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Nomad News

Wildflowers in the West

Bloom times ahead as many regions in the West burst into colour

Western Australia’s spectacular wildflower show is already underway in parts of the state … and grey nomads are already enjoying the annual explosion of colour....

‘The RFDS saves many lives … but I never thought I would need their services!’

Honouring the work and commitment of rangers in safeguarding nature

Surprise! Surprise! New survey identifies ‘tailgating’ as a leading cause of accidents

The ultimate Outback drive playlist! Which tunes hit the right note?

Nomad News

Wildflowers in the West

Bloom times ahead as many regions in the West burst into colour

Western Australia’s spectacular wildflower show is already underway in parts of the state … and grey nomads are already enjoying the annual explosion of colour....

‘The RFDS saves many lives … but I never thought I would need their services!’

Honouring the work and commitment of rangers in safeguarding nature

Surprise! Surprise! New survey identifies ‘tailgating’ as a leading cause of accidents

The ultimate Outback drive playlist! Which tunes hit the right note?

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!’

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

Lockyer Valley

Lockyer Valley

Kings Park, Perth

Perth

Airlie beach lagoon

Airlie Beach

Ceduna jetty

Ceduna

Events

Parkes Elvis Festival

Jan 06 - Jan 10, 2027

Location: Parkes

Ravensthorpe Wildflower Show

Sep 17 - Sep 19, 2026

Location: Ravensthorpe

New England Garden Festival

Oct 31 - Nov 01, 2026

Location: Armidale

Tyalgum Music Festival

Sep 25 - Sep 27, 2026

Location: Tyalgum

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?