East Coast of Australia
231 Days / 41 stops
Our trip 2 Stops
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From Gold Coast traveling South in March
Gold Coast – QLD – Tallebudgera
Our first destination is Tallebudgera Creek Holiday Park on the Gold Coast; we’re all setup, had a swim & the kids are asleep while we
Baby / Toddler Van Tips
We are only a week into our trip but I’ll share what I have learned so far when it comes to travelling with tiny humans.
Gold Coast QLD – Treasure Island
Our next stop is Treasure Island Holiday Resort, this place is a kids paradise. Pools, slides, playgrounds, splash park, jumping pillow, onsite cafe and bar.
Brisbane – QLD
Brisbane has so much to offer families with heaps of free activities. We stayed outside the city and there is work traffic in the mornings,
Sunshine Coast – Maroochydore – QLD
We stayed in Maroochydore Palms (now shut down) on the sunshine coast, Maroochydore has a nice foreshore and easy access to Underwater World. #travelaroundthecountryaust
Toddler tip! Plastic golf clubs
Bring hollow plastic golf clubs for toddlers and a big ball so they can use the putt putt areas when no one is on them.
Hastings Point – NSW
We stayed at North Star right opposite the beach, talk about kids paradise! First they will park your van for you with a red tractor
Sunshine Coast – QLD
We stayed at Forest Glen Big 4, this park is located inland away from the busy coast with heaps for the kids to do. Pool,
Ballina Headlands- NSW
We stayed a while in Ballina, our first park was BIG4 Ballina Headlands. A great little park with a pool/spa, playground and jumping pillow. You
Ballina – NSW
While we waited for checkin at our next park we stopped into the Ballina art gallery cafe, perfect spot for the kids to play on
The Big Prawn!
You’ll find the big prawn on River Street outside bunnings in Ballina. #travelaroundthecountryaust
Yamba – NSW
We stayed at the Big4 Saltwater Yamba. Here we had the family join us for the weekend to celebrate Little K’s first birthday! We scored
Sharpes Beach – Ballina – NSW
Magic day at the beach, walking distance from Big4 Ballina Headlands.
Angourie Blue and Green Pools – NSW
From our camp in Yamba Big4 we drove 20mins to the Angourie Blue and Green Pools. Angourie’s Blue Pool was once a rock quarry that
Tweed Heads – NSW
We stayed at Big4 Tweed Billabong, this park has great play facilities for under 5s! 2 outdoor playgrounds, a indoor play room, small jumping pillow,
Stop Over – Ulmarra NSW
On our way to Coffs Harbour we stopped in at Ulmarra, a tiny little town on the Clarence River. We found a small playground to
Wodonga/Albury VIC
We stayed at BIG4 Borderland Wodonga. Autumn in the Albury area is so beautiful to the QLD folk who never get a real Autum season.
Coffs Harbour – NSW
We stayed at the Reflections Coffs Harbour Holiday Park, nice big sites with friendly lorikeet visitors each afternoon. From here we visited the Dolphin Marine
Beechworth – VIC
We stayed at the Beechworth Holiday Park. Well what a wonderful surprise this little historic town is, we LOVED Beechworth. Beechworth is North East Victoria’s
Shepparton – VIC
Stayed: BIG4 Shepparton Park Lane Holiday Park Shepparton is a major commercial centre, located between Nagambie and Numurkah on the Goulburn Valley Highway which is
Ginger Factory – Sunshine Coast – QLD
The Ginger Factory is well worth a visit with small children, they had train rides, indoor boat ride, playground and food. We had a great
Echuca – VIC – Murray River
Stayed at: Discovery Parks – Moama West In Echuca we went on a restored Paddlesteamer called the PS Emmylou down the Murray River. We were
Bendigo – VIC
We stayed at Big 4 Parklane Bendigo is a really beautiful city with historic buildings and botanical gardens. There’s plenty of history to explore from
Ballarat – VIC
Stayed at: Ballarat Goldfields Holiday Park Ballarat is Victoria’s third largest city, located just over an hour west of Melbourne. Ballarat has enjoyed a rich
Sovereign Hill – Ballarat – VIC
Sovereign Hill is a living museum presenting the story of Ballarat as a goldrush boomtown. Gold was discovered here in 1851, triggering the greatest alluvial
Great Ocean Road – VIC
On the way to the great ocean road we stopped in for lunch at the windmills, then onto the 12 Apostles. WE became the tourist
Melbourne – VIC
We put our van in storage and booked a hotel room to visit Melbourne City and the Melbourne Zoo. It was interesting packing with no
Melbourne Zoo – VIC
Melbourne Zoo has a great range of animals on display and the zoo is easy to get around with a pram. I could easily spend
Narooma – NSW
WOW what a beautiful part of the country Narooma is, everywhere you look it’s pretty, the beach front is stunning, the hinterland amazing. A walk
Batemans Bay – NSW
The Batemans Bay area is a pretty seaside town, with nice beaches and rivers. We are heading back north now so only spent one night
Lake Conjola – NSW
Stayed: BIG4 Ingenia Holidays Lake Conjola What an amazing Big4 this place is! We were here in winter so the pool was out, but the
Kiama – NSW
Kiama is so beautiful in clear weather, a real beach paradise after the cold in Victoria! Little H was very excited to get some decent
Sydney – Aquarium – NSW
In Sydney we visited the Sea Life Aquarium and the kids loved it. Little H is a HUGE Octonauts fan and they had a whole
Blackhead – NSW
Happy Hallidays is located in beautiful Hallidays Point, ideally set on the NSW Barrington (Mid-North) Coast between popular town centres Forster Tuncurry and Taree. The
Soldiers Point (Port Stephens) – NSW
What a great beach at Soldiers point, we made a teepee on the beach and spent hours playing on the sand, such a beautiful day!
South West Rocks – NSW
Oh my! We really like South West Rocks! Stunning coastline with dolphins swimming close to shore, beautiful sand and foreshore. We stayed at the Big4
Rainbow Beach – QLD
Rainbow Beach, we stayed at Big4 Rainbow Beach Holiday Park (Breeze) on the sand with views over to Tin Can Bay. The sunsets here were
Tin Can Bay – QLD – Dolphin Feeding
David & Harlan were lucky enough to feed a wild dolphin at the Barnacles Dolphin Centre in Tin Can Bay QLD. We drove there for
Maryborough – QLD
Maryborough is a lovely town to wander through, plenty of history and beautiful parklands. We rode the replica steam train around the park, visited the
Hervey Bay – QLD
We visited Hervey Bay for 5 days, had a look through the markets, lots of beaches and playgrounds, they love their piers in HB! Picnics
Gin Gin – Lake Monduran QLD
A lovely quiet lakeside camp, not much around, plenty of room to kick a ball, a good rest stop. We had my dad call in
A long drive, a UFO and a stopover at Rockhampton Zoo – QLD
One of the longest drives we’ve done to make a booking we had in Airlie beach the next day. We drove 625km from Bundaberg to
Rockhampton Free Zoo – QLD
They have 60 species of animals, the main ones being otters, chimpanzees, crocs, macques, wombats, reptiles, an aviary and Australian fauna. One of the chimpanzees
Airlie Beach – QLD
We stayed at the Big4 Adventure Whitsunday Resort, a kids paradise with pools, waterpark, 2 playgrounds, 2 jumping pillows and smooth concrete road that’s great
Cape Palmerston – QLD
We stayed at Cape Palmerston Holiday Park, right on the beach.We loved the easy beach access from this park, someone had already built a teepee
My sister was expecting a baby any day so we high tailed it
And now that we are at the end of our trip, 7 months in the van and looking forward to returning to a normal life,
Seaworld – Gold Coast – QLD
We had a great day out at seaworld, there’s a good mix of animals and rides, even for the little ones. The polar bears and
Spring Gully Stays – Canungra – QLD
A beautiful bush camp on the side of a creek just 30 mins from the Gold Coast. There’s 2 sides of the creek; powered and
We have wrapped up our second full time travel of Australia
We have bought a house with room for a caravan, our travels aren’t over, but we’ll take a break to work. Keira, our youngest, wont
