With a ban on borders and many caravan parks forced close, many of Australia's estimated 75,000 nomads are looking for places to park — indefinitely.

Key points: Popular Facebook group, Nomads of Australia | The Best Bits, estimates there are 75,000 travelling Australians without a permanent home

Popular Facebook group, Nomads of Australia | The Best Bits, estimates there are 75,000 travelling Australians without a permanent home Many travellers have been left stranded by border and caravan park closures

Many travellers have been left stranded by border and caravan park closures Farmers around Australia are offering some of these nomads a long-term place to stay to 'sit it out'

In light of the situation, farmers across the country have been advertising their property as a free place to stay put while the coronavirus storm passes.

Facebook group Nomads of Australia | The Best Bits is a popular online forum for Aussies travelling without a base.

In the past week the page has been inundated with people seeking clarification on where they can stay or calling out for a place to stay.

Group administrator, Frances Bischof, said there had been a lot of confusion in the community.

"I've been advising people to pretty much stay where they are, if they can. And if they can't, make sure that they phone ahead and know that it's safe enough where they're headed so they have a good place to stay," Ms Bischof said.

Essential travellers grounded

Caren Ruck and her husband have based themselves at the Mildura Caravan Park.

As full-time nomads who cannot go back to their place of residence, the couple qualify as essential travellers, according to the Prime Minister, meaning they are allowed in to some caravan parks.

Caren Ruck and her husband's caravan is self-contained, they are only using power and water at the site. ( Supplied: Caren Ruck )

After three-and-a-half years on the road, it looks like the town known for oranges will be their closest thing to home in a long time.

While different for different council areas, Mildura requires visitors to move every 60 days.

After 24 hours away from the site, Ms Ruck and her husband can return for another 60 days and so on.

"I guess they don't necessarily want people living full-time in the caravan park," Ms Ruck said.

They and four other couples in the same situation are prepared to maintain that arrangement until anything changes.

"We wouldn't consider driving anywhere now," Ms Ruck said.

Three years ago Caren Ruck and her husband decided to sell everything and have a simpler life. ( Supplied: Caren Ruck )

Nomads wanting to do the right thing and self-isolate

Ms Ruck said most nomads did not wait to be told not to travel.



"We've all just used our common sense, I suppose, and made these decisions to stay put before we were told to stay put," Ms Ruck said.

While some may still consider moving between towns, most are staying in the one place.



"The majority of people are taking it seriously and doing the right thing," Ms Ruck said.

Some nomads have been forced out of the caravan parks they intended to stay in.

It is some of these travellers that are taking up farmers' offers.

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Farmers reaching out



Garry lives on a large property 40 kilometres out of Jamestown in South Australia's mid north.

Apart from his sheep and crops, it is just him and his poodles on his couple of thousand acres.

"No strings attached or anything — if you need a spot and you've got nowhere else to go, I'm happy to help," Garry said.

Garry lives on a large property out near Jamestown with his poodles. ( Supplied: Garry )

His recent post on the nomads Facebook group brought in hundreds of comments from grateful travellers.

"People need places to stay and I see them all queued up at the borders and things like that and just thought 'why not offer a couple of spots for people to camp?'," Garry said.

He is not asking for money or telling people to leave after a certain time.

"Doesn't worry me. I've got solar power so it doesn't cost me anything," Garry said.

With ample solar panels, Garry is not worried about sharing his power. ( Supplied: Garry )

"As long as they don't mind poodles … I'm happy to help in any way I can."

Truck driver offers travellers a place to pull up

Truck driver, Tanya Thomson, located 1,720km north of there, has offered campers respite at her 36-acre property near Toowoomba, Queensland.



"They can really spread themselves out, virtually an acre each," Ms Thomson said.

Tanya Thomson rents 36 acres of land north of Toowoomba and is offering nomads a place to park during the ban on travel. ( Supplied: Tanya Thomson )

Within 24 hours of posting, she had five caravans already on their way.

The former caravan park manager is offering visitors access to her bathroom, which she has promised to sanitise between every use.

Farm work available to the eager

Aware it could be for a long time, Ms Thomson is offering nomads something to do.

"I don't care if they're 80 years old. If they want to jump on a horse I'd be more than happy to put them up," Ms Thomson said.

But she said not to worry if you are not a horse person.

Tanya Thomson said her four horses are lovely and very beginner-friendly. ( Supplied: Tanya Thomson )

"If the guys are a bit bored they're welcome to potter around the shed," Ms Thomson said.

"I've got sewing machines set up, the ladies are welcome to go in there and play around with fabrics and have a go at things."

The idea of involving travellers on farms is not foreign.

'A wealth of experience' to offer

In Victoria, Carlie Barry and her young family have been hosting grey nomads in exchange for help on their organic dairy farms in Carpendeit and Weerite near the Great Ocean Road, for years.



"We got a little bit disillusioned with employing locals, especially young ones," Ms Barry said.



Carlie Barry and her young family's land backs on to a nature reserve. ( Supplied: Carlie Barry )

Last year they had one couple of older nomads helping on and off for six months.

They found them through a working nomads site.



"We got someone who had a wealth of experience with his welding and maintenance and was able to make stuff and fix stuff and help us out in ways we could have never afforded to get someone in town to do for us," Ms Barry said.

This week they advertised another space on their property for self-contained nomads to park.

"Because it's private property I don't imagine we'd be breaking any sort of rules," Ms Barry said.



"Where the grey nomads park their caravan is about 2km from our house, so if there is any kind of lockdown or social distancing rules, they would be far enough that I don't think it would be applicable."



Who knows for how long

Ronnie Bradley is okay with not knowing when she will leave the 5-acre property she is currently bunkered at in Geraldton, Western Australia.

"It's beautiful, it's a beautiful place here," Ms Bradley said.

She and her husband, nomads for three years, had to think fast when the borders locked.

A couple they met through an online nomad forum asked the owners, at the property they were housesitting, if the Bradleys could stay.



"They said that [we] can bunker down here as long as [we] like," Ms Bradley said.



Ronnie Bradley has never met the owners of the place she is staying at indefinitely. ( Supplied: Ronnie Bradley )

The couple pay $5 a day to cover power and water.

Use of the pool comes free.

The pair are a recently-retired couple in their 60s, but Ms Bradley worries for the many older nomads living on their pension.

"With all the free camps and showgrounds closing down, they're really struggling," Ms Bradley said.

For those lucky enough to secure a longer-term option, like those at Tanya Thomson's property, there is less to worry about.

"If it's two years, it's two years. If it's 10 years it's 10 years," Ms Thomson said.

And for those like Caren Ruck at Mildura Caravan Park, she seriously hoped things will change if they are in it for the long haul.

"Somewhere along the line someone's going to have to ask the question and get those rules relaxed because there's an awful lot of people [in the same situation]," Ms Ruck said.

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