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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...

Fuel excise relief halved to 16 cents per litre … but extended for another month

Power from the sun

Is that all you’ve got? Is the East Coast’s wet weather ‘surprise’ over?

Peace or no peace? Excise reduction to end? Fuel uncertainty remains a fact of life

Parks Victoria will no longer manage some national parks along the Great Ocean Road

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...

Fuel excise relief halved to 16 cents per litre … but extended for another month

Power from the sun

Is that all you’ve got? Is the East Coast’s wet weather ‘surprise’ over?

Peace or no peace? Excise reduction to end? Fuel uncertainty remains a fact of life

Parks Victoria will no longer manage some national parks along the Great Ocean Road

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

Toowoomba

Silverton

Tarcutta

Bellingen river

Bellingen

Events

Darwin Festival

Aug 05 - Aug 23, 2026

Location: Darwin

Turquoise Coast Festival

Nov 07 - Nov 07, 2026

Location: Jurien Bay foreshore

Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Feb 05 - Feb 08, 2027

Location: Hobart Waterfront

Narromine Dolly Parton Festival

Oct 10 - Oct 10, 2026

Location: Narromine

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?