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Bills affected viability of parks GOVERNMENT WIPES OUT CRIPPLING TAX
CARAVAN parks in Western Australia are over the moon
after the State's crippling land tax was wiped from their running costs. Caravan Industry Association WA chief executive officer Pat Strahan told Caravanning News her organisation was "delighted" the tax had been axed. "Caravan parks have been struggling to survive in WA and this will assist the long-term viability of parks, which play a major part in Western Australia's tourism industry," she said. "In addition to the increase in land tax, there has been a major increase in electricity and water costs and these combined increases have been a factor in the closure of more than 22 parks over the past 15 years." Bill Marmion, Minister assisting the Treasurer, said the Act currently provided only a 50 percent land tax concession for caravan parks, park homes and camping grounds. "From July 1, that exemption will be 100 percent," he revealed. He said increases in land values had put financial
pressure on caravan park owners who were being hit with huge increases in
land tax bills which were impacting on the viability of parks as
businesses.
TOURISTS FLOCK BACK TO TORNADO-HIT PARK
Hun
Failed appeal casts doubt on further Geist imports
Free seminar could help
travellers save tax
Multi-million dollar upgrade for
park saved from redevelopers
Landowners seek to turn
properties into caravan parks
Caravanners shrug off interest rate rises
Repairer fined after gas blast hurls woman through 'van door
Firies' warning to grey nomads
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Continue I FEEL I must write to congratulate Caravanning News on its efforts to keep us caravanners informed. It's amazing that we can enjoy your magazine without having to pay for the service. I look forward to reading it every month. Thank you and continue the good work please.
Ellizabeth Murray Waving a sad farewell to old times HOW times change! We are Victorians who enjoy travelling to Queensland every year for the good weather rather than shiver our way through winter in the south. We can remember when caravanners used to give us a cheery wave when they passed us on the highways but we've noticed over the past couple of years that fewer bother these days. Is camaraderie a dying thing?
Happy nomads, New life for vintage caravans INTERESTING stories in last month's Caravanning News highlighted vintage caravans. It's so good to see these forerunners of the modern caravan being given new leases of life and turning up at our caravan parks and camping sites. Harry
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TV caravan show hits
cyberspace BRITAIN'S popular Caravan Channel TV show has been running for four years and has now launched a weekly online version. Take a look by clicking here or on the graphic above. Life's a brick in this caravan
CARAVANNING is a brick in Kiwiland! An eye-catching
THE Spanish tourist office in Berlin has warned that
caravanners in Spain are only allowed to overnight in specially signposted
areas ... and everywhere else is forbidden. IT'S not unusual to catch a glimpse of soccer superstar and millionaire David Beckham with wife Victoria staying at American trailer (caravan) parks as he attempts to keep a low profile in his RV, according to Britain's News of the World newspaper.
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