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Nomad News

‘Mechanical dramas and high fuel costs couldn’t de-rail our Big Lap dream’

Like many new migrants from Europe, Albert Schimmel was blown away by the beauty and the sheer scale of Australia when he came here from...

WA continues rollout of national park online booking system

Grey nomad numbers in the Top End may be down, but campervan hires are surging

Public wants camping and recreational opportunities in new national park

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

Nomad News

‘Mechanical dramas and high fuel costs couldn’t de-rail our Big Lap dream’

Like many new migrants from Europe, Albert Schimmel was blown away by the beauty and the sheer scale of Australia when he came here from...

WA continues rollout of national park online booking system

Grey nomad numbers in the Top End may be down, but campervan hires are surging

Public wants camping and recreational opportunities in new national park

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

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

Mereenie Loop Road

Busselton

Smithton

Smithton

Glen Innes

Events

Dardanup Bull & Barrel Festival

Oct 10 - Oct 10, 2026

Location: Dardanup

Festival of the Miner’s Ghost

Oct 23 - Oct 25, 2026

Location: Cobar

Flavours of Mudgee

Sep 26 - Sep 26, 2026

Location: Mudgee

Nature Festival

Sep 25 - Oct 11, 2026

Location: Various, South Australia

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?