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BREAKING NEWS:
NOV 30:
Police searching for missing campers Russell Hill and
Carol Clay find human remains about 15km north of the small town of Dargo in
Victoria's alpine region. A man has been charged with their murder.
NOV 30:
Police searching for missing campers Russell Hill and
Carol Clay find human remains about 15km north of the small town of Dargo in
Victoria's alpine region. A man has been charged with their murder.
NOV 30:
Former BIG4 Bungalow Caravan Park on banks of NSW's
Lake Burrill at Ulladulla has joined the Discovery Parks chain and is now
known as Discovery Parks – Ulladulla.
 NOV
30:
Proserpine's free 48hr RV Park adjacent to St
Catherine’s Church in Queensland's Whitsunday region will close from
tomorrow for the duration of the wet season. It will be reopen on April 1
to welcome travellers for the peak RV season.
NOV 27:
Kimberley Kampers at Ballina in NSW is advertising
for a fibreglass leading hand, with the promise: "Not only will you be
joining a fun and helpful team, but we have Bacon and Egg Thursdays and
provide lots of other awesome perks along the way."
NOV 27:
Holiday and lifestyle parks operator Aspen Group has
lodged plans with Adelaide Hills Council to build a tourist and worker
accommodation park within the newly established housing estate Crest at
Woodside in the Adelaide Hills.
NOV 26:
Solar power will be installed at Murchison River Road
Caravan Park under the Victorian Government's $9.2 million Solar on Public
Buildings Program.
NOV 26:
Australia’s largest regional accommodation network,
the G'day Group, is expanding its national touring network with 50-year
leases on coastal parks in WA's Busselton (Amblin Holiday Park) and NSW's
Ulladulla (BIG4 Bungalow Park).
NOV 26:
A Victorian airline pilot and lone camper will appear
in court today accused of murdering two people in their 70s. Russell Hill
and Carol Clay vanished from their remote Wonnangatta Valley camping site in
Victoria nearly two years ago.
NOV 25:
Goce Bumbaroski (Lotus Caravans) and Michael
Valentino (Crusader Caravans) have been named as finalists in the Caravan
Industry Victoria's 2021 Hall of Fame Business Awards' Pantazopoulos Young
Achiever category. Canterbury Caravans' Colin Tobins is a finalist in the
Charlie Tebb Service to Industry Award.
NOV 25:
A lone camper arrested in remote East Gippsland still
being questioned over the presumed deaths of Russell Hill and Carol Clay,
who were in their 70s when they vanished from Wonnangatta Valley camping
site in Victoria nearly two years ago.
NOV 25:
Car and caravan involved in accident on northbound
lane of NSW's Hume Motorway at Yerrinbool this morning. No further details
available.
NOV 24:
More than 2660 tourists in SA, including caravanners,
sought assistance from the Roxby Downs Visitor Information Centre between
July last year and June this year, local councillors will be told at their
meeting today.
NOV 24:
Crystal Creek Caravan Park north of Townsville in
Queensland, a member of the Kui chain of parks, forges ahead ... with
regular displays of a blacksmith at work.
NOV 23:
Police investigating the disappearance of campers
Russell Hill and Carol Clay, who were in their 70s when they vanished from a
remote Wonnangatta Valley camping site in Victoria nearly two years ago,
have taken a man into custody for questioning.
NOV 23:
Stranded caravanners in Victoria now able to cross
into South Australia as border reopens to interstate travellers.
NOV 22:
Motorcyclist who collided with caravan parked in
driveway at Mirrabooka, Lake Macquarie, NSW, on November 19, has died.
NOV 21:
Police have now called off the search for 45-year-old
Analyn Zovaro - who lives transiently in caravan parks throughout Queensland
and New South Wales - saying she has been found safe and well.
NOV 19:
St George Riverfront Tourist Park on Queensland's
Carnarvon Hwy is seeking a couple or team of two to manage the park.
NOV 19:
NSW's Traffic and Highway Patrol Command and
Transport for NSW joined forces for a program raising awareness of vehicle
weights and mass distribution relating to the safe towing of caravans. The
joint program was recognised by the Australian Road Safety Conference,
winning the Victorian Police award for caravan safety awareness. The prize
money was donated to Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service. Between
2016 and 2020, there were 215 casualty crashes involving caravans on NSW
roads, resulting in 17 fatalities and 116 serious injuries.
NOV 18:
CMCA to host RV Toolbox Talk at its RV park in
Bundaberg, Queensland, tomorrow. The free informal event will deliver
important information on recreational vehicle travel ... including towing,
overtaking and rest areas.
NOV 17:
Two camping areas at Inskip Point near Gympie are to
be closed after an outbreak of gastroenteritis. Queensland Parks and
Wildlife Service said Sarawak and Sarawak West will be shut from November 19
until December 3 as part of an ongoing strategy to prevent the spread of the
illness which causes vomiting, diarrhoea and fever. More than 80 campers who
recently stayed at the Sarawak campsite suffered gastro symptoms.
NOV 17:
RV Solutions, which comprises RV accessories company
Northern Camec and Melbourne-based caravan repairs and services company
Northern RV, has shown "resislience" to the COVID crisis, Fleetwood's AGM
heard today. The Perth-based parent company said RV Solutions' business
finished FY21 with earnings before tax of $7.8 million on revenue of $72.4
million. Chief executive Bruce Nicholson believed the strong result was
driven by a boom in domestic travel brought on by international border
closures. "Higher sales of second-hand caravans created strong demand for
parts, accessories, repairs and renovation requirements through Northern
RV," he said.
NOV 17:
Caravan Industry Association of Australia has
launched a safety campaign as 800,000 registered RVs plan to hit the road
this summer and take over four million trips.
NOV 17:
Queensland paramedics attended the scene of a caravan
blaze at Willowbank south-west of Brisbane late last night. No one
reportedly injured.
NOV 17:
Caravanners and other RVers are most likely to have a crash on a Monday or
Sunday as drivers return from their holidays, according to CIAA research.
NOV 16:
Caravan parks at Forbes in NSW on flood alert as
Lachlan River levels rise. Major flood levels predicted.
NOV 15:
Accommodation bookings in the Sunshine State's
outback caravan parks increased despite an "extraordinary number" of
travellers utilising free camp sites in the region, according to the 2020/21
Outback Queensland Tourism Association's annual report just published. "In
the words of one operator: 'We just seem to be getting the same people. I
think they’re just going around and around and around'."
NOV 14:
Pine Country Caravan Park in SA wins G'day Group
Business Game Changer Award for the second time. The gong recognises
innovation and marketing strategies.
NOV 14:
Dorset councillors in Tasmania will decide at
tomorrow's council meeting whether to introduce honesty-box camping fees at
Derby Park. A report says that if successful it could then be extended to
the camping at the other end of town.
"The proposed model relies on the goodwill of the campers and
it should be noted that the
campers add to the vibe and feel of
Derby and the importance of the young families to the
growth of future visitation should not be
understated,"
it adds.
NOV 14:
Oasis Tourist Park at Darwin crowned top park in the
Caravan and Holiday Parks category of the 2021 Brolga Northern Territory
Tourism Awards. “The
awards recognise and encourage tourism businesses
and individuals that strive to excel in every area of their operation,"
Tourism and
Hospitality Minister Natasha Fyles
said.
NOV 14:
Kimberleyland Waterfront Holiday Park scooped gold in
the Western Australian Tourism Awards' Caravan & Holiday Parks category.
Cheynes Beach Caravan Park won silver and RAC Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort
received bronze. Kimberleyland will now compete in the Australian Tourism
Awards on Queensland's Sunshine Coast next March.
 NOV
13:
Victoria's Warrandyte Fire Brigade has urged
caravanners to frequently check their onboard gas systems. This follows an
explosion involving a caravan fridge which had been turned on so it would
cool down overnight before the owners set off the next day. "Unfortunately,
there was a slow gas leak and the fridge's pilot light ignited a fireball
inside the caravan," the brigade said. "Luckily the 'van was still at home.
Imagine how much worse it could have been if they were on the road or even
sleeping in it at the time." The caravan's pop-top was blown open and
windows damaged.
NOV 13:
Queensland's Bruce Highway between Townsville and
Ingham closed after caravan erupted in flames. Paramedics called to scene at
Crystal Creek but there were no reports of injuries.
 NOV
13:
Julia Creek Caravan Park, well known for its artesian
bathhouses and bush dinners, won a major gong at last night's Queensland
Tourism Awards. The small park in outback Queensland scooped gold in the
Caravan and Holiday Park category. "We are proud of the chances that we
took, most notably our artesian bath experience and bush dinner program,"
the park said in a Facebook posting. "But, most of all, we are so
appreciative to all staff, councillors, contractors and volunteers that make
the Julia Creek Caravan Park a great part of the world."
NOV 13:
Australian Caravan Club announces that its annual
Chairmans Muster will be renamed either State or Territory Muster so that as
many directors as possible can attend and meet members.
NOV 12:
Apollo Tourism and Leisure, manufacturers of Coromal
and Windsor caravans and renter of motorhomes, received $7,147,100 in
JobKeeper payments during the last two financial years, shareholders have
been told.
 NOV
12:
A two-bedroom relocatable home at a NSW caravan and
holiday park is up for sale ... for a cool $750,000. The Suffolk Beachfront
Holiday Park property at Byron Bay is being marketed through Katrina Beohm
Real Estate. The land on which it stands is not for sale. "Rarely does an
opportunity like this become available," says the agent, adding that it is
"perfect for your own little holiday paradise all year round".
NOV 12:
Australians who have recently bought a new caravan are being
urged to take part in an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
survey about possible consumer law issues in the industry. The ACCC has
received more than 1300 reports about the industry over the past five years.
Common complaints include retailers selling new caravans not meeting
consumer guarantees, and faults leading to disputes between manufacturers
and retailers about which party is responsible for the cost of repairs.
NOV 12:
Two caravanners and their dog
scrambled through the windows of their caravan minutes before it was swept
away and wrecked in raging floodwaters at a NSW caravan park. Fifteen other
'vans were moved to safety from the park at Bingara, north-west of Tamworth.
One camper wrote on Facebook: "The river came up really really fast."
NOV 12:
NSW Government to transfer management and ownership
of the Menindee Lakes Caravan Park, which this year underwent a $750,000
facelift, to the region's traditional owners in a landmark agreement for the
Far West.
NOV 11:
Members of online caravanners' forum applaud caravan
and lifestyle parks operator Ingenia who offered free accommodation for a
mother while her baby daughter underwent life-saving surgery at a Brisbane
hospital.
NOV 11:
Man who stole safe containing $1319, documents and
handheld radios in pre-Xmas raid at Noosa River Caravan Park placed on
12-month good behaviour bond.
NOV 10:
Ingenia has acquired award-winning BIG4 Beacon Resort
on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula in an off-market $37 million deal. Owner
and operator Lorraine Golightly, said the park had been part of her family
for over half a century. "The decision to sell has not been taken lightly,"
she added.
NOV 9:
Two travellers injured in car and caravan rollover at
East End on Queensland's Bruce Hwy near Mt Larcom. One patient reportedly in
stable condition and taken by ambulance to Gladstone Hospital.
NOV 9:
Peer-to-peer caravan rental company Camplify received
$414,000 in JobKeeper payments during the 2021 and 2022 financial years,
shareholders have been told.
NOV 9:
Shares in holiday and lifestyle parks operator Aspen
opened at $1.70 on the ASQ today, their highest price for eight years.
NOV 8:
Caravan dealers in Queensland are pleading with the
State Government not to go ahead and allow Sunday trading, arguing they can
already cope with RV sales.
NOV 8:
Victoria's BIG4 Bellarine Holiday Park beat 160 other
BIG4 parks to take out the People's Choice Award, making it a favourite
among holidaymakers and travellers.
NOV 8:
Caravan and motorcycle collided at Great Ocean Road's Mount
Defiance lookout in Victoria. Motorcyclist flown to hospital with non
life-threatening injuries.
NOV 6:
Peer-to-peer caravan rental company Camplify will
hold its AGM online on December 8 when founder and CEO Justin Hales will
deliver an overview of the company's performance during the 2021 financial
year.
NOV 6:
There are fears of another gastro outbreak at the
popular Inskip Point caravan and camping ground near Gympie in Queensland.
NOV 6:
Travellers recovering after their caravan rolled in accident with another
vehicle on Tasmania's Tasman Highway at St Leonards.
NOV 5:
NSW's Inverell Caravan Park
on the Macintyre River, a member of the Kui Parks chain and dubbed the 'Gem
of the North West', is on the market for $3.15 million.
 NOV
5:
WA's City of Albany is looking for camp hosts for the
peak season from November to April (including Easter). Positions are
available at campgrounds at Cosy Corner, Torbay Inlet, Normans Beach, East
Bay and Betty's Beach. Tasks will include greeting arrivals, providing
orientation, explaining rules, minor maintenance and monitoring the site. In
a Facebook posting, the council said the positions "will not come
without benefits". "You enjoy a free campsite for two to six weeks and wake
up to the sound of the ocean surrounded by nature," it explained. "You can
volunteer at more than one site over this period and $50 in vouchers will be
provided per week for petrol, food and gas as required."
NOV 5:
Campaspe Shire-owned Echuca Holiday Park on the banks
of the Murray River allocated $200,000 from Victoria Government's Camping
and Caravan Grants program to upgrade its amenities block.
NOV 5:
Brawl at Cotton Tree Caravan Park on Queensland's
Sunshine Coast results in 54-year-old man being fined $600 after he admitted
committing a public nuisance and obstructing police.
NOV 4:
Mareeba Shire Council in north Queensland is
considering plans for a Tablelands low-budget camping ground for travellers
such as retirees, backpackers and local residents. RVs will have to be fully
self-contained.
NOV 4:
Shares in Aspen Group which operates a chain of
holiday and lifestyle parks, opened at their highest ever price of $1.65
today.
NOV 4:
Reflections Holiday Parks Seal Rocks
named as finalist in Caravan and Holiday Parks category of New South Wales
Tourism Awards for 2021. The 2020 awards did not take place due to COVID-19
so the current awards cover a 24-month period ending June 2021.
 NOV
3:
Well-known caravan industry leader Ken Buckley has
been elected a Life Member of the Caravan and Camping Industry Association
of NSW in recognition of his long and meritorious service. Ken and wife Rene
have owned BIG4 South Durras Holiday Park since 2004, transforming it into
an award-winning tourist destination. Ken is also the principal and licensee
of Caravan Park Brokers NSW (formerly Ken Buckley Brokers), specialising in
the sale and leasing of caravan parks, manufactured home estates and trade
businesses.
NOV 3:
High winds sent a tree crashing down on to a caravan at Blue Lake Caravan
Park in Mount Gambier, South Australia. No one was injured.
NOV 2:
More than 90 percent of respondents to a
Gladstone Regional Council survey in Queensland said there was a need for RV
parking in the region, with 52 percent opting for overnights. Results for
individual locations were Gladstone (75 percent), Agnes Water (70 percent)
Seventeen Seventy (57 percent), Tannum Sands and Calliope (50 percent).
Sixty-two percent of people believed the council should provide the parking.
NOV 2:
A man in his 30s is recovering after being bitten on the foot by a snake at
Bluff Creek Campground at Kenilworth in Queensland.
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