Nomad News from 2021
No serious injuries after highway caravan crash
July 28, 2021
A vehicle towing a caravan has crashed near Ilfracombe in Queensland. The Queensland Ambulance Service said no serious injuries had been reported in... Read more
‘Low-cost camps needed to get Spirit travellers to stay’
July 27, 2021
The Victorian city of Geelong is looking at the possibility of introducing more facilities for low-cost campers in the area, With the Spirit... Read more
The shows want to go on … but will Covid let them?
July 26, 2021
When it was announced recently that the hugely popular Julia Creek Dirt n Dust Festival was being axed, it served as a reminder... Read more
End of an era as ‘historic’ city caravan park closes
July 23, 2021
In a move that will no doubt be of more than passing interest to an army of potential developers, one of Queensland’s oldest... Read more
Big Lap gets smaller as more state borders close
July 22, 2021
The ever-shrinking Big Lap is about to shrink again, with Queensland announcing it is to close its border to New South Wales from... Read more
Grey nomads settle down to sit out the lockdowns
July 22, 2021
The latest Covid outbreaks in multiple states has once again caught many grey nomads out and brought their Big Laps to a shuddering... Read more
Brr! Living the dream isn’t supposed to be this cold!
July 21, 2021
Well, this wasn’t the way it was advertised on the grey nomad brochure! Not only do travellers suddenly have to keep an eye... Read more
Random acts of kindness make grey nomads happy!
July 21, 2021
Discovering for themselves the fabled camaraderie of the road is one of the things that grey nomads most look forward to as they... Read more
‘If you think rig snobbery isn’t real … think again!’
July 20, 2021
My name is John Barker and my wife, Brenda, and I have travelled this great country for years … not the Big Lap... Read more
Victoria ‘backs down’ on riverfront camping pledge
July 19, 2021
It appears the Victorian Government has backed down in its bid to allow thousands of campers to pitch tents along 17,000 kilometres of... Read more
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