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Practical ways to make a long caravan or motorhome trip in retirement go further: a budget built around the big costs, decisions about the family home, running costs, licence and insurance checks, and the concessions you may be entitled to.
How to plan an affordable family camping trip in Australia: booking around the school holidays, choosing a set-up, cooking safely at camp, and ranger-led and community activities for children that are free.
Long drives and small spaces make it easy to sit all day. How to meet Australia's physical activity guidelines on a caravan or camping trip, with short routines beside the van, park walks and care in the heat.
Caravanners in the Let's Go Caravan and Camping community named their dream trips, from Cape York to the Great Australian Bight. Here is what each one takes to plan, from permits on Aboriginal land to the wet season.
The first Busselton Caravan and Camping Show drew a record regional crowd to Churchill Park. Here is how it went and what has followed, plus the checks to make before you sign for a van at any show.
How to see Australia by road for less: the official fuel price tools, cheaper places to sleep, the seasons and school holidays that push costs up, and days out that cost very little.
Caravan parks that work for a family trip in winter, from the tropical north to Bruny Island, with what each park lists for children and when to book.
Leaving rubbish behind was the behaviour campers rated most inconsiderate in an RAC WA survey. Here is what park rules and the national parks agencies ask of you, from quiet hours to campfires.
Six caravan parks in and around Adelaide, from Semaphore Park and Kingston Park on the gulf to Hahndorf in the Hills and Port Willunga on the Fleurieu coast, with their site sizes and pet rules, and the parks' own campfire bans.
Where to stay with a caravan or motorhome around Melbourne, which side of the city suits your trip, and what to sort out before the ferry to Tasmania.
Eleven caravan parks from the Gold Coast to Cairns, with an inland pick in Toowoomba, plus when the wet season and the stinger season run, what to book ahead and the Queensland towing rules to know before you go.
