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Nomad News

Surprise! Surprise! New survey identifies ‘tailgating’ as a leading cause of accidents

Grey nomads who regularly complain they are commonly ‘tailgated’ by other road users will not be surprised to learn that a major safety survey has...

Honouring the work and commitment of rangers in safeguarding nature

The ultimate Outback drive playlist! Which tunes hit the right note?

Private operators heading for more NT parks. But is it a good idea?

‘Cuttlefish numbers are way down … but Whyalla still has a lot offer!’

Nomad News

Surprise! Surprise! New survey identifies ‘tailgating’ as a leading cause of accidents

Grey nomads who regularly complain they are commonly ‘tailgated’ by other road users will not be surprised to learn that a major safety survey has...

Honouring the work and commitment of rangers in safeguarding nature

The ultimate Outback drive playlist! Which tunes hit the right note?

Private operators heading for more NT parks. But is it a good idea?

‘Cuttlefish numbers are way down … but Whyalla still has a lot offer!’

The Inside Story

Travelling in remote areas? Bringing a distress beacon could save your life

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

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

Litchfield National Park

Airlie beach lagoon

Airlie Beach

Loxton in South Australia is a great grey nomad destination

Loxton

Aramac

Events

Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers

Sep 18 - Oct 05, 2026

Location: Toowoomba

D’Vine Festival

Sep 11 - Sep 13, 2026

Location: Pokolbin, Hunter Valley

Paynesville Classic Boat Rally

Mar 03 - Mar 05, 2028

Location: Paynesville

Galvanized: A Festival of Heritage

Sep 04 - Sep 13, 2026

Location: Ipswich

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?