Talking to Scott Jones from Jayco

Tackling New Roles in Manufacturing Scott Jones talks about having recently changed roles within Jayco. He shares with us what it was like to move into a new business stream, where short term tenures are longer than some people’s time in school.  He shares his insights on some of his experiences during his time to […]

New Federal Chairman platforms on unification to drive industry growth

At the Caravan Industry Association of Australia National Board meeting conducted earlier today, Mr Grant Wilckens, CEO of Discovery Parks was elected new Federal Chairman. With a large financial investment in the industry spread nationally across almost all state and territories, Grant recognises the need for the industry to come together for future success to […]

Movement and Career Opportunities in the caravan industry

Movement and subsequent career opportunities in the caravan industry, by Kate Mitchell The past 10 years has seen a huge amount of movement in the caravan industry, but my prediction is they’ll be nothing on the next 10. In 2007, the final year of my bachelor’s degree, the Caravanning Industry Association of Australia (or the CRVA […]

Catch up at with Adventures Group CEO, Rob Gallagher at CTOTY

In November Kate Mitchell caught up with Rob Gallagher, CEO of the Adventures Group, at their Camper Trailer of the Year awards (CTOTY) held at Mt Warning. While Kate was there she got to meet some of the more adventurous demographics in the camping industry which was a lot of fun as the conversation inevitably turned towards the […]

Nominations are open for the Future Leaders Committee

Nominations are now open for those individuals wishing to inspire innovation and represent the youth in industry discussion as a member of the Future Leaders Committee. There are a total of three positions up for nomination. The future of the caravan industry depends on the strong leadership of the youth. Together, we need to ensure […]

Future leaders 2018 Convoy to Conference

2018 CONVOY TO CONFERENCE SYDNEY TO GOLD COAST 9-15th MAY 2018 The idea of Convoy to Conference was born when a few keen caravan industry members were discussing ways in which they could further foster the mateship and camaraderie that makes the caravan and camping industry so great. Further discussions saw the event evolve into […]

New Employee First Impressions of the Caravan and Camping Industry

Caravan and Camping Industry new employee first impressions: Two perspectives. We often hear about successful leaders in our industry who have lived and breathed caravan and camping since they were children, growing up with parents who work in caravan parks or manufacturing, inheriting the passion for the industry from their hard-working family.  The never-ending discussion […]

Five Reasons to be Involved in Live TV Production

Top five reasons to be involved in a live TV production Geoff Illich from Brisbane Holiday Village talks about the five biggest benefits of getting involved in live TV production initiatives based on his experience in June 2017. 1  Diverse audience and exposure to new markets Having two half hour live production show on-site aired on […]

CIA Victoria Emerging Leaders program

CIA Victoria Emerging Leaders program Having recently completed CIA Victoria Emerging Leaders program, Research and Development Manager Jared Pearson from Elite Caravans explains the highlights from the course “I found this course to be very helpful, giving me the insight I need to set goals and work towards completing them. It gave me some useful […]

Victorian Caravan Parks Association Award for Employee Achiever of the Year 2017

At the recent Victorian Parks Association Gala Dinner, Bianca Hurn was the deserving recipient of the Employee Achiever of the Year 2017 Award presented by MHIA. Bianca has kindly taken the time to share with us a bit about the initiatives that she has taken as Operations Manager at Murray River Holiday Park which led […]