The Grey Nomads | Travel & Holiday Information Australia : Road Trips, Caravans & Motorhomes

Nomad News

Honouring the work and commitment of rangers in safeguarding nature

Today is World Ranger Day when all the men and women who work to safeguard nature are honoured, remembered, and recognised. Australia’s harsh environment, famously...

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

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

Honouring the work and commitment of rangers in safeguarding nature

Today is World Ranger Day when all the men and women who work to safeguard nature are honoured, remembered, and recognised. Australia’s harsh environment, famously...

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

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

The Rubyvale area has one big attraction for many grey nomads!

Rubyvale

Wagin

Carnarvon Blowholes

Carnarvon

Murphys Haystacks

Murphy’s Haystacks

Events

Shinju Matsuri Festival

Aug 21 - Sep 06, 2026

Location: Broome

South West Japan Festival

Sep 07 - Sep 20, 2026

Location: Bunbury and the south west

Savour The Tweed

Oct 21 - Oct 25, 2026

Location: The Tweed region

Clunes Booktown Festival

Mar 20 - Mar 21, 2027

Location: Clunes

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?