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What is the worst road you have ever driven on?

20 Aug, 2026

The 20 Worst Roads in Australia, According to RFTTE Members What is the worst road you have ever driven on? We asked the RFTTE community this simple question and hundreds of answers came rattling in. There were corrugations deep enough to loosen your fillings, potholes capable of swallowing a small car, bull dust holes that could hide a vehicle and sealed highways that members reckoned were worse than the dirt tracks. We went...

Bush Mechanics - Ingenious Australians!

19 May, 2026

What is a bush mechanic? A bush mechanic is someone who uses practical know-how, basic tools and whatever materials are available to make an emergency repair in a remote location. In Australia, that might mean fencing wire, cable/ zip ties, timber, a tin, a strap or a salvaged part used to get a vehicle or piece of station equipment safely back to camp or a workshop. Talk to anyone who has experienced life on a cattle station and...