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Nomad News

Fuel fear still keeping travellers off the road … and leaving businesses struggling

With fears over fuel prices and fuel availability keeping some grey nomads off the road, it is not just regional caravan parks feeling the effects,...

Why nomads have a love-hate relationship with the iconic, but ‘scary’, drop dunny

WA extends trial of booking Ningaloo Coast campsites six months in advance

Wild horse population in Kosciuszko lower … but aerial shooting still required

Innovative tourism initiative invites nomads to hook into $500 fuel vouchers

Nomad News

Fuel fear still keeping travellers off the road … and leaving businesses struggling

With fears over fuel prices and fuel availability keeping some grey nomads off the road, it is not just regional caravan parks feeling the effects,...

Why nomads have a love-hate relationship with the iconic, but ‘scary’, drop dunny

WA extends trial of booking Ningaloo Coast campsites six months in advance

Wild horse population in Kosciuszko lower … but aerial shooting still required

Innovative tourism initiative invites nomads to hook into $500 fuel vouchers

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

Rutherglen

Tarcutta

Bangalow

Gundaroo

Events

Paynesville Classic Boat Rally

Mar 03 - Mar 05, 2028

Location: Paynesville

Queenscliff Music Festival

Nov 07 - Nov 09, 2026

Location: Queenscliff

Bright Autumn Festival

Apr 23 - May 02, 2027

Location: Bright

Griffith Spring Fest

Oct 11 - Oct 24, 2026

Location: Griffith

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?