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NSW Budget sees massive new investment in state’s national parks

The NSW Budget has allocated $130 million to invest in keeping the state’s national parks ‘safe, accessible and ready for record numbers of families to...

‘The world’s most friendly people seem to be in the middle of Australia’

Fuel excise relief halved to 16 cents per litre … but extended for another month

Power from the sun

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

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

Nomad News

NSW Budget sees massive new investment in state’s national parks

The NSW Budget has allocated $130 million to invest in keeping the state’s national parks ‘safe, accessible and ready for record numbers of families to...

‘The world’s most friendly people seem to be in the middle of Australia’

Fuel excise relief halved to 16 cents per litre … but extended for another month

Power from the sun

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

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

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

Cobar

Bay of Martyrs

Great Ocean Road

Freycinet National Park

Freycinet National Park

Kiama blowhole

Kiama

Events

Boulia Camel Races

Jul 17 - Jul 19, 2026

Location: Boulia

Blackbutt Avocado Festival

Sep 12 - Sep 12, 2026

Location: Blackbutt

Town Folk Festival

Nov 21 - Nov 21, 2026

Location: Castlemaine

Brisbane Gin Festival

Jul 17 - Jul 19, 2026

Location: Exhibition Building, Brisbane Showgrounds

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?