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Nomad News

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

While on-the-road trends often come and go, one remains relentlessly consistent … the average rig is getting ever bigger and ever more luxurious. It’s taken...

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!

Wait goes on for news of changes to NSW national parks camping fees

Nomad News

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

While on-the-road trends often come and go, one remains relentlessly consistent … the average rig is getting ever bigger and ever more luxurious. It’s taken...

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!

Wait goes on for news of changes to NSW national parks camping fees

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

Chittering Valley.

Chittering Valley

The beautiful World Theatre in Charters Towers

Charters Towers

White Mountains National Park

Pentland

Renmark

Events

Barossa Vintage Festival

Apr 21 - Apr 27, 2027

Location: Barossa Valley

Spirit of the Land Lockhart

Oct 10 - Oct 11, 2026

Location: Lockhart

Canberra Highland Gathering

Oct 10 - Oct 10, 2026

Location: Canberra

Gympie Music Muster

Aug 27 - Aug 30, 2026

Location: Amamoor State Forest, near Gympie

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?