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Nomad News

Discovery Parks network exceeds 100 parks, and aims to double in size by 2031

The rapid expansion of the G’day Group is continuing apace, and it has just announced the acquisition of four more caravan parks, taking its Discovery...

Weighing day and towing education key tools to reduce caravan accidents

Caravanning made easy … but could it ever become too easy?

Another bushwalker rescued after becoming lost in remote country

Two different communities … two different approaches to council van park fees

Nomad News

Discovery Parks network exceeds 100 parks, and aims to double in size by 2031

The rapid expansion of the G’day Group is continuing apace, and it has just announced the acquisition of four more caravan parks, taking its Discovery...

Weighing day and towing education key tools to reduce caravan accidents

Caravanning made easy … but could it ever become too easy?

Another bushwalker rescued after becoming lost in remote country

Two different communities … two different approaches to council van park 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!’

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

Bangalow

Grey nomads in Fitzgerald River National Park

Fitzgerald River National Park

Yeppoon

Port Douglas

Port Douglas

Events

Town Folk Festival

Nov 21 - Nov 21, 2026

Location: Castlemaine

Southern Art & Craft Trail

Sep 26 - Oct 11, 2026

Location: South Coast (Centred on Albany)

Horsham Regfest

Oct 24 - Mar 24, 2026

Location: Horsham City Oval

Newcastle Outdoor Adventure & Lifestyle Expo

Aug 28 - Aug 30, 2026

Location: Newcastle Entertainment Centre

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?