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Nomad News

‘This Outback place isn’t great! There’s no supermarket, no Maccas, and no cinema!’

The caravanning and camping boom has seen thousands more travellers head out into Australia’s remote regions … and they aren’t always happy about what they...

TT-Line scraps its unpopular fuel surcharge on Spirit of Tasmania tickets

Wilderness rescue training day prepares emergency responders for the real thing

Alleged caravan park trespasser apprehended by vigilant police dog

Collapsed Victorian caravan manufacturer had debts of more than $2 million

Nomad News

‘This Outback place isn’t great! There’s no supermarket, no Maccas, and no cinema!’

The caravanning and camping boom has seen thousands more travellers head out into Australia’s remote regions … and they aren’t always happy about what they...

TT-Line scraps its unpopular fuel surcharge on Spirit of Tasmania tickets

Wilderness rescue training day prepares emergency responders for the real thing

Alleged caravan park trespasser apprehended by vigilant police dog

Collapsed Victorian caravan manufacturer had debts of more than $2 million

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

Queenstown

Grey nomads visit Portland in Victoria

Portland

Broken Hill

Broken Hill

Albany for grey nomads

Albany

Events

Bright Autumn Festival

Apr 23 - May 02, 2027

Location: Bright

Floriade

Sep 12 - Oct 11, 2026

Location: Commonwealth Park, Canberra

Nannup Music Festival

Feb 26 - Mar 01, 2027

Location: Nannup,

Chudleigh Show

Feb 20 - Feb 20, 2027

Location: Chudleigh

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?