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Nomad News

Parks Victoria will no longer manage some national parks along the Great Ocean Road

A number of national parks and reserves along the iconic Great Ocean Road will no longer be primarily managed by Parks Victoria, with the Great...

Peace or no peace? Excise reduction to end? Fuel uncertainty remains a fact of life

Volunteers recruited to help UK tackle its ‘pothole pandemic’. Could it work here?

Four people injured in crocodile attacks in WA so far this year

New boardwalk to elevate thrombolite viewing experience

Nomad News

Parks Victoria will no longer manage some national parks along the Great Ocean Road

A number of national parks and reserves along the iconic Great Ocean Road will no longer be primarily managed by Parks Victoria, with the Great...

Peace or no peace? Excise reduction to end? Fuel uncertainty remains a fact of life

Volunteers recruited to help UK tackle its ‘pothole pandemic’. Could it work here?

Four people injured in crocodile attacks in WA so far this year

New boardwalk to elevate thrombolite viewing experience

The Inside Story

NSW National Park supported camping scheme … will it change the experience?

Local markets are a big draw for nomads … but are the crafts really originals?

Blazes in van parks can be devastating … and nomads must be be prepared

Can grey nomads claim rent assistance for the camping fees they pay?

On The Road

‘We took a caravan trip to look for a house … and just kept going!’

Stew and Jacqui are fired up about travel … and about campfire cuisine

Can’t shower as much on the open road? That could be a good thing!

family caravan

‘I fell in love with camping at first site … and so did my family’

Planning

caravan park fees

‘There is another side to the caravan park story’

washing line in caravan park

The six commandments that govern the way that grey nomads travel

paper maps

Paper maps are officially going the way of the dodo!

Station stays for grey nomads

‘An Outback station stay took our Big Lap to the next level!’

Where To Go

Shark Bay for grey nomads

Shark Bay

Casino for grey nomads

Casino

Murrurundi

Griffith

Griffith

Events

Winton Outback Festival

Sep 21 - Sep 25, 2027

Location: Winton

Old Bar Beach Festival

Oct 02 - Oct 04, 2026

Location: Old Bar

FX-FJ Nationals

Jan 02 - Jan 05, 2027

Location: Latrobe

Tesselaar KaBloom

Mar 20 - Apr 18, 2027

Location: Fields around Silvan

Your Rig

‘Tardis’ on wheels

Caravan towing advice

How grey nomads can minimise the risk of accidents when towing a caravan

cube series QB camper

Hard-sided pop-up camper offers new camping option

trayon slide-on camper

Getting bogged on an early trip gave Ross insight into what he needed in a rig

Accessories

Ditch the toilet cassette … urine will be mist!

GottaGo toilet

Nemo Stargaze Evo-X

Hasta la vista, grey nomads! Are robots about to revolutionise the Big Lap life?