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Nomad News

Karlu Karlu named Australia’s third International Dark Sky Sanctuary

Karlu Karlu Conservation Reserve has been named the Northern Territory’s first – and Australia’s third – International Dark Sky Sanctuary. At 1800 hectares and sitting...

Bigger and biggest … this palace on wheels redefines luxury on wheels

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

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

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

Nomad News

Karlu Karlu named Australia’s third International Dark Sky Sanctuary

Karlu Karlu Conservation Reserve has been named the Northern Territory’s first – and Australia’s third – International Dark Sky Sanctuary. At 1800 hectares and sitting...

Bigger and biggest … this palace on wheels redefines luxury on wheels

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

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

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

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

Mount Isa

Bowral

Dongara and Port Denison

Dongara / Port Denison

Bothwell

Events

Festival of the Miner’s Ghost

Oct 23 - Oct 25, 2026

Location: Cobar

Swan Hill Region Food & Wine Festival

Mar 05 - Mar 07, 2027

Location: Swan Hill

Loxton Show

Oct 04 - Oct 05, 2026

Location: Loxton

Coolgardie Day

Sep 20 - Sep 20, 2026

Location: Coolgardie

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?