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Nomad News

They flood, get corrugated, and are dusty … why do so many nomads love dirt roads?

For many adventurous grey nomads, a trip along the iconic Birdsville Track – which connects Birdsville in south-west Queensland, to Marree in far-north South Australia...

RV industry body insists Aussie vans are in demand despite overseas competition

Visitors must book in to see the Twelve Apostles … and will soon have to pay too

New research reveals camping areas with highest venomous snake risk

You have been warned! Council rangers in holiday crackdown on illegal campers

Nomad News

They flood, get corrugated, and are dusty … why do so many nomads love dirt roads?

For many adventurous grey nomads, a trip along the iconic Birdsville Track – which connects Birdsville in south-west Queensland, to Marree in far-north South Australia...

RV industry body insists Aussie vans are in demand despite overseas competition

Visitors must book in to see the Twelve Apostles … and will soon have to pay too

New research reveals camping areas with highest venomous snake risk

You have been warned! Council rangers in holiday crackdown on illegal campers

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

Middleton

Ulladulla

Ulladulla

Busselton

Howlong

Howlong

Events

Royal Canberra Show

Feb 19 - Feb 21, 2027

Location: Exhibition Park

Clunes Booktown Festival

Mar 20 - Mar 21, 2027

Location: Clunes

Millicent Show

Nov 06 - Nov 08, 2026

Location: Millicent Showgrounds

Nannup Music Festival

Feb 26 - Mar 01, 2027

Location: Nannup,

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

High-tech, AI guided laser zaps mozzies in their tracks

Ditch the toilet cassette … urine will be mist!

GottaGo toilet

Nemo Stargaze Evo-X