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We produce videos showing some of Oz's great destinations and treks. They are available on our You Tube channel.
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We produce videos showing some of Australia's most amazing 4WD destinations. If you are prepared to drag your caravan on the dirt, there are many places to explore, and we cover those as well as 4WD only destinations. We have over 350 videos available to view on our YouTube channel,
https://www.youtube.com/user/lauriekibblewhite/videos

JUST WHO IS 4WD OZ DVD? We have a number of people who have l

iked us, who probably have no idea of who we are or what we do and what motivates us. I have always been an archivist, and when I started travelling in 2004, I filmed our trips, the videos being a visual and audio diary of my journeys. The idea that other people may be interested in our treks and destinations was born whilst editing the video resulting from a journey along the Gunbarrel and Connie Sue Highways. It was after a couple of trips on the Great Central Road and visiting some aboriginal communities in the Gibson Desert, and travelling the Anne Beadell Hwy and Oodnadatta Track, that we began to get serious about sharing our videos. After an Easter trip on the Holland Track, and a visit to the Kennedy Ranges, we finally decided to market our product. In 2010, I found myself touring Queensland with a photographer friend, and as a result of our travels, we filmed the Carnarvon National Park and Cape York. It became obvious when reviewing footage of a run out to Birdsville, that far from being a disaster (due to lots and lots of rain), that we had something to share that probably wont be repeated in that area for many years to come. And so, the release of "The Birdsville Experience 2010" in December 2012 was the obvious choice. Meanwhile, I had started filming the Eyre Highway on my way to Queensland, in February, and completed that on my way back to Perth in November. By now, we were marketing our product successfully on eBay, which allowed us to monitor our sales whilst on the road, and effect speedy delivery, which is the most important part of our business. Meanwhile, we were writing a blog covering our travels, and posting our pictures to Facebook. Our previews of the DVDs were posted to YouTube for friends and potential customers to access.

2011 saw us in the Kimberley, filming the Dampier Peninsula and the Gibb River Road. In 2013, we undertook to film an all bitumen version of the Savannah Way, and after seven months of tedious work, we produced what I feel was our finest work to that time. The Western Australian section of this trip, completed (along with our Kimberley filming) an entire coverage of the (readily accessible part of) North West region of Western Australia, an achievement of which we are proud.

2015 saw us undergo a project that explores the Nullarbor beyond the Eyre Hwy. We commenced our Trans Australia Railway project in April and completed it in October. Apart from following the railway line and exploring its history, we visited Maralinga and included what we saw and learned in the resultant DVD. We are particularly proud of what we achieved on this journey.

2017 saw us exploring the Great Southern Hwy in Western Australia, and the towns that were created as the Perth to Albany Railway was constructed back in the 1880s. This is a fascinating trail that should be explored by all visitors to Western Australia. It takes you from the second settlement in WA (Perth) to the FIRST settlement (Albany), and is a far more pleasant journey than the truck laden more direct Albany Hwy.

2019 saw us hit the road again after a period of caring for an ageing mother, and we updated our catalogue with a look at the South Australian Peninsulas, and parts of Western Queensland.

2021 had Cameron Corner in our sights. We had visited Surveyor Generals Corner, Haddon and Poeppel Corners, and CC was required to complete the quartet. The journey created it's own challenges as the pandemic dictated our route. But we were able to tick off another bucket list item as we visited the Gawler Range in South Australia. As I trawled through my archives, it became obvious that there was a lot of footage that couldn’t be released in its own right on our then DVD collection, but that there was a lot stuff that would be of interest to fellow travellers, and so I started to upload some of this footage to our YouTube Channel. It was about then, that I realised that I could do my small bit to promote some of what this country has to offer. NOTE: we have discontinued the DVD business, but all videos are now available for viewing free of charge on our You Tube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/user/lauriekibblewhite/videos

And so, we have made it part of our philosophy to promote our country, and that is one of the reasons this page was created. To share what we have, and to share what we feel is appropriate from other pages. We are totally self funded, and not supported by sponsors, which means that what you get with our product is what you bought, not a vehicle to promote sponsors products. We are not into personalities, just the trip, the journey, and the beautiful country we live in. So, please feel free to enjoy and share our photos, and the videos that we post to YouTube. Our photos and YouTube Channel can be accessed using links on our website,
www.4wdozdvd.com

Cheers
Laurie Kibblewhite

24/12/21

02/11/2024

Over the past 21 years, I have travelled all over this beautiful country, and have filmed my travels. On this channel, there are well over 600 videos showing...

31/10/2024

We were on our way to film the Kennedy Ranges and Mount Augustus in 2009, and we called into Shark Bay en route to check out Francois Peron National Park, Denham and Hamlyn Pool.

We were on our way to film the Kennedy Ranges and Mount Augustus in 2009, and we called into Shark Bay en route to check out Francois Peron National Park, De...

30/10/2024

https://youtu.be/xSBTODHyaTI

We checked out the Old Toolbrunup School near Tambellup in Western Australia. It's a hidden Gem.

30/10/2024

https://youtu.be/ieKB_x3i5_o

We had a look at Cheepie in Queensland in 2010. A few things have changed in this "Ghost Town".

26/10/2024

https://youtu.be/BT0_vKl4e_A

It seems that wherever you want to go in South Australia, you pass through Burra. And so you should, it's a delightful little town.

23/10/2024

The name of a road that intrigues me more than any other, is Old Coach Road, and we have one in the Albany area, and perusing the map I stumbled upon it, and so, I just had to .....
Welcome to Country Back Roads ep 24.

The name of a road that intrigues me more than any other, is Old Coach Road, and we have one in the Albany area, and perusing the map I stumbled upon it, and...

23/10/2024

I was back in Charleville, but only basically passing through. However, I realised I had some footage from my visit in 2010, when I had a close look at the t...

22/10/2024

I was 21, it was 1968, and I was in Morawa and Peter Harrison used to host Saturday Sport on the ABC. He was a jazz lover, and he would play this amazing piano trio playing Bach in a Jazz genre. The group was the Jacques Loussier Trio. Do yourself a favour, put your pop biased music thoughts away and listen right through ... I dare you.

Jacques Loussier's Bach to Bach Trio withAndré Arpino - Drums & Vincent Charbonier - Bass.

22/10/2024

A simple question. What do you want to see?
I have spent 20 years travelling around Australia, filming for my own memories - as you would taking photos, looking back on the ever dimming, ever more distant past. What I have built up is an archive of places, adventures (offroad and on), and onroad thoughts and discussions (with my camera), most of which have now been uploaded and shared with the world ... except, the world doesn't seem to see us, and presumably, nor do a lot of Australians (judging by the numbers).
What I have presented, is a snapshot and discussion of Australia as I saw it at the time, and it is an ever changing landscape.
I have tried to do something a little different (is it different?) with my "Country BacK Roads" series, which is designed to take you down those "I wonder where that goes" roads, revealing what does exist beyond the piece of tarmac you're travelling on or the small town you may be visiting.
Because many people don't get past the first 5 or 10 minutes of ANY video, I have been slowly watching my trip videos, finding the small towns that I have travelled through, and have been uploading them with historical commentary added, thus cutting out the inbetween on road footage between towns (the original videos remain on Youtube)
I have pretty much stopped my on road travelling, and those "On The Road" type series seemed to garner an audience, but still not in the numbers that the "look at me" set seem to get.
I am currently doing a personal project, that is about me - not a public project, you won't get to see it - and it involves me trawling through my photo and video archives looking for shots and footage with me in it... and I'm battling to find much. Would the "look at me" set have the same difficulty in finding footage in their collections that actually features where they have been, without them appearing in it?
I am a "behind the lens" type person, I don't have the ego to be in front of it, and my on camera pieces are confined to intros ... due to viewers with questionable taste wanting to see what I look like :). I am an "old school" documentary type film maker - it's about the place, not my face.
Do we have to promote ourselves and our day to day happenings, or have a bikini clad model to appeal to and attract viewers .. a tip, I AIN'T putting on a bikini ...
What is the secret that I, and some other serious archivists of our country are missing in attracting viewers. I refuse to go down the (ever increasing) AI generated production, and definitely not the clickbait title route.
So simply, What do YOU want to see? A comment of any sort once you have watched a video, AND a like helps the algorithm to find us (apparently).
What do YOU want to see? Please tell me in the comments, and if you haven't already, hit the subscribe button, hit the notification bell, and give us a like.
Thank you. Cheers, Laurie.

20/10/2024

https://youtu.be/eNnE-OrSO44

20/10/2024

https://youtu.be/fD0RmNvZiXs

I was doing a roadtrip along the Golden Quest Discovery Trail, and Menzies was one of the towns I travelled through. ...

20/10/2024

https://youtu.be/GUNIcD4SV5s

Despite having lived in Albany for many years, I had never been to Betty's Beach. And so today I decided to put that right, and as a bonus, also discovered E...

20/10/2024

https://youtu.be/nmsNi_CkG8c

The Greenough Historic Settlement is situated 25 kms south of Geraldton in western Australia. ...

20/10/2024

https://youtu.be/xqqB81FHaJg

We were winding down our 2005 First 4WD Trip, and had arrived at Exmouth. We were having a look at the Cape Range. ...

20/10/2024

https://youtu.be/3ZagnKUWEIE

Situated on Highway One between Esperance and Norseman in Western Australia ...

20/10/2024

We take a run around the base of the Porongurups and check out how the other half live ...

09/10/2024

You may have wondered, and then again you might not have, and really couldn't give two hoots, but why do I upload so many old videos. Some of them are up to 18-19 years old. Well firstly, I was there, the subject matter was there, and it was a snapshot in time. Some of those places look very different now ... the settlements along the Trans Australian Railway are a good example. They served their purpose, and the infrastructure has been removed and relocated elsewhere. And all that remains for the people who grew up or worked there, generally, they have nothing but memories to look back on.
I grew up in Maylands WA until 1960, and the street I lived in bears no resemblance to what it was back then ... and I can find next to nothing that I can find to tell me whether what I think I remember, is accurate ... or even close.
I think it is important therefore, that, whether it be in photos or videos or film, that we document and present these places for historical value if nothing else.
I have been fortunate to be able to travel in an era when video equipment and editing software was readily available to us, and as a wannabe documentary maker, to be able to document my journeys. Now, as I trawl through old footage, and look at what I really didn't know what I was filming at the time, I am able to utilise the internet to suss out the history of these places, and put a soundtrack to the images.
My mate Marc at Western Australia Now And Then has done a wonderful job of documenting Western Australia, and presenting the amazing camp spots and history along the way.
My approach has been different. Travelling on a limited budget, and shunning all thoughts and ideas of sponsorship, my presentation is focused on the surrounding countryside. My "drive by shootings" essentially mirror a Sunday drive. You are sitting in the passengers seat as we cruise around the neighborhood ... a neighbourhood that could in 10-20 years time could look very different.
This week, I featured a little town that I almost drove past - Monash in South Australia. Nothing spectacular, but very important to the people who live, work and play there. We hope not, but one day, it could become just another dot on the map with a name next to it. There are too many of those. I intend to keep as many memories alive as I can.
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We produce DVDs showing some of Australia's most amazing 4WD destinations. If you are prepared to drag your caravan on the dirt, there are many places to explore, and we cover those as well as 4WD only destinations. We not only produce the DVDs, we have over 170 videos available to view on our YouTube channel,

https://www.youtube.com/user/lauriekibblewhite/videos

As we have discontinued some of our DVD range from our catalogue, we have re-edited the content and uploaded them in HD to

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrlRq37P9p_U9qmK9_aUSrcfdbW4CKlbd

To find out more about our DVDs, go to our Website www.4wdozdvd.com for previews and links to eBay to purchase.

JUST WHO IS 4WD OZ DVD?

We have a number of people who have liked us, who probably have no idea of who we are or what we do and what motivates us.

I have always been an archivist, and when I started travelling in 2004, I filmed our trips, the videos being a visual and audio diary of my journeys.

The idea that other people may be interested in our treks and destinations was born whilst editing the video resulting from a journey along the Gunbarrel and Connie Sue Highways. It was after a couple of trips on the Great Central Road and visiting some aboriginal communities in the Gibson Desert, and travelling the Anne Beadell Hwy and Oodnadatta Track, that we began to get serious about sharing our videos. After an Easter trip on the Holland Track, and a visit to the Kennedy Ranges, we finally decided to market our product.

In 2010, I found myself touring Queensland with a photographer friend, and as a result of our travels, we filmed the Carnarvon National Park and Cape York.

It became obvious when reviewing footage of a run out to Birdsville, that far from being a disaster (due to lots and lots of rain), that we had something to share that probably wont be repeated in that area for many years to come. And so, the release of "The Birdsville Experience 2010" in December 2012 was the obvious choice.

Meanwhile, I had started filming the Eyre Highway on my way to Queensland, in February, and completed that on my way back to Perth in November.

By now, we were marketing our product successfully on eBay, which allowed us to monitor our sales whilst on the road, and effect speedy delivery, which is the most important part of our business. Meanwhile, we were writing a blog covering our travels, and posting our pictures to Facebook. Our previews of the DVDs were posted to YouTube for friends and potential customers to access.

2011 saw us in the Kimberley, filming the Dampier Peninsula and the Gibb River Road.

In 2013, we undertook to film an all bitumen version of the Savannah Way, and after seven months of tedious work, we produced what I feel was our finest work to that time. The Western Australian section of this trip, completed (along with our Kimberley filming) an entire coverage of the (readily accessible part of) North West region of Western Australia, an achievement of which we are proud.

2015 saw us undergo a project that explores the Nullarbor beyond the Eyre Hwy. We commenced our Trans Australia Railway project in April and completed it in October. Apart from following the railway line and exploring its history, we visited Maralinga and included what we saw and learned in the resultant DVD. We are particularly proud of what we achieved on this journey.

2017 saw us exploring the Great Southern Hwy in Western Australia, and the towns that were created as the Perth to Albany Railway was constructed back in the 1880s. This is a fascinating trail that should be explored by all visitors to Western Australia. It takes you from the second settlement in WA (Perth) to the FIRST settlement (Albany), and is a far more pleasant journey than the truck laden more direct Albany Hwy.

As I trawled through my archives, it became obvious that there was a lot of footage that couldn’t be released in its own right, but that there was a lot stuff that would be of interest to fellow travellers, and so I started to upload some of this footage to our YouTube Channel. It was about then, that I realised that I could do my small bit to promote some of what this country has to offer.

And so, while we are obviously marketing our DVDs, we have made it part of our philosophy to promote our country, and that is one of the reasons this page was created. To share what we have, and to share what we feel is appropriate from other pages.

We are totally self funded, and not supported by sponsors, which means that what you get with our product is what you bought, not a vehicle to promote sponsors products. We are not into personalities, just the trip, the journey, and the beautiful country we live in.

So, please excuse our blatant plugs for our product, and feel free to enjoy and share our photos, and the videos that we post to YouTube.

Our photos and YouTube Channel can be accessed using links on our website, as can links to eBay, from where our DVD products can be purchased

Cheers

Laurie Kibblewhite

www.4wdozdvd.com

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