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POLICE are investigating a mystery midnight blaze which destroyed the manager's home at a four-star Cania Gorge caravan park in Queensland. A guest raised the alarm after spotting flames inside the residence and shop at the 34-site Top Tourist Cania Gorge Tourist Retreat near Monto. Police said the buildings were evacuated and no one was hurt. Investigations into the cause of the outbreak were continuing and scientific officers had attended the scene. Fire crews from Monto and Moonford tackled the blaze and prevented it from spreading to other parts of the park. A Queensland Fire and Rescue spokeswoman told Caravanning News the shopfront was "well alight" when firemen arrived. A spokesman at the park said he was "too busy" to comment when contacted by Caravanning News but it is understood no guests were evacuated and the park is operating normally, though without its shop. Couple's miracle escape as rig rolls ... and rolls ... and rolls
By Dennis Amor THIS is all that remains of a couple's beloved caravan after an horrific crash on a Queensland highway. Police told Caravanning News the Hervey Bay caravanners were lucky to be alive after their caravan and tow vehicle flipped and rolled several times when caught in turbulence while attempting to overtake a truck. The dazed war veteran and his wife were rushed by ambulance to hospital while their two small pet dogs were freed from the wreckage by a vet who took them to her veterinary clinic to be cared for while the injured couple recovered. [More]
Council lashed over rest area plan
Sewage: a whole new can of worms
Caretaker sought for Apple Isle park
Water plea to travellers in
drought-ravaged city
Parking warning to showgoers
More families hit the road
SHOPPERS dashed to the aid of a couple whose caravan burst into flames on a supermarket carpark. Disaster struck on the first day of the travellers' planned round-Australia odyssey. [More]
Caravan parks hit the market
Working holidays need not be so taxing
Wheel clamps in fight
against rogue campers
Life sentence after park stabbing
Showground will soon welcome larger rigs
Park campaigner Arch dies
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Dennis Amor |
Bendemeer ruffles a few feathers
I HAVE just read the
article in the last edition of Caravanning News about
Bendemeer residents not being happy about free camping,
'freeloaders' not supporting the local caravan park and stopping at
other spots in or around the town. Most travellers only stop
overnight at such spots, then replenish their food and fuel
requirements at businesses in the town before moving on to another
destination. I don't think the local traders such as petrol
stations, supermarkets, chemist and vehicle repairers etc will be
happy either when travellers decide to take ALL their business to
another town that is happy to allow 'free' overnight stops. I, for
one, am a motorhome owner and I do stay in caravan parks and also
stop in designated overnight spots from time to time in towns that
enjoy the fact they receive my support through the money I spend
with local traders. I am now in the throws of planning my trip north
for the winter, as do many caravanners and motorhomers, and after
reading your article I will now make every effort to avoid Bendemeer
and other towns and take my hard earned dollar to where I feel they
will appreciate my business unconditionally.
Brian Moyse Motorhome swap wanted
WE are a retired couple with a 2002
2-berth Fiat Ducato motorhome interested in swapping motorhomes with
somebody in Brisbane. |
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brings boom
NOSTALGIC parents are abandoning overseas
holidays in favour of Britain's caravan and camping grounds. Latest
figures from the National Caravan Council show a 20 percent rise in park
bookings for July and August and an increase in caravan sales. High bills,
the low exchange rate and environmental concerns were also factors in the
increases. MULTI-MILLION dollar lotto winners Pat and Stan Cable plan to go shopping ... for a brand new caravan. The English caravan enthusiasts from Suffolk, who are in their 60s, scooped nearly $10 million when their six numbers turned up trumps. But they have no plans to move out of their modest two-bedroomed council house near Eye. Instead, they will splash out on a new sofa for their living room.
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