Hi, I'm travelling to australia in early September '09. We're renting a camper van from Brisbane and driving upto Cairns over 15 days. We plan to sleep in the van, without using campsites, i.e. roadside camping, or on beaches etc. From what I've read, this seems acceptable, but if anyone had any advice, that would be very much appreciated.

My main question, however, is related to the islands that we plan to visit, i.e. Fraser, Whitsundays and Magnetic Islands. I know Fraser island is a sand island, and you need a 4WD to go there, so we couldn't take the van, but would it be possible to get the feerry over, and just camp on the beach somewhere, leaving the van on the mainland in Hervey Bay? How about with the Whitsundays?

I believe on Magnetic Island, you can drive on with a camper, so would we be able to park up somewhere on the island and sleep there?

Thanks for any information!