Nomad News

Caravanner escapes injury in frightening three-vehicle collision

WA border to come down, as the borderless Big Lap returns

Ellery Creek Big Hole ‘out of bounds’ to tourists for foreseeable future

Spirit of Tasmania will soon be sailing from Geelong

Caravanner has leg ‘snapped in half’ in freak hitching-up accident

‘After crackdown, illegal campers just went around the corner!’

Relaxing stay at campsite disrupted by anti-vax protesters

Caravanner crashes off highway after medical episode

Grey nomads feel the pain as fuel prices continue to surge

Human remains confirmed to be Carol Clay & Russell Hill

Couple sues for $400,000 after man injured in fall at van park

‘I didn’t know they were going to allow campers on the land I farm’

New van park on cards for ‘grey nomad friendly’ region

Grey nomads urged to be sun safe

Grey nomads told regular skin cancer check-ups are vital

Should visits to crowded national parks be ‘timed’?

Time for free national parks passes … on doctor’s orders!

‘Grey nomads need to have more realistic expectation of rural health services’

Beachfront van park goes on market … with an eye-watering price tag

As Stuart Highway re-opens, experts say desert is set to bloom

Campers evacuated as worst flooding in decades hits

Camping boom sees new loos constructed

National park evacuated as bushfire emergency worsens

Stuart Highway floodwaters receding quicker than expected

Tension over big vehicles parked in residential streets erupts into violence

Wow! Visitors stunned by sight of water cascading down Uluru

Going, going, gone! Caravan and motorhome thefts are on the rise

Regional WA council gives go-ahead for 24-hour free camping trial

Hot, wet, wild, and humid! What’s going on with the weather?

Barramundi season is underway … and it’s promising to be a whopper!

Farmers find hosting campsites offers a lifeline

Fuel spill forces closure of Tasmanian camping spot

‘Potentially devastating’ Fraser Island fire may have been deliberately lit

Towbar comes loose and smashes into windscreen of vehicle

Demand for off-road caravans in surging.

Demand for caravans remains ‘insatiable’

Travellers told to ‘stay away’ as Stuart Highway stays closed

Van parks welcome decision to reject plans for Mossman RV Park

Grey nomads in SA’s far north urged to keep eye out for missing man

caravan quality

Consumer group keeps caravan quality in the spotlight

Highway remains shut as travellers wait for floodwaters to recede

Is the ‘stealth camping problem’ getting out of control?

Grey nomads travelling in WA Wheatbelt rocked by earthquake

Imlay Camp for grey nomads

Grey nomads hitting the open road at their own pace

Douglas Shire to decide whether to create RV Park in Mossman

Council acts to reduce dust on road to coastal caravan park

Unattended campfires sparking multiple bushfires

Rain causes havoc for travellers in South Australia

Grey nomad-friendly town cops a serious drenching

Converted bus goes up in flames as occupants flee

Van parks hit out at council plan to make camping on private land easier

WA’s regional road toll way too high, so what the answer?

Grey nomads face heatwaves and heavy rains!

Falling tree branch badly injures camper in caravan park

Large caravan flips, causing traffic chaos on Princes Freeway

Gold Coast ‘stealth campers’ on the radar of authorities

Visitor numbers to regions soar despite Omicron spread

Queensland’s oldest caravan park to become a housing estate

In the EV age, will service stations become budget campsites?

Huge demand sees prices for second-hand vans surge

Parkes Elvis Festival for grey nomads

Elvis festival ‘all shook up’ by date clash with country music event

Mercury tops 50 degrees in the Pilbara as temperature records tumble

Could these ideas solve the self-contained camping conundrum?

Rural community seeks to trial short-stay camping

Government cash delivers big boost for camping on SA’s Eyre Peninsula

Authorities seek to clear Illegal campers as bushfire rages

Is it time to cut the red tape around camping on private land?

‘Poor mobile coverage putting travellers at risk’

Campsites evacuated but floodwaters start to recede

Couple climb out window of their flooded motorhome to swim to safety

Stay away! WA council cracks down hard on illegal campers

Bull runs down the Bruce Highway, sparking traffic chaos

Campsite incident highlights problem of anti-social behaviour

Dogs found safe 14 hours after going missing from campground

Man dies after collision involving car towing caravan

National park visitor numbers surge by 20% in 2021

Positive Covid case leaves caravan park scrambling

Campers in miraculous escape as tree falls on their tent!

Car runs over family sleeping in tent in campsite

Happy New Year to all grey nomads and their families

Future of popular RV stop hangs in balance amidst community backlash

A motorhome towing a car destroyed by fire on major motorway

Weather throws up Christmas camping challenges

Merry Christmas to all grey nomads and their families

Grey nomads book early for national parks

No room at the campsite … unless you’ve booked well in advance!

Here comes trouble! Dust storm engulfs Boulia

Free camping at Victoria’s Greens Lake is safe long term

Grampians National Park (Gariwerd) is loved by grey nomad campers

Big changes coming to camping in Grampians National Park

Swimming hole drowning has officials asking: ‘what else can we do?’

Campervan stuck in Simpson Desert finally ‘unbogged’

Margaret River warns illegal campers to ‘stay away’

State of isolation … but camping is still booming in the west

Beachside communities ready to combat illegal camper influx

Grey nomads work as they travel

‘Working and volunteering helps us to get to know local communities’

Borderless Big Lap edges closer, but there could be some twists ahead

Campsite litter crisis: Echuca brings in the big bins

Bonus for grey nomads as telehealth service made permanent

Council to double number of caravans allowed on private land

Campgrounds evacuated as bushfire threatens in WA’s south

Car and caravan roll on D’Aguilar Highway

Riverfront camping to be allowed … but only for tenters!

80-year-old man drowns while on a camping trip in Victoria