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Nomad News

Night-time patrols to double as Gold Coast seeks to tackle illegal camping issue

Queensland’s Gold Coast has long history of having to deal with large numbers of illegal campers, an issue which has been made more sensitive by...

Council ponders whether to allow caravans to park on roadside verges

Woman in her 70s killed in caravan accident in central Queensland

Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers gets underway in world record breaking style

Yet another caravan theft underlines need for nomads to remain vigilant

Nomad News

Night-time patrols to double as Gold Coast seeks to tackle illegal camping issue

Queensland’s Gold Coast has long history of having to deal with large numbers of illegal campers, an issue which has been made more sensitive by...

Council ponders whether to allow caravans to park on roadside verges

Woman in her 70s killed in caravan accident in central Queensland

Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers gets underway in world record breaking style

Yet another caravan theft underlines need for nomads to remain vigilant

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

MacDonnell Ranges

Mount Gambier

Mount Gambier

Maryborough

Waterfront Townsville

Townsville

Events

Town Folk Festival

Nov 21 - Nov 21, 2026

Location: Castlemaine

Miles Back to the Bush Festival

Sep 09 - Sep 12, 2027

Location: Miles

Mountain Country Music Muster

Oct 29 - Nov 01, 2026

Location: Mt Trio, Stirling Ranges

Bright Autumn Festival

Apr 23 - May 02, 2027

Location: Bright

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?