Nomad News

Tasmania to open border to all Australians on Nov 27

Woman changing tyre hurt after truck hits her caravan

Crackdown announced on illegal rest area campers

Spirit of Tasmania sees huge surge in bookings

Still no foreshore camping on Mornington Peninsula

National park campsites see record numbers

Bushwalkers get lost

‘Getting lost on bushwalk gave us fright of our lives’

Big Lap slowly returning to normal as borders open

Overseas travel is off … and camping is booming!

Caravan park industry may be ‘brought to its knees’

Wild weather hits … more to come! Are you ready?

Victorian region finds fresh way to lure grey nomads

Hiker winched to safety after being bitten by snake

WA border restrictions to ease from mid-November

Queensland to open border to NSW (except for Sydney)

‘No-show scarecrows’ set to lift community spirits

Will grey nomads really stay north for the Wet?

Expect the unexpected! Outback cow eats snake

Caravanners refused entry to WA despite having pass

Rise of the ‘digital nomads’ set to shake up the Big Lap

Major battle brews over Crown land camping plan

Victoria’s double donut day sees border hopes surge

Selling up to travel full-time

‘We picked a bad time to sell up and travel full-time!’

‘Mini tornado’ wreaks havoc in NSW caravan park

No one injured as caravan jackknifes on highway

Tassie travel is back (for some) as restrictions ease

Caravan park flooded as wild weather hits town

Grey nomads urged to take care as huge storms hit

Borders (except WA) all set to re-open by Christmas

grey nomads volunteer at stations

Nomads ‘pay it forward’ as they get back on the road

Swooping magpies high on creatures-to-be-wary of list

‘Don’t drive on tracks that are closed due to floods!’

Grey nomads prepared for La Niña weather challenges

Nomads daring to dream of a border-free Australia

Missing 74-year-old hiker rescued after huge search

Two free camping areas to close due to litter problem

Woman killed by rolling campervan at campsite

Tragic accident puts van solar panels in spotlight

Caravanner killed in collision with road train

Texas goes the extra mile to attract grey nomads

‘New’ Outback tourists need to understand risks

Tourists seek a sign to access local attractions

Can solo with unusual rig call himself a grey nomad?

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