Family Road Trips | Essential Kids

Police help forgetful mum find her 'stolen' car

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'No one could hear him': Mum's warning about older children and hot cars

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Great Australian road trips: WA

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Top 10 tips for surviving road trips with kids

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Australia

Simple pleasures of a holiday on the road

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Fun ideas for a long drive

Hi-tech is helping kids beat boredom (and parents stay sane) on a car trip, writes Amanda Horswill.

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Top 10 tips for surviving road trips with kids

I’m lousy at long distances with children in the car. I break out into hives at the very thought of a confined space filled with four bored children.

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How to keep your road trip costs down

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Great Australian road trips: WA

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Home away from home: Travelling with all the comforts.

Tracey Spicer

Tips and advice for family road trips with children

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Memories from a childhood spent on the road

The long, squashy, seemingly endless annual family road trip was once a rite of passage for Aussie kids. Here Nova Weetman shares why those memories are worth more to her now than she could have imagined at the time.

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Driving checks to do before your holiday

There are some simple things you can do to your car to make it safer and more reliable prior to leaving on the Big Trip from our friends at drive.com.au.

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Sad truth ... This years ski season will see an increase of dead wombats on the road, as people are driving at night ...

Peep in a pouch and you could save a life

If you're on the road for the school holidays and you see a marsupial on the road, pull your car over and check for an orphaned baby in its pouch.

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Exploring Jervis Bay in the new Rav4

Whether you're looking for a weekend trip or a longer holiday away from home, Jervis Bay offers the perfect family retreat. And, as we soon learnt, a driving holiday is even better in the new Rav4.

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Great Australian road trips: NT

The Northern Territory has something for everyone - from the scorched plains of the outback and the breathtaking beauty of gorges carved from sandstone to the wildlife, Aboriginal art and culture.

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Tales from the tropics

The Great Tropical Way - encompassing the magnificent Daintree, the lush Atherton Tableland and the tropical beachside town of Mission Beach - makes a fascinating road trip to take with kids, says Sheriden Rhodes.