Friend of ours is a chemist at one of the major fuels suppliers. Her job is to test the fuel from the companies holding tanks throughout Queensland and NSW and advise what additives have to be pushed into the tank before the fuel is loaded for distribution. Fuel is generally less than 28 days old - from the time it left the refinery in Indonesia
The time to keep emailing hasn’t stopped everyone.
Tactical Edge Yatala has a Facebook post, in the comments is a template, and a list of MPs and senators to make it as easy as possible. Spam as many as you can… we need numbers of vocal people so we aren’t forgotten or cast aside. Squeaky wheels get the grease!
Email Template
Subject: Schedule 6, Part 2, Item 14B – Immediate Review Requested
Dear [MP or Senator Name],
I am writing as your constituent in [Electorate].
The classification of gelball blasters and skirmish markers under Schedule 6, Part 2, Item 14B is deeply concerning.
This decision appears to have been made without meaningful consultation and threatens a legitimate sport, small businesses, jobs, and an important mental health outlet for many Australians.
This issue will influence my vote.
I respectfully ask that you advocate for proper stakeholder consultation and a review of this classification.
I look forward to your response.
Kind regards,
[Your Name]
Queensland Federal MPs
Blair — Shayne Neumann
Bonner — Kara Cook
Bowman — Henry Pike
Brisbane — Madonna Jarrett
Capricornia — Michelle Landry
Dawson — Andrew Willcox
Dickson — Ali France
Fadden — Cameron Caldwell
Fairfax — Ted O’Brien
Fisher — Andrew Wallace
Flynn — Colin Boyce
Forde — Rowan Holzberger
Griffith — Renee Coffey
Groom — Garth Hamilton
Herbert — Phillip Thompson
Hinkler — David Batt
Kennedy — Bob Katter
Leichhardt — Matt Smith
Lilley — Anika Wells
Longman — Terry Young
Maranoa — David Littleproud
McPherson — Leon Rebello
Moncrieff — Angie Bell
Moreton — Julie-Ann Campbell
Oxley — Milton Dick
Petrie — Emma Comer
Rankin — Jim Chalmers
Ryan — Elizabeth Watson-Brown
Wide Bay — Llew O’Brien
Wright — Scott Buchholz
Queensland Senators
Anthony Chisholm
Murray Watt
Nita Green
Matt Canavan
Paul Scarr
Amanda Stoker
Penny Allman-Payne
Larissa Waters
Pauline Hanson
Malcolm Roberts
Additional Federal Contacts
Bridget McKenzie
Barnaby Joyce
James Paterson
Angus Taylor
What you can do
• Email your MP and Senators
• Share this post
• Encourage friends and family to send emails
Respectful, coordinated action gets attention.
Silence won’t save the industry — but speaking up might.
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Don’t worry about that miles away. The nearest fuel stations were just on 7 news and are bone dry.
Nobody home. Not even stale fuel. Does anyone listen or are they in cloud 9 
Dad still mentions the Benzine to this day when he had a British racing green Cooper S for a couple weeks. New. Was 2.5k new back then. Make enough at Holdens Woodville and on a Friday night put 5 P of Benzine in the Mini and chuck flames out the back hooking it up and around devils elbow with mates in XP Falcons etc blowing them away.
His mate liked the mini so he bought one, first go out he put it on the roof around devils elbow. Then sold it haha
In a worse case scenario I can ferment and distill just about anything to 94-98% ethanol and run it through a fuel filter to extract any water, dilute down to e85. Might need to flash the tune but should be good to go!
Wonder where our tax dollars go…?
Ripping off the NDIS system, is part of the answer…
.5 hrs of cleaning, charged at 2hrs, plus travel time…
$230, for 25 mins cleaning….and they use your supplies.
Why are they allowed to get away with It.?
That’s pretty cool. Out of my league but have read about it and like you say requires a different tune and even fuel system to handle it for E85.
Like classic cars Torana’s and stuff like that they either do it up to run on E85 or not.
I know a little bit as my Uncle was right in to it but not what I do.
I did get a lary ride in a genuine LX SS hatchback one day. That was awesome pulling 8krpm on a worked 308. Skipped over 3 lanes at 240klm/hr it was a beast. Pulled up at the lights. Suzuki Hayabusa lines us up, lets go. Ok then, blew the zook away was pretty funny and completely safe conditions right in front of the cop shop.
Went one time to AIR when it was a thing and that LX SS got a 10.8 secs. Bit too fast for me
ehem if it’s got tit’s or wheels it’ll give you trouble
I could go to new suck wales and pay a dollar more for fuel. Sounds like fun but I don’t need it.
Funny watching people clueless in seattle and had no idea this was coming. Oh well 
On main stream media I mean not you lot.
You need a retune, E85 specific carb and some fancy ignition control to run a classic on E85.
Tried it once on one of my Clevelands that would rev easily and cleanly to 7800rpm but you couldn’t drive it below 3000 rpm on the street. Went back to 98 and smaller vacuum secondary carb. Would still pull to 6500 rpm (would run out of air to go higher) but I could idle around town without the drive train kicking and bucking.
Engine has since been rebuilt with roller cam, roller rockers and slightly bigger carb and now pulls 7200rpm with ease and that glorious Cleveland scream on 98
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Ethanol fuels really only make sense if you’re doing forced induction. It manages heat better when you’re running 30 pound boost. Otherwise better of running race fuel. The only benefit of ethanol is anyone can make it by fermenting stuff and then running it through a reflux still. That gets you about 96% with the rest water. Not viable to run a big vehicle like a car but you could easily bore out the jets on an old XR400 and be good to go. Only drama would be the carbs would rust so you’d have to empty the float bowl after a ride.
Yep as I understood that was it. But I haven’t tooled around with Ethanol ULP even the E10 as got plenty of basic things to get running. Picked up needs to be modern or converted seals and things. Way above my pay grade.
The classic car enusiaist mates I know go for it as it’s cheaper, available in the CBD, runs clean, higher octane so they tell me. Just got to be built for it and when you are restoring the whole thing, why not.
As I just got email from bulk fuel supplier that services me. They have none and no sign of anything soon, will keep me updated. I replied, I’m all good anyway as I could see this coming so loaded up weeks ago. To keep all you lot fed 
Just a bit of forward planning. Look at what you need for the year. Don’t rely on last minute things as they are quite often not available.
Can’t get it, oh well do without. I laughed at Bowen’s statement today. Yea I don’t see ya walking…
Isn’t it made of corn crops and stuff like grow corn and refine it I’ve seen in the farming news. Big in America and we do it here too.
I know the 1978 model mechanical injected diesel tractor I have. I didn’t do this, but a local had same model and got a line on a fish and chip shop he just poured the used cooking oil in the fuel tank and went no worries.
Non turbo, not direct injected or high pressure common rail modern type. Im like cool, I don’t mind fish n chups
Ethanol destroys older holley carbs and mechanical fuel pumps. It reacts with the alloy and creates a white powdery coating on fuel bowls. Will also kill mower carbs
The Veggie Oil diesel hack works well for older cars.
Try it on a modern, common rail diesel with DPF and count the seconds till limp mode.
What I experienced, and then you get DEF fluid on top and the actual fuel delivery truck goes in to limp mode and gets bogged in middle of bmfk nowhere. Then I’ve got to tow it out with a 1978 job tractor. Don’t have cats anyway because they get stolen. Jets and airliners don’t have them anyway
Working for a farmer part time he said here new alternator on his Case Stieger 450HP tractor. Fit that.
I said how much is this alternator. $1850 Aud, I looked at him said fk off fit it yourself
Have a friend that runs his Disco on veggie oil. He collects it and has a deal with the refiner that keeps his Disco and Landy smelling like the fish shop
Landrovers suck. Wasted shitloads of money on those piles of shit.
A succinct summary - need to harvest my mangoes
