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A dunny deal? New toilet technology is slowly altering the loo landscape

While hard-core Big Lap traditionalists may mourn their slow demise, the fact is that those ‘basic’ – and slightly intimidating – drop dunnies are slowly...

Campers trapped by floodwaters at Flinders Ranges campground

Discovery Parks network exceeds 100 parks, and aims to double in size by 2031

Weighing day and towing education key tools to reduce caravan accidents

Caravanning made easy … but could it ever become too easy?

Nomad News

A dunny deal? New toilet technology is slowly altering the loo landscape

While hard-core Big Lap traditionalists may mourn their slow demise, the fact is that those ‘basic’ – and slightly intimidating – drop dunnies are slowly...

Campers trapped by floodwaters at Flinders Ranges campground

Discovery Parks network exceeds 100 parks, and aims to double in size by 2031

Weighing day and towing education key tools to reduce caravan accidents

Caravanning made easy … but could it ever become too easy?

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

Gregory National Park

Judbarra National Park (Gregory National Park)

Hahndorf

Mudgee

Emerald in Queensland

Emerald

Events

Laidley Spring Festival

Sep 11 - Sep 12, 2026

Location: Laidley

Junction Arts Festival

Sep 17 - Sep 20, 2026

Location: Launceston

Booleroo Steam and Traction Rally

Apr 04 - Apr 04, 2027

Location: Booleroo Centre

Coolgardie Rodeo & Ute Muster

Aug 14 - Aug 16, 2026

Location: Coolgardie

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?