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Nomad News

CommBank commits to keeping all regional branches open until at least 2030

The gradual closure of bank branches in regional towns has been a noticeable – and fairly dramatic – trend in recent years, and one which...

New research reveals camping areas with highest venomous snake risk

You have been warned! Council rangers in holiday crackdown on illegal campers

High-flying caravan comes off worst in testing meeting with electric Hilux

Celebrating a century of Outback stories, cold beers, and colourful characters!

Nomad News

CommBank commits to keeping all regional branches open until at least 2030

The gradual closure of bank branches in regional towns has been a noticeable – and fairly dramatic – trend in recent years, and one which...

New research reveals camping areas with highest venomous snake risk

You have been warned! Council rangers in holiday crackdown on illegal campers

High-flying caravan comes off worst in testing meeting with electric Hilux

Celebrating a century of Outback stories, cold beers, and colourful characters!

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

Murray ferry at Tailem Bend

Tailem Bend

Eden

Griffith

Griffith

Tamworth country music festival

Tamworth

Events

International Mural Fest

Nov 01 - Nov 07, 2026

Location: Sheffield

Gamex

Mar 05 - Mar 13, 2027

Location: Exmouth

Maleny Music Festival

Nov 06 - Nov 08, 2026

Location: Maleny Showgrounds

Australian International Airshow

Mar 23 - Mar 28, 2027

Location: Avalon Airport, Geelong

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?