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Nomad News

Potholes cause chaos … are too many roads going to pot?

Anger over the pothole pandemic which is blighting the on-the-road experience of many grey nomads and other motorists is growing after some ‘big boys’ took...

Tips and tales … volunteers at the Driver Reviver kiosk enjoy rewards of the role

Holding back the ocean! Historic jetty given new lease on life

A dunny deal? New toilet technology is slowly altering the loo landscape

Campers trapped by floodwaters at Flinders Ranges campground

Nomad News

Potholes cause chaos … are too many roads going to pot?

Anger over the pothole pandemic which is blighting the on-the-road experience of many grey nomads and other motorists is growing after some ‘big boys’ took...

Tips and tales … volunteers at the Driver Reviver kiosk enjoy rewards of the role

Holding back the ocean! Historic jetty given new lease on life

A dunny deal? New toilet technology is slowly altering the loo landscape

Campers trapped by floodwaters at Flinders Ranges campground

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

White Mountains National Park

Pentland

Mereenie Loop Road

Busselton

Freycinet National Park

Freycinet National Park

Events

Boyup Brook Country Music Muster

Feb 19 - Feb 21, 2027

Location: Boyup Brook

Callington Show

Oct 25 - Oct 25, 2026

Location: Callington

Tasmanian Chamber Music Festival

Oct 17 - Oct 25, 2026

Location: Richmond / Hobart / Franklin

Murrumbateman Field Days

Oct 17 - Oct 18, 2026

Location: Murrumbateman

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?