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Most of us try to buy Australian Made items where possible. However, too common now-a-days is when a good Aussie product comes along and it is quickly copied and manufactured cheaply overseas.

It’s not just us and our rigs that have been laying relatively dormant [during COVID-19]. The water supply pipes around the country have also been mostly unused for the last couple of months. Water lines, that haven’t been used as they normally would have been, can create problems for your health and your rigs’ plumbing.

"Now, just like in the old days, you still need to fill your tank through a hose. The difference here is the garden hoses nowadays can be made from recycled plastics that break down and create a plastic taste in the water."

...when decaying leaves, tree branches, etc. have coloured our water supply and mixed with the disinfectant - chlorine, it results in a by-product called Trihalomethane. The higher the colour and the higher the chlorine level, the higher risk of it being carcinogenic (cancer causing).

In true Aussie spirit, many travellers are wanting to head off and support the towns impacted by the recent fires. Even with the millions of dollars being promised to go to those who really need it, there are other businesses that just need trade, not aid. This is great, but proceed with caution! Our water quality has changed and at the moment the authorities don’t have all the answers. It’s new territory for them as well. Add to that, some water treatment plants have been damaged and are still under repair. Let’s step back before the fires, we had the drought. Water levels were getting lower as it was. Some councils, that usually run off a dam system {surface water}...