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Nomad News

Could smart technology make overflowing litter bins a thing of the past?

For most grey nomads, the sight of overflowing bins in remote rest areas and campsites is an all too familiar one. With local authorities facing...

New loos set to lure more visitors to national park campsites

Is Artificial Intelligence an existential threat to the great grey grapevine?

New backpacker rules could mean grey nomad workers will be in big demand

Tasmania begins rolling out its national park campsite online booking system

Nomad News

Could smart technology make overflowing litter bins a thing of the past?

For most grey nomads, the sight of overflowing bins in remote rest areas and campsites is an all too familiar one. With local authorities facing...

New loos set to lure more visitors to national park campsites

Is Artificial Intelligence an existential threat to the great grey grapevine?

New backpacker rules could mean grey nomad workers will be in big demand

Tasmania begins rolling out its national park campsite online booking system

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

Cairns

Cairns

Oatlands

Mount Gambier

Mount Gambier

Bedourie dust storm sculpture

Bedourie

Events

Turquoise Coast Festival

Nov 07 - Nov 07, 2026

Location: Jurien Bay foreshore

Tesselaar KaBloom

Mar 20 - Apr 18, 2027

Location: Fields around Silvan

Spirit of the Land Lockhart

Oct 10 - Oct 11, 2026

Location: Lockhart

Ballarat International Foto Biennale

Aug 21 - Oct 17, 2025

Location: Ballarat

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?