Nomad News

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

Pandemic effect sees some 160 shows get the chop

Renewed push to get WA’s Caves Road heritage listed

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

Will tourism focus shift away from grey nomads?

Grey nomads coming to help

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

NT gets advice on allowing vaccinated-only travellers

Workers’ cabins to be built at popular tourist van park

‘Biggest’ caravan park in Queensland up for sale

Survey shows Queensland croc population exploding

Can ‘slow’ grey nomads be blamed for road accidents?

Plans for Sunshine Coast tourist park abandoned

Caravan speeds through WA / SA border checkpoint

‘I suppose it’s a holiday … but it’s not a patch on Bali’

Is the Big Lap even better the second time around?

vaccination passport for grey nomads

Only vaccinated should come to WA – tourism boss

Grey nomads desperately needed for harvest work

Rod flies into windscreen after caravans collide

‘What will it take for the message to get through?’

Traffic on Kimberley roads heaviest it has ever been!

grey nomads pack up

Caravanners told ‘go home’ as health advice changes

Authorities to ramp up investment in rest areas

Victorian region lockdown leaves nomads in limbo

Caravanner injured after wheel flies off tow vehicle

Caravan parks changing character

When does a caravan park stop being a caravan park?

Should only the vaccinated be free to do the Big Lap?

Grey nomads pick up windscreen chip

‘As windscreen chips go, this one was a real doozie’

‘Sold’ Cape York property to become tourism mecca?

The electric Big Lap dream moves a giant step closer

Tourism numbers surge in Queensland’s central west

Plan to produce gas near Twelve Apostles under fire

Woman dies in fire at residential caravan park

At 50, the Big Pineapple can still draw a crowd

RV parking trial a ‘success’ … and could be expanded

Grey nomads surprised by sudden NT lockdown!

Cold night camping for grey nomads

Chilling tale! Grey nomads recall trip’s ‘coldest night’

Finding a campsite

‘Finding a campsite is like playing Senior Survivor!’

NSW lockdown catches some nomads off guard

Grey nomads not confident in towing skills

Caravanners admit low confidence in towing skills

‘Covid effect’ sparks surge in national park camping

Search for missing nomad prospector is called off

Campers behaving badly as ‘Covid exodus’ hots up

Rural ‘gin’ towns launch a spirited tourism campaign

Will new caravanners head back to Bali when they can

Heavy-duty motorhome gets stuck in swollen river

Gladstone to look at new RV-friendly parking areas

And they’re off! Birdsville Races cancelled again

Victoria’s river frontage camping plan advances

Huge search underway for nomad missing in Outback

Caravanners tell of road road train crash terror

Nomad reunited with dog lost in Outback for 6 days

Grey nomads devastated by theft of dream caravan

Retirees are more active, smarter and healthier than ever before

Today’s grey nomads … smarter, stronger, faster!

Grey nomads go househunting

‘We’re looking for a house … somewhere in Australia!’

Soon-to-be grey nomads see dreams go up in smoke

Runaway chook joins the grey nomad migration

Lockdown fear fuels surge in caravan park bookings

Countless budgies put on spectacular Outback show

Caravanners survive horror crash with triple road train

Grey nomads ‘twitchy’ as Covid situation evolves

Heartless thieves ransack caravan of dying man

Grey nomads warned over deadly dog disease risk

Van parks in Queensland’s north ‘bursting at seams’

No serious injuries after highway caravan crash

‘Low-cost camps needed to get Spirit travellers to stay’

The shows want to go on … but will Covid let them?

End of an era as ‘historic’ city caravan park closes

Big Lap gets smaller as more state borders close

Grey nomads settle down to sit out the lockdowns

Brr! Living the dream isn’t supposed to be this cold!

Grey nomads and acts of kindness

Random acts of kindness make grey nomads happy!

Rig snobbery on the grey Nomad Big Lap

‘If you think rig snobbery isn’t real … think again!’

Victoria ‘backs down’ on riverfront camping pledge

Man rescued from roof of caravan in NZ flood drama

The all-electric Big Lap … it’s not if, it’s just when!

Volatile fuel prices throw Big Lap budgets into chaos

Highway van park ‘hub’ a sign of things to come?

Living with Covid … what will that mean for nomads?

Popular ‘free’ campsite about to start charging

Upgrade of Outback Way takes giant step forward

Wildflowers bloom early … and they’re quite a sight!

Caravanner loses control in overtake manoeuvre

D-Day nears for future of Rapid Bay campground

Grey nomads working on the road

‘We work for six months and travel for six months’

Grey nomads and choosing a campsite

Unlocking the mysteries of choosing a great campsite

Man suffers head injuries in WA caravan rollover

All systems go for iconic Big Red Bash festival!

Covid uncertainty creates issues in Outback regions

‘Electric’ Big Lap dream moves a giant step closer

‘You’ve just got to learn to roll with the punches!’

Covid crisis puts nomads in world of uncertainty

Covid outbreaks throw nomad plans into chaos

Grey nomads show resilience

‘We have done it tough … and we are stronger for it!’

Grey nomads on Big Lap for a year

‘Our Big Lap is ending, but we’re just getting started’

Jindabyne illegal campers will face ice-cool reception

WA wildflower season set to be ‘one of best ever’

Can grey nomads fill work void left by backpackers?

Dingo concern campsites are open to public again

New campsite on cards for Cradle Mountain area

Caravan rolls after hitting kangaroo in country WA