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Nomad News

‘The world’s most friendly people seem to be in the middle of Australia’

One of the main arguments that ‘traditional’ grey nomads use against those who forego a caravan or motorhome in order to travel Australia while staying...

Kakadu slashes park entry fees in bid to attract more visitors

Drop dunny danger! US man becomes latest to fall into toilet sewage tank

Ghost camping

Ghost busters! Is it time for a US-style ‘three-strikes-and-you’re out’ approach?

New operator sought to ‘revitalise’ caravan park on Queensland’s Burnett River

Nomad News

‘The world’s most friendly people seem to be in the middle of Australia’

One of the main arguments that ‘traditional’ grey nomads use against those who forego a caravan or motorhome in order to travel Australia while staying...

Kakadu slashes park entry fees in bid to attract more visitors

Drop dunny danger! US man becomes latest to fall into toilet sewage tank

Ghost camping

Ghost busters! Is it time for a US-style ‘three-strikes-and-you’re out’ approach?

New operator sought to ‘revitalise’ caravan park on Queensland’s Burnett River

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

Roebuck Bay

Broome

Hahndorf

Macintryre River, Goondiwindi

Goondiwindi

Armidale

Armidale

Events

Noosa Alive!

Jul 17 - Jul 26, 2026

Location: Noosa

Balingup Medieval Carnivale

Aug 22 - Aug 23, 2026

Location: Balingup

Tropical Art Deco Festival

Sep 16 - Sep 20, 2026

Location: Innisfail

Turquoise Coast Festival

Nov 07 - Nov 07, 2026

Location: Jurien Bay foreshore

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?