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Nomad News

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

Many of Australia’s historic wooden jetties are facing uncertain futures as maintenance and repair costs spiral in the face of the relentless power of the...

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

Campers trapped by floodwaters at Flinders Ranges campground

Discovery Parks network exceeds 100 parks, and aims to double in size by 2031

Weighing day and towing education key tools to reduce caravan accidents

Nomad News

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

Many of Australia’s historic wooden jetties are facing uncertain futures as maintenance and repair costs spiral in the face of the relentless power of the...

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

Campers trapped by floodwaters at Flinders Ranges campground

Discovery Parks network exceeds 100 parks, and aims to double in size by 2031

Weighing day and towing education key tools to reduce caravan accidents

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

Granpians

Grampians

Marysville

Eighty Mile Beach

Yarram

Yarram

Events

Floriade

Sep 12 - Oct 11, 2026

Location: Commonwealth Park, Canberra

Traditional Arts Fair

Nov 22 - Nov 22, 2026

Location: Buda Historic Home & Garden, Castlemaine

Birdsville Races

Sep 04 - Sep 05, 2026

Location: Birdsville

Heart of Gold

Sep 12 - Sep 20, 2026

Location: Gympie

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?