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Nomad News

Plan to fully seal Central Australia’s Plenty Highway takes another step forward

Another stretch of the Plenty Highway in Central Australia has been sealed, improving access for grey nomads and truckies, as well as those living in...

Camper trailer bullet hole an ‘isolated incident’ … but still unnerving!

Caravan and camping boom continues … but grey nomads now have company!

Wait goes on for news of changes to NSW national parks camping fees

Homelessness crisis sees Queensland council opens free campsite for tents

Nomad News

Plan to fully seal Central Australia’s Plenty Highway takes another step forward

Another stretch of the Plenty Highway in Central Australia has been sealed, improving access for grey nomads and truckies, as well as those living in...

Camper trailer bullet hole an ‘isolated incident’ … but still unnerving!

Caravan and camping boom continues … but grey nomads now have company!

Wait goes on for news of changes to NSW national parks camping fees

Homelessness crisis sees Queensland council opens free campsite for tents

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!’

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’

two decades in a caravan

‘After 19 years on the road, we’re just getting started!’

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

Dubbo

Dubbo

Royal National Park

Royal National Park

Tarcutta

Pine Creek

Events

Woolgoolga Curryfest

Sep 26 - Sep 26, 2026

Location: Woolgoolga

Town Folk Festival

Nov 21 - Nov 21, 2026

Location: Castlemaine

Loddon Valley Arts Trail

Oct 02 - Oct 04, 2026

Location: Loddon Valley

Australian International Airshow

Mar 23 - Mar 28, 2027

Location: Avalon Airport, Geelong

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?