Sharing the road to adventure

Nomad News from August 2021

New campsite could trigger a grey nomad gold rush!

August 31, 2021

A cattle station in remote north Queensland is hoping a new campsite and new amenities will trigger a modern-day gold rush among grey... Read more

Housing shortage forcing people to live at campsites

August 31, 2021

While many grey nomads worry that the character of caravan parks is changing for the worse as they accommodate more short-term housing, there... Read more

‘Our trip went pear-shaped … thanks to Delta variant!’

August 30, 2021

Like many other travellers across the country, grey nomads Christopher Smith and partner Christine Robertson have had their travel plans thrown into chaos... Read more

Pandemic effect sees some 160 shows get the chop

August 30, 2021

Border restrictions, lockdowns, and an overwhelming atmosphere of uncertainty has wreaked havoc on Australia’s events calendar. Many festivals, shows, and fairs have now... Read more

Renewed push to get WA’s Caves Road heritage listed

August 30, 2021

There is a renewed push to have one of Western Australia’s most iconic drives heritage listed. Few grey nomads who have toured on... Read more

‘Nomads need more than 24 hours to transit NSW!’

August 29, 2021

Planning an interstate grey nomad adventure has become an extremely complicated task in recent weeks and months … and there are fears that... Read more

Will tourism focus shift away from grey nomads?

August 29, 2021

The Covid pandemic has seen a boom in younger people embracing the caravan and camping lifestyle and there are signs that some country... Read more

Someone’s in trouble! But should grey nomads help?

August 28, 2021

The recent frightening incident in a Kimberley caravan park in which two young women were viciously attacked by a group of teenagers has... Read more

NT gets advice on allowing vaccinated-only travellers

August 27, 2021

The Northern Territory has indicated that, at some stage, it would like to only allow fully vaccinated travellers to cross the border to... Read more