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Nomad News

Sleeping caravanner allegedly slashed by knife after being woken by ‘intruders’

Australia is famously a relatively safe place to travel, and free campers – while following basic commonsense precautions – normally feel pretty secure when pulling...

Remote van park on edge of Nullarbor goes on market for $1.6m

Caravan thieves strike again, leaving shattered travel dreams in their wake

More travellers are using AI to plan trips … but it’s not foolproof!

Caravan park occupancy rates continue to surge

Nomad News

Sleeping caravanner allegedly slashed by knife after being woken by ‘intruders’

Australia is famously a relatively safe place to travel, and free campers – while following basic commonsense precautions – normally feel pretty secure when pulling...

Remote van park on edge of Nullarbor goes on market for $1.6m

Caravan thieves strike again, leaving shattered travel dreams in their wake

More travellers are using AI to plan trips … but it’s not foolproof!

Caravan park occupancy rates continue to surge

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

Ceduna jetty

Ceduna

Blue Mountains

Grenfell

Hyden (Wave Rock)

Events

Riverboats Music Festival

Feb 13 - Feb 15, 2026

Location: Echuca-Moama

Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe

Mar 06 - Mar 23, 2026

Location: Cottesloe Beach

Casino Beef Week

May 23 - May 31, 2026

Location: Casino

Moree on a Plate

May 09 - May 09, 2026

Location: Moree

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?