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Nomad News

WA’s wildflower season explodes onto the scene earlier than expected

Unexpected rainfall has meant the wildflower season has come early to WA’s Coral Coast, one of the best regions in the state to see the...

Work to fully seal SA’s iconic Strzelecki Track picks up pace

Council tries dump point diplomacy in bid to lure more grey nomads

Travel voucher scheme launched to lure travellers back to the Kimberley

Government steps up efforts to drive visitation to Red Centre

Nomad News

WA’s wildflower season explodes onto the scene earlier than expected

Unexpected rainfall has meant the wildflower season has come early to WA’s Coral Coast, one of the best regions in the state to see the...

Work to fully seal SA’s iconic Strzelecki Track picks up pace

Council tries dump point diplomacy in bid to lure more grey nomads

Travel voucher scheme launched to lure travellers back to the Kimberley

Government steps up efforts to drive visitation to Red Centre

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

Emerald in Queensland

Emerald

Casino for grey nomads

Casino

Canberra

Canberra

Ivanhoe Crossing

Kununurra

Events

Woodstock Memorial Show

Sep 06 - Sep 06, 2026

Location: Woodstock

Gamex

Mar 05 - Mar 13, 2027

Location: Exmouth

Food, Fire & Light Festival

Oct 11 - Oct 19, 2026

Location: Sovereign Hill, Ballarat

Woolgoolga Curryfest

Sep 26 - Sep 26, 2026

Location: Woolgoolga

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?