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Nomad News

Wildflowers in the West

Bloom times ahead as many regions in the West burst into colour

Western Australia’s spectacular wildflower show is already underway in parts of the state … and grey nomads are already enjoying the annual explosion of colour....

‘The RFDS saves many lives … but I never thought I would need their services!’

Honouring the work and commitment of rangers in safeguarding nature

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

The ultimate Outback drive playlist! Which tunes hit the right note?

Nomad News

Wildflowers in the West

Bloom times ahead as many regions in the West burst into colour

Western Australia’s spectacular wildflower show is already underway in parts of the state … and grey nomads are already enjoying the annual explosion of colour....

‘The RFDS saves many lives … but I never thought I would need their services!’

Honouring the work and commitment of rangers in safeguarding nature

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

The ultimate Outback drive playlist! Which tunes hit the right note?

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

Tarkine Forest

Tarkine forest reserve

Oodnadatta Track

Litchfield National Park

Kaniva, silo art

Kaniva

Events

Deni Ute muster

Deni Ute Muster

Oct 02 - Oct 03, 2026

Location: Deniliquin

Miles Back to the Bush Festival

Sep 09 - Sep 12, 2027

Location: Miles

Willunga Chilli Fest

Feb 20 - Feb 21, 2027

Location: Willunga

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?