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Nomad News

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

The news that the Federal Government has extended its fuel excise relief for another month will come as a relief to many budget-conscious grey nomads....

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

Parks Victoria will no longer manage some national parks along the Great Ocean Road

Volunteers recruited to help UK tackle its ‘pothole pandemic’. Could it work here?

Nomad News

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

The news that the Federal Government has extended its fuel excise relief for another month will come as a relief to many budget-conscious grey nomads....

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

Parks Victoria will no longer manage some national parks along the Great Ocean Road

Volunteers recruited to help UK tackle its ‘pothole pandemic’. Could it work here?

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

El Arish

Menzies

Mossman

Mossman

Werrimull

Events

Perth Caravan & Camping Show

Sep 19 - Sep 20, 2026

Location: Busselton

Nannup Music Festival

Feb 26 - Mar 01, 2027

Location: Nannup,

Nature Festival

Sep 25 - Oct 11, 2026

Location: Various, South Australia

Festival of the Miner’s Ghost

Oct 23 - Oct 25, 2026

Location: Cobar

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?