Pulsar timing at the Mt Pleasant observatory has focused on Vela, which can be tracked for 18 hours of the day. These nearly
continuous timing records extend over 24 years allowing a greater insight into details of timing noise, micro glitches and
other more exotic effects. In particular we report the glitch parameters of the 2004 event, along with the reconfirmation
that the spin up for the Vela pulsar occurs instantaneously to the accuracy of the data. This places a lower limit of about
30 seconds for the acceleration of the pulsar to the new rotational frequency. We also confirm of the low braking index for
Vela, and the continued fall in the DM for this pulsar.
Keywords Stars: neutron - Dense matter - Pulsars: individual (PSR B0833-45)
PACS 97.60.Jd - 97.60.Gb