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REMINDER: Appliances (BBQs) Connected via Gas Bayonets

Gas safety considerations are an important part of consumer safety when using your caravan, camper trailer or motorhome.  While there are many safety tips relating to LP Gas systems, this information is focused on the use of gas appliances (such as barbecues) connected via a gas bayonet to your caravan The gas installation standards in […]

Road to a Million – Top Performing Parks

The ‘Road to a Million’ campaign is an industry first, uniting over 1,400 participating caravan holiday parks and the industry’s largest rental fleets in partnership with each of the 7 caravan holiday park state associations whose support made this possible. Over a two-month period (1 Jun – 31 Jul), the campaign saw over 29,000 individual entrants register […]

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Flame Failure Reminder

Appliances (BBQ’s) Connected via Gas Bayonets Industry businesses should be familiar with the standard covering gas installations in a Recreational Vehicle AS/NZS 5601.2. A previous Technical Bulletin (published November 2019) outlined the details of the requirement for gas appliances (such as BBQs) connected via a bayonet fitting, in particular the requirement for such appliances to […]

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RVMAP Competition Winner Announced!

Meet Cynthia Vucetic, the winner of our 2022 RVMAP Competition! Cynthia and her husband, Joe, decided to sell their house and decided to live full time in a caravan and tour around South and West Australia. “I have family over there and we want to take it easy, we are both in our 60s and coming […]

New Towing Safety Video Series

Caravan Industry Association of Australia continues its commitment to road safety, launching in July its Towing Safety Video Series, produced in partnership with Gary Gardner of Total Towing Set Ups. In addition to running his own towing training business, Gary hosts the increasingly popular towing safety seminars, which are held at major caravan shows in […]

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Supporting a collaborative approach for the caravan industry following ACCC report

The caravan industry has been under enormous pressure through unprecedented demand from Australians looking to experience the caravanning and camping lifestyle (amid a global explosion of consumer interest towards the sector), and supply issues generated out of COVID-19 labour shortages and supply chain delays, primarily out of China. “While the vast majority of industry businesses […]