AUSTRALIAN MailTime Y'all! Mount Panorama Sent Me Something! 

Emma doesn't miss a Kangaroo.. She would be handy as a "Roo spotter" driving across Australia

OMG that women's weekly cake cookbook would bring back A LOT of childhood memories for most of us Aussies haha 👌💯 classic

Dude. That birthday book from women's weekly is a classic. Keep that.

Every Australian mum had that cookbook. I’ve had at least five cakes from the cookbook. It’s brilliant

Just as I’m thinking that it’s getting to a point where some of the stuff that you receive couldn’t possibly be unique anymore, someone sends you a chunk of Mt Panorama. Like chocolates and snacks are cool and all, but I’m not sure that anyone is topping that any time soon.

I’m another person suffering the Melbourne lock down, you have no idea how important your videos have been in helping me get through it. Sending lots of love to the whole Rocker family 😁👍🥰

16:06 She said "mum" and gave the chocolate straight to Daniela lol that cracked me up.

I am so impressed in how you have educated your children to express appreciation, manners go a long way! Keep up the videos all the best, thanks for the entertainment.

L and P plates are Learner and Provisional driving plates. You need to have these on before you get your full drivers license.

If anyone in the comment section can contact V8 Supercars that would be awesome! Ian deserves it.

I LOVE Andrews South Australian good package, Fruitchocs, Bickfords, Violet Crumble, and Hahndorf leather, all South Australian :)

Green sheep! I had to read that book to my daughter multiple times every night 😅

That classic version of the Woman's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake cook book is a legendary cook book in Australia. I spent hours as a kid pouring over the pages of that cook book nagging mum to make me one of those cakes and I did have (her version) of those cakes for some of my birthdays as a kid. Real slice of average Australia right there, whoever sent you that hooked you up for real.

I hope the kids like their clothes, my girls were excited to see our package on the table. I hope you like the dark Rocklea Road chocolate.

If you're wondering about the Wizz Fizz, you literally just eat i out of the packet with the little shovel provided. Also be careful not to breathe it in haha

That Women's Weekly Cake CookBook was a staple in most houses when we were growing up... we would spend the month leading up to our birthday parties looking through the book for what we wanted our cake to be and then "helping" out to make it As for the 'L' and 'P' plates, we use those to differentiated drivers from experienced drivers. L-plates are for first time drivers, you need to have an experienced driver with you and record your hours (120 hours minimum) so you can take the driving test. P-plates are the next level and there are 2 levels of P-plates (red lasts for 1 year and green for 2 years). You can drive by yourself on these levels but are restricted on certain aspects of driving like speed and how many points can be deducted before you lose your licence.

19:28 Daniela seemed to love the cake cookbook haha i was laughing at how excited she was. Her and Emma will have fun making cakes I'm sure. I have never seen that book before it looks cool.

With Ned Kelly he was the first person with bullet proof armour, another thing to thank the Aussies for. That's a base for your bullet proof body armour. He made suits of armour out of old plow discs back in the 1800's. A big hello to you and the family Ian take care buddy 👌👍😊

I remember seeing a Scottish grandmother reading "The Wonky Donkey" to her small grandson and it was absolutely hilarious!! She could hardly finish reading the book through her tears of laughter. I was laughing/crying with her the first time I saw it. Well worth a look at the video if you can find it. Best wishes from Bendigo Victoria Australia 🇦🇺 ❤

Emma is beyond adorable :) And the Woman's Weekly birthday cake book is a treasured memory of my childhood.

You can also use the bickfords to flavour cakes. Use it the same as vanilla essence.

You so need to look into Ned Kelly. Our most infamous bushranger.

Your genuine humbleness is what makes you so good at these videos. You should look into Ned Kelly. The guy was even the centre of the world's first feature film.

Also, the Olympic stickers are from the popular Aussie supermarket Woolworths, or woolies as we call it. Every so often, woolies do a thing were they have collectables for shoppers to collect. These were stickers to collect, they have little lego bricks, lion King ooshies, and much more. Edit: Don't know if you guys use the word supermarket, it is a grocery store

Love mail time. P.S. Don't snort the Wizz Fizz🤣🤣🤣

Oh o.. Anisa raised the bar/moved the goal posts everyone.... time to think outside the box! Omg ! Woman's weekly cake cookbook! That's the standard issue book given to all mother's in the delivery room across the country! 🤣 I have my mum's copy in the third drawer down in the kitchen.. just above the "junk drawer" EDIT: Oh wait... KAREN AND DAVID MOVED THE GOAL POSTS!

I love your enthusiasm towards Australia!

The wonkey donkey is a classic, you and the kids will love it

BTW, Samuel L. Jackson did the reading for audio version of the "Adult children's book". Dani, that Woman's day birthday party cake book was and still is a rite of passage for many an Australian kids birthday party.

So glad you loved our package from the Central Coast...we do live in an amazing part of the world and we have travelled the world, so glad we could share it with you guys... looking forward to your visit down under keep in touch...would love to catch up with you in OZ....love to go to Bathurst with you guys, and we also love your channel..... take care xxxxxxxx

Hey Ian! The postcard with the ‘blue lake’ from Christopher is a picture of the town’s water supply lake in the city of Mount Gambier South Australia where I am from! Never thought id see the day someone sent you a postcard with the lake on it!

Emma is soooo gorgeous, she reminds me of my daughters at the same age! Such a sweet little girl.

Thanks so much to you and your family for doing the Bathurst Livestream it was a great day and your Livestream made it even better, I hope use all enjoyed it and say G'day to Pedro the myth the legend 🤠👍 That book you got in the Mail time is awesome there is a RU-vid video of Samuel L Jackson reading the book "Go The Fok To Sleep" it's a must watch it's funny as Fok! 😂 And the DVD you received I live in the Victorian High Country a tiny little town called Dargo we have a population of 75 people in town and surrounding area

This was excellent fun! I smiled from ear to ear the entire time 😆😆😆😆👂👂👂👂

Wow, a voucher for two race car hot laps and some of the track !! How awesome !! Love your videos and adore your kids. What a wonderful family !

18:29 I like how your partner always tells Emma to be careful with the books. Lots of kids don't learn that and you can see Emma is being really careful.

As an Australian, its unusual seeing people be some intrigued and excited about normal things for us. Its cool though.

Those Women's Weekly birthday cake cookbooks have been the source of thousands and thousands of kids' birthday cakes around Australia for decades, for my 6th birthday my mum made me a Mixy cake (which was a pink rabbit character on ABC kids at the time), and my brother got a train cake when he was a toddler

RU-vid has videos of 'Go The F**K To Sleep' being read aloud by both Morgan Freeman and Samuel L Jackson 👌

Possum magic is an Australian classic… best book ever!

You eat the Wizz Fizz straight from the packet. Do not add to a drink haha

The sherbet you just rip the top off and eat it with the mini spoon inside the packet. (Be careful not to breathe in while you’re about to put it in your mouth though! 🤣) X From a Bathurst girl! 😉

That Magpie Card is worth framing... Looks amazing!

lol, that bottle of Bickfords just inspired me to add it to my shopping list for delivery :)

Luke nailed it with the Cadbury Snack ☺ and the 100 yrs of Coles book looks interesting.. As for Harndoff the last existing German town in Australia 🇦🇺 and its stunning the Town was named after the Captain of the ship 🛳 that brought the immagrants to SA from Prussia on the ship called Zebra his name was Dirk Hahn. All Ian needs now is 4 airfare tickets to 🇦🇺 so they can see it... Great to see his reaction to the asphalt 😂

Hi Ian & Daniella, Enjoy watching your wonderful reaction to our Aussie snacks we just take for granted. You have probably tried most of them by now… other range of snacks you have not tried are our ice creams, need to try those when you come down. There is a snack in the US you do better, that’s Beef Jerky 😋… tried to bring some back from last trip but was confiscated by Australian Customs. We have very strict biosecurity controls with foods from overseas.

Every kid from the 80's had those cakes made for them for their birthdays, i remember mum making me the blue robot, my sister got the pool one year, the cat another.

Dylan Alcott (The wheelchair tennis player on your Woolies promo stuff) is a deadset legend and an allround great guy. There was a recent video of him drinking beer from his US open trophy cup :)

Great mail time as always, just a bit on the Mr. Squiggle coins, so Mr. Squiggle was a kids show which started on 1st of July 1959 and ran until 9th of July1999 it was created by and started by artist Norman "Heth" Hetherington it stared Mr. Squiggle, a puppet with a working pencil for a nose children would send him their squiggles and Mr. Squiggle would make something out of them all though they would always be upside down for the practical reason that Norman Hetherington would be operating Mr. Squiggle and other puppet characters created by Norman from above the set apparently very close to the hot studio lights. Mr. Squiggle would have a human assistant on the show the first being Gina Curits who Mr. Squiggle would refer to as Miss Gina calling the assistant Miss carried on until the Miss Jane after that the last two assistants were called by their first name the last assistant being Norman's daughter Rebecca who I remember. Some of the other puppets included Blackboard who was always grumpy and was known to say "Hurry up, hurry up!", Gus the snail, Bill the steam shovel and more all designed, built, operated and voiced by Norman. The coins were made to celebrate the show unfortunately Norman passed in 2010 and didn't get to see the coins. The coins were released in 2019. I have a link here to a episode from Rebecca's time on the show which you may which to show Emma and Andrew you and Daniela may which to watch as well to get a idea of the show. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cLrG_X-sImc.html

Hi Ian and Family. Great seeing the continued support and appreciation that us Aussies send your way... you have a new Box of goodies just hit your mailbox from me and mine. Please as always keep spreading the joy and we hope you like the new box. ( No Lamingtons this time😞 sorry). 👍🍻

Well, as an Aussie, I've had more than my share of lollies...The Natural Confectionery Company are the best, no competition 😉 Cadbury does everything Dani, we Aussies are spoilt for choice. Sorry if your childhood snacks were not as good as ours 🇦🇺

Hey guys im from Ipswich qeensland and my old science teacher once told me that apparently Ned Kelly changed his name and lived in Ipswich and was buried somewhere in our local cemetery. I have no idea if its true. i also noticed that the places with the most lockdowns has sent you the most like victoria. i love your content keep it up.

What a great Mail Time, I really enjoyed watching! Emma’s too cute reading her Big W catalogue 😆🥰. Wow that Bathurst parcel was epic and can’t wait to see the video of your hotlaps there! I love the Central Coast, living in Sydney that’s where we go for our holidays and it’s so beautiful. The Women’s Weekly cookbooks are so great, I went to their test kitchens once for a class and they take a lot of trouble to test the recipes so they come out perfectly. Mum always made me birthday cakes from those books, so wonderful 🤗. If you’re here during Easter you can go to the huge Royal Easter Show in Sydney - we always get the Women’s Weekly showbag with amazing books and samples in it and they have a big cooking show as part of the food dome entertainment. Massive family day out if you’re in Sydney during that time, it’s my favourite outing of the year.

The Golden Turf of Bathurst WOW!!! Nice stuff People Awesome to see Ozzie's doing what we love to do best is Give!! Thanks for the share Ian and family!!!

Pretty much every Aussie kid in the 80s and 90s has a birthday cake from that Women's Weekly book. I had the witch cake for my 3rd birthday and my sister had the train for hers.

Hi Ian, I was thinking about You a couple of nights ago. I tried a new item at Macca's a Tim Tam McFlurry. I hope they're still making them when You and Yours Finally visit Australia. My Sister and enjoyed them. Aussies Love Ned Kelly He was a Bushranger who only became a Criminal in order for His Family including His Widowed Mum to survive. The British Authorities were Highly Prejudiced against them for being Irish. They were also Corrupt. After His Trial that was A Set Up from the start and His Execution. They finally Cleaned Up those Local Authorities. He wasn't Unnecessarily Violent. He saved another Little Boy from Drowning as a Kid. Ned once told a Young Officer was told "Keep Quiet and I won't Shoot You!" Unfortunately He wouldn't and so left without any other choice He was Killed. Most of the Ordinary Locals Loved Him because they Shared His Plight. The few days before the Authorities caught Him, He and His Gang were Holding Up at a Local Pub. The Authorities claimed it was A Hostage Situation, but they were Having A Party in reality. The Authorities just Opened Fire, without any concern about Who Was Shot. I Hate Violence but even I have a Ned Kelly Poster.

This is such an awesome channel. Makes me feel great

wow . i remember my mum had that same cake cook book , we made the 8 race track for my sons 8th birthday , he's 27 now , lots of flash backs as you flicked through it , really awesome to see . 😃

You guys are by dar the luckiest family in America, with your fans sending such incredible parcels from here. 👍🤗😇

The adults childrens book. Full points for whoever sent that. Theres 3 reason its wrong, 1st being somebody wrote it, 2nd being somebody illustrated it, and 3rd, people bought it.

My mum had that Cake cookbook when it was first released in 1980. She made heaps of cakes for myself and friends kids, that we all remember well today. P.S. If the recipe calls for Castor Sugar, then buy Superfine White Sugar as Castor Sugar is not easily available in the US.

@51:05 The yellow L plates stand for a Learner Driver and can only drive when a fully licensed person or instructor is with them.. The Red P plate is for when you pass the Driving test and are held for the first 6 months then you go to the Green P plates until you reach 19 and have had your license for 2 years.. All three of them must be clearly displayed at all times front and back of the vehicle.

Y'know, in this world of shit we find ourselves in these days, it's great to see people just being, well, people. You've got a beautiful family there mate, cherish them with everything you've got. You're a lucky man.

OMG, that Women's Weekly kids' cakes cookbook! My Mum had the original book. I had that number 8 cake for my my 8th bithday... I'll be 51 in February.

12:40 Emma didn't look to sure about the peppermint 😂😂

Hi Ian, I am Naomi & sent the books. I’d love to hear what you think of the adult book. Also the Wonkey Donkey has an CD that the kids will love & dance to!! I’d love to see a video of them listening to some of the classic Aussie books.

4wd 24/7 did a Aus vs Rest of world special on 4WD tracks, and cars etc. Worth the watch Ian.

45.24 When little Andrew takes his shoe off and belts himself in the face I had a chuckle to myself sorry! But he took it like a true champion haha

Again, such a great video, taking my blues away and making me smile. All us fair dinkum Aussies love you and your family, I especially love Pedro, always looks so sharp. What is his favourite snack? Besides beer haha

Ned Kelly did Rob banks! A bit like a Robin Hood type - only stole from the rich. The world's first real Iron man 🤣 you should watch the 2000s movie starring Heath Ledger as Ned 😁

I was born in Sydney and grew up on the Central Coast. We lived on Shelley Beach Road, Long Jetty. We used to chase the waves for surfing every weekend. Soldiers Beach often had great waves. Loved the beach at the end of my Street the most. It is stunning but I now live on a pretty beach in QLD. I love mail time. It takes me home too. I had the Woman’s Weekly Birthday cake book. I made so many of them but my kids used to read it to death.

Haigh's is a fancy chocolate company that makes first class chocolate products. Blinky Bill & friends were originally part of stories by Dorothy Wall from the '30's. I loved the hand drawn sketches in her books as a kid that became movies & cartoons in later years.

Been waiting for a Gaiety to pop up ! Yummo

When you come to Australia, you’ll have visit Tasmania. They have the Cadbury factory, you can tour.

G'day Ian and Family, once again, the effort people go to to share their love of others, once again makes me proud. People the world over are great.

Ian & family, I love your video's. Always cool yet wholesome content & love your enthusiasm for our country

Great books Naomi. Remember reading them at storytime in the local library.

I used to work for Bickfords here in Sydney, they’re a wonderful company with quality products. Their cordials are delish!

Yay! Mail time!! That hair piece will look beautiful on you Daniella, and those Vegemite tshirts are everything ❤️❤️

I was so excited about what everybody sends you....so many unique things rather than just tim tams...nice job...thnx for another great video

Fun fact, the first live action movie ever made, was an Australian movie about Ned Kelly.

you are the only american i have ever heard that can pronounce caramel correctly. definitely grade one in my eyes/ears. love your videos and it's awesome to see how you involve your family in the experience. so hope you get a chance to come "down under" one day. keep up the great videos. bill.

I've recently passed my driving test and gotten my P plates so I can explain how the system works. There are variations between states on how many hours you've gotta rack up and how long each stage takes etc, but generally the stages are consistent. When you turn 16 you can get your L plates after doing a driving rules/theory test, then you have to do lessons with someone who's had their full license for at least 4 years and has to be sober etc. (most people do lessons mostly with their parents, there are also professional instructors) and log a certain amount of hours before you can progress to the practical test. In WA you have to log 50 hours of learning, other states have more, some maybe less, and also have to pass an online simulated hazard perception test. Then I think you have to be at least 17 to go for your Practical Driving Assessment with a professional assessor, and it's super hard to pass on the first go. Once you pass, you get your provisional license (Ps), and you can drive by yourself for the first time. Red P plates are first so you're a new new driver, and we have to have 0.00 BAC level and can't drive between midnight and 5am, and we have less demerit points on our license so it's easier to lose your license. After 6 months you transition to green Ps, which is still 0.00 BAC and low demerit points but no curfew. That's 18 months, then after being on Ps for a total of 2 years you get rid of the plates and you're just a normal driver, allowed up to 0.05 BAC and 12 demerit points I got my Ls at the same time as everyone but then life and study got in the way and I procrastinated lessons and then straight after high school moved away from my hometown to go to uni, so I never had the family car around, and also had a couple traumatising lessons with a friend which made me avoid driving for years and years. So finally at 24 I'd saved up enough money to do professional lessons and get my license, and I've spent probably close to $3500 this year getting my full 50 hours, and finally got my Ps at age 25!

Put a slit in a banana, fill the slit with crumbled flake and bake in the oven for 10 minutes, top with ice cream, and guts it all down

Coles used to be called Coles New World. Joke, where would you go if the world blew up ? A - Coles New World :)

Emma in this video looks like the little girl in the original Annie movie with Tim Curry. The tiny orphan. SO cute. Eerie likeness...

Wow, never seen the neapolitan drinking choco version before, will look for it on thursday while shopping.

Hello hello. Hope yar didn't have no hang over from all that beer .. mail time harrray. I so luve sending gifts to Lego utuber I follow .in USA Canada. Over the 2years of lock down an 219 .thru lock down s so thank you guy s. For connecting an doing Thea's vids on Oz stuff...an what USA stuff we have in Oz.

30 seconds into the video and I'm thinking not another box of Tim Tams.. 🤣🤣😂😅😛...cheers mate, from Sydney Australia

Aussies don't nibble , take a man's bite lol

The Coles 100 years gift was given to every employee on Coles' 100th birthday, which was in 2014.

he's going to get the December/Christmas editions of Coles & Wollies magazines soon, just in time for the family to miss the Holiday, perhaps some one should drop him the Christmas editions of Woman's Weekly and Better Homes & Gardens and set him up for an Australian style "Christmas in July" since a lot of the supplies he can pick up cheap after the holiday and perishable stuff wont be in season till mid year for him in his part of the world. For those who don't know down hear it's kind of a thing for some folks to take a long weekend some time in July and go to the Snow to have a European or North American style Christmas, since our actual Christmas is at the height of Summer.

14:15 I used to love Blinky Bill when I was a kid was my favourite cartoon.

Heading down to the Vic high country for a couple of weeks of 4x4 and camping heaven over christmas. And raspberry bullets will be on the snack menu!

Great mail time guys,hopefully you will be opening our package in the next couple of days. We all enjoy watching your channel and your children must get so excited about the gifts they get. Merry Christmas to all of you.❤🎄🎄🎉🎉🎊

Not sure how I stumbled upon your channel but sure glad I did! :) Amazing how many Australian supporters your have!! :)

The Wonkey Donkey. My kids were obsessed with that damn donkey. Months and months it was the only song they wanted on in the car.

It's Australia's drivers licence you on L plates and move upto red and green plates and you get full licence after that.

Awesome mail time! Need to pull my finger out and send some stuff. As a Mum I think I have made almost all of the birthday cakes in the woman weekly cake book. If you see ingredients you are not sure about just ask.

I can see it now.... IWROCKER Australian of the year 2022 . great vids guys . cheers