Nomad News from 2020
Is four-hour time limit the answer to rest area tension
January 30, 2020
The nation’s often overcrowded highway rest areas have long been ground zero for any simmering tension between grey nomads and truckies to play... Read more
Ecotourism plan approved at Millstream Chichester
January 29, 2020
Millstream Chichester National Park in Western Australia’s north-west is poised to become the venue for a new ecotourism project. Within the park, Palm... Read more
Ooops! Most embarrassing caravanning blunder ever?
January 28, 2020
Ooooops! It’s one of those extremely embarrassing incidents that every grey nomad hopes and prays never happens to them … but one that... Read more
New Canberra van park will accommodate larger rigs
January 27, 2020
A new 73-site caravan park designed to accommodate the very largest rigs is poised to open in Canberra. Those behind the project say... Read more
Free camping is set to continue at the Burdekin
January 24, 2020
Burdekin Shire Council in north Queensland is resisting pressure to impose fees at its camping grounds. The Townville Bulletin reports that the introduction... Read more
Toll refund ‘grace period’ extended until February 29
January 23, 2020
Toll operator Transurban has extended its grace period for travellers ‘caught out’ by a vehicle classification change which left many paying significantly more... Read more
Another caravan rollover brings Bruce to a standstill
January 22, 2020
Yet another nasty caravan rollover accident on the Bruce Highway is bound to prompt yet further questions about the safety of the road.... Read more
Surprise meetings prove it’s a ‘Small Lap’ after all
January 21, 2020
Australia may be a huge country and the numbers of travellers on the road may be skyrocketing … but the so-called Big Lap... Read more
‘Life-threatening’ floods sweep through van park
January 20, 2020
While the drought and bushfires are still causing untold heartache in many parts of the country, elsewhere heavy rainfall and flooding have been... Read more
Road closure prompts calls for new Nullarbor route
January 17, 2020
The prolonged closure of the Eyre Highway as bushfires raged has once again prompted calls for the development of a genuine alternative route... Read more
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