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Nomad News

Bigger and biggest … this palace on wheels redefines luxury on wheels

While on-the-road trends often come and go, one remains relentlessly consistent … the average rig is getting ever bigger and ever more luxurious. It’s taken...

Camper trailer bullet hole an ‘isolated incident’ … but still unnerving!

Plan to fully seal Central Australia’s Plenty Highway takes another step forward

Caravan and camping boom continues … but grey nomads now have company!

Wait goes on for news of changes to NSW national parks camping fees

Nomad News

Bigger and biggest … this palace on wheels redefines luxury on wheels

While on-the-road trends often come and go, one remains relentlessly consistent … the average rig is getting ever bigger and ever more luxurious. It’s taken...

Camper trailer bullet hole an ‘isolated incident’ … but still unnerving!

Plan to fully seal Central Australia’s Plenty Highway takes another step forward

Caravan and camping boom continues … but grey nomads now have company!

Wait goes on for news of changes to NSW national parks camping 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!’

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

Renmark

Cape Le Grand

Wyandra

Inverell

Inverell

Events

Bloomfield Music & Arts Festival

Sep 04 - Sep 06, 2026

Location: Buangla

Royal Canberra Show

Feb 19 - Feb 21, 2027

Location: Exhibition Park

Newcastle Outdoor Adventure & Lifestyle Expo

Aug 28 - Aug 30, 2026

Location: Newcastle Entertainment Centre

Mary Valley Scarecrow Festival

Sep 01 - Sep 30, 2026

Location: Across the Mary Valley

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?