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Nomad News

Power from the sun

Is that all you’ve got? Is the East Coast’s wet weather ‘surprise’ over?

There are plenty of grey nomads who have well and truly seen enough rain over the last few weeks, but there is hope ahead for...

Peace or no peace? Excise reduction to end? Fuel uncertainty remains a fact of life

Parks Victoria will no longer manage some national parks along the Great Ocean Road

Volunteers recruited to help UK tackle its ‘pothole pandemic’. Could it work here?

Four people injured in crocodile attacks in WA so far this year

Nomad News

Power from the sun

Is that all you’ve got? Is the East Coast’s wet weather ‘surprise’ over?

There are plenty of grey nomads who have well and truly seen enough rain over the last few weeks, but there is hope ahead for...

Peace or no peace? Excise reduction to end? Fuel uncertainty remains a fact of life

Parks Victoria will no longer manage some national parks along the Great Ocean Road

Volunteers recruited to help UK tackle its ‘pothole pandemic’. Could it work here?

Four people injured in crocodile attacks in WA so far this year

The Inside Story

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

Can grey nomads claim rent assistance for the camping fees they pay?

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

Albury sculpture walk for grey nomads

Albury-Wodonga

Karratha

Karratha

Uluru

Westbury

Events

Lakes Festival

Nov 06 - Nov 15, 2026

Location: Various locations on Central Coast

Loxton Show

Oct 04 - Oct 05, 2026

Location: Loxton

Narromine Dolly Parton Festival

Oct 10 - Oct 10, 2026

Location: Narromine

Oysterfest, Ceduna

Oysterfest

Oct 03 - Oct 04, 2026

Location: Ceduna

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?