Nomad News

Lending a helping hand to devastated communities

remote campsites in the north

‘Staying north in the wet is a very different experience’

Is it time to put Australia back together again?

La Niña weather pattern set to bring mozzie ‘boom’

Ever-increasing circles as the ‘Little Lap’ gets larger

School holidays are here … and so are van park thieves

Three dead after solar panel flies off caravan

It’s blooming beautiful … and not just in the west!

National park cash boost as local tourism surges

‘Dog-taking Cairns croc is a danger with a capital D!’

Caravan industry hopes funding will help recovery

The shows must go on … events back on the agenda

Grey nomads given fright in the bush

‘Our bush camp was quiet … until the police chase!’

WA grey nomads make hay while the sun shines

The signs are humorous … but it’s no laughing matter

Not quite ‘Big Lap as usual’ … but it’s edging closer!

Caravan parks in regional Victoria ‘busier than ever’

$11m ocean walkway to be built on site of old van park

Saxophone playing grey nomad

‘Playing the saxophone made lockdown bearable!’

Mt Augustus tragedies spark hiker safety warning

Let’s go! Regional Victoria gets ready to travel again

How long before Victorian tourism bounces back?

Free camp to stay despite caravan park complaints

Woman, 80, knocked over by reversing caravan

Paving paradise … or the price of rural progress?

Grey nomads escape as caravan goes up in flames

Grey nomads on the road

‘It’s been a challenge, but we look on the bright side’

This has to stop! Police alarmed by van rollovers

When everything changes in ‘the blink of an eye’

Vanning boom as army of ‘newbies’ hit the open road

The highs and loos of life on the open road

Tragedy puts spotlight on campsite hooning problem

‘The Wet is on its way … but we’re going nowhere!’

Giant croc removed from popular NT tourist spot

Grey nomads and caravans

It’s been a tough season … but grey nomads are back

Gladstone camps re-open as council re-thinks plan

Free camps and van parks face different Covid rules

Yalgoo

‘We’re back on the road … but we’re not straying far’

Blown tyre may have been cause of caravan rollover

‘Now I remember why we like to go north in winter!’

‘Offer RV buyers a rebate and stimulate tourism!’

Grey nomads negotiate an uncertain road ahead

Grey nomads in a Hamilton Retreat

‘I zapped a mozzie in the van, and lost my eyebrows’

Victorian grey nomad

The trials and tribulations of a Victorian grey nomad

Caravan rollover in north Queensland injures two

Grey nomads urged to travel Australia

‘If you can travel safely, please get out there again!’

Victorian shutdown leaves nomads waiting for vans

Nomad-friendly ‘province’ forced to rejoin Australia

NT border restrictions will stay in place for 18 months

So this is why we go north at this time of the year!

Crisis a chance to change tourism for the better

Camping trip for grey nomads

My first caravan trip, and it was love at first campsite

Queensland to shut border with New South Wales

Grey nomads given warm welcome in uncertain times

Two caravans crashes … woman badly hurt in one

‘We travelled to Victoria at the worst possible time!’

Caravanners left ‘shaken’ after fuel tanker collision

Big Lap on hold

‘Our rig is in the shed covered in spider webs’

Queensland closes borders to all Sydney residents

Free camping in spotlight as virus concern grows

Grey nomad waits for new caravans

An upgraded rig … and many more trips ahead

grey nomads heading north

Caravan parks in north ‘busier’ as nomads arrive

Gladstone area closes all council-run camping areas

Sections of Outback Way now closed to travellers

As travellers return to road, van crash numbers rise

Dogleg border ‘quirk’ puts locals in a confused state

It’s still going to be a tough year for Outback tourism

Van parks in north happy to welcome more nomads

Heading north

Ready, steady, go north! Nomads cross into the NT

What grey nomads want! Float tanks and freedom

Sydney virus outbreak triggers border re-think

‘Don’t visit Victoria!’ Is campaign in good taste?

Virus outbreak puts open border ‘dream’ under threat

Virus spike sparks new angst in rural communities

Grey nomads join rush to cross into Queensland

Crossing into Queensland? Organise your passes

Some back on the road, but it’s not life as we knew it

Long queues at border as travellers ‘escape’ Victoria

Grey nomads return to the road

‘We’ll be careful, but it’s time to hit the road again’

NSW and Victorian border to close tomorrow night

heading north

‘Only two weeks to go! We’re ready for NT warmth’

As coronavirus cases rise, ‘outsiders’ face hostility

Victorians left out in the cold as country ‘opens up’

Caravanners get toll relief, but only if they live in NSW

Queensland border opens … but not to Victorians!

South Australia delays opening border with Vic

Grey nomads ready for the road

Victorian grey nomads left in state of uncertainty

State border re-opening … will she or won’t she?

As travellers return to the road, so does a sad sight

And they’re off! Outback events at the starting line

Here comes the bitumen! Strzelecki sealing to start

Caravan parks backflip on plan to ban hotspot guests

Three Victorian van parks ban visitors from hotspots

Grey nomad back on the road in vintage vans

‘I’m making the most of my second chance at life’

Does Victorian virus uptick threaten border openings?

Kakadu re-opens … but where can you camp?

Northern Territory to open its borders on July 17

Victoria vs South Australia: where would you rather be

‘We’ll self-quarantine if it gets us to the NT earlier’

South Australia re-opens borders with NT, WA & Tas