1000 in ......

This is the definitive account of the career of the winningest Supercar driver of all time, Jamie Whincup, but its also the story of the making of a champion - the drive, the belief, the grind and the teamwork that it takes to get to the top of the podium and beyond.

This is the definitive account of the career of the winningest ......

A rollicking ride through the early days of Australian motorsport. Set in 1900 - 1918 in Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, the true story of bitter rivalry between two Brisbane car importers/ dealers: E.G. Eager & Son and Canada Cycle and Motor (CCM). There are four main characters.

SINCE 1981, Street Machine has been Australias home of horsepower, the biggest-selling magazine devoted to modified cars in the land, bar none. 2021 is the titles 40th anniversary and were celebrating with the release of Street Machine Legends Volume Two. This time, were celebrating the most-iconic cars featured in the mag over the last twenty ......

Racer and broadcaster Neil Crompton has had the best seat in the house for the last 40 years of Australian motorsport, an amazing lifetime upgrade to a first-hand, front row seat to see the biggest names, machines and events of this high-speed, high-octane sport.

A kid from Ballarat in country Victoria obsessed by speed with an ......

Featuring some of Australias most iconic rail journeys, Heading South celebrates the unique joys of train travel and is the perfect book for the armchair traveller. Freelance travel writer and Lonely Planet guidebook contributor Tim Richards decides to shake up his life by taking an epic rail journey across Australia. Jumping aboard iconic ......

It’s February 1942 and the Second World War is raging. Japanese planes are bombing Darwin, Australia fears an invasion, and the train track leads straight through the desert to Adelaide. Fourteen-year-old Rosemary Lister begins a diary to share the upheavals and tensions of her new life in the country, storing memories for her father, missing ......

No symbol better conveys the intrepid spirit of Australia than the flying kangaroo. Whether it’s glimpsed on a red-eye flight to an interstate business meeting, before leaving for adventure or holidays, or when longing to return home, that sweep of red defines air travel in Australia.

Qantas has always been about ......

1914. Some men of the First Australian Imperial Force had a rendezvous with death in the silence in the summer night, but many were to survive only to face the thudding of the guns, again and again until 11 November 1918 at 11am, enduring physical and psychological horrors. This volume is packed with unusual stories of a deeply personal nature: ......

In this fully illustrated personal look at the culture of hot rods and customised vehicles in Australia are dozens of fascinating stories about these incredible cars and the passionate craftspeople, amateur and professional, who build them. Includes unique and never before seen photos and contributions from dozens of hot rod and custom enthusiasts.

Australia’s favourite guide for freedom and low-cost camping – owned by an Aussie family and printed in Australia. We welcome you to our community of travellers across Australia. Almost 30 years of travel, research and knowledge has been transferred into our easy-to-use guides. In this edition we have some exciting new features: 
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The Ypres salient was the favourite battle ground of the devil and his minions wrote one returned serviceman after the First World War. Few who fought in the infamous third battle of Ypres - now known as Passchendaele - in 1917 would have disagreed. All five of the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) infantry divisions were engaged in this bloody ......

The AIF and the Hundred Days Battlefields such as Gallipoli, Fromelles, Pozières, Bullecourt and Passchendaele are burnt into the Australian Great War psyche. Unfortunately the sheer guts, fortitude and sacrifice of the diggers in those battles had often been wasted by poor leadership and planning. From an Australian perspective, such sacrifice ......

In honour of Triple Eight Race Engineering becoming the first team in Australian Touring Car and Supercars Championship history to win 200 races, V8 Sleuth is proud to release a limited edition collectors print celebrating the teams history-making milestone.

Signed by Jamie Whincup, Craig Lowndes and Shane van Gisbergen, this print is ......

Attention Australian Speedway and Motorsport Fans!  The popular Liverpool City Raceway book is finally reprinting! This lavishly illustrated book covering the history of Liverpool City Raceway from its construction in 1966 to its sad demise in 1989, is loaded with first person memories from competitors, (like Sir Jack Brabham).

Independently researched, this newly updated edition explores the best pet-friendly accommodation (from 5-star hotels to campgrounds) between Melbourne and Cairns. Every entry includes a brief, unbiased opinion plus details regarding price and which pets are welcome. Now also featuring the best dog-friendly beaches, parks, cafes, pubs and wineries.

The Wellington Street Races ran on one of the most challenging and demanding circuits in the world. Between 1985 and 1996, the races brought some of the worlds top teams and drivers to New Zealand. They also played a major role in the development of the Wellington waterfront as a public space. The race track ran through central Wellington ......

When it comes to the masters of motorsport, Mark Skaife is without peer. The stats ordain him the most brilliant touring car racer in Australian motorsport history: his six Bathurst victories and five touring car championships place him in the rarefied company of Peter Brock.

For more than three decades across the Holden Racing Teams ......

Jo Clews demystifies all aspects of camp oven cooking. Updated for the 2020s, this book is packed full of easy recipes including fresh damper, hearty stews, classic roast dinners and delectable desserts. Also advises on different types of gear, menu planning, building the right type of cooking fire, and how to choose and care for your camp oven.

1918 was a year of triumph for the Australian Corps in France yet today this is seldom recognised by most Australians. Our perceptions have been clouded by legends, built up over the past century, that have trivialised their achievement. Here an ex-soldier, Pat Beale DSO MC, uses his military background to help re-discover why and how the Corps ......

The word Anzac has been the subject of a century of legal regulation in Australia and internationally. In Anzac: The Landing, The Legend, The Law, Catherine Bond interrogates the legal history of one of Australia and New Zealands most revered words and the restrictions on the acronym that still exist today.

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Holden has been a major part of Australian motorsport history and, in this special edition hardcover 400-page release from the V8 Sleuth team, they celebrate and honour the brand’s history in racing.