Attracting and Retaining a Young Team

Stephen Edwards, CEO of the Edwards Group, talks about how they have developed a team of young future leaders. The average age of workers in the Edwards Groups head office is 28, with the oldest being 32. We wanted a young and dynamic office to challenge the traditional (and sometime entrenched) ways that our parks have been […]

Lauren Giancristofaro: Future Leaders Conference Takeaways

Lauren Giancristofaro, Events Coordinator at Caravan Industry Association Western Australia, shares her takeaways from the Future Leaders Conference. The Future Leaders Community is a group of young, innovative and driven individuals in the caravan and camping industry, who have come together to share knowledge and promote the industry to the youth of today. In doing this, it also encourages younger […]

Rachel Golightly: A Future Leaders Newbie!

Rachael Golightly, Operations and Human Resource Manager at BIG4 Beacon Resort, shares her recent Future Leaders Conference experience. I didn’t have a huge understanding of what the Future Leaders Conference would entail before I got there. It was my first conference and I hadn’t met anyone yet. I was a little hesitant to attend on my […]

Daniel Tilton Supports the Homeless in the CEO Sleepout

On Thursday 22 June, Next Generation Holiday Parks’ CEO, Daniel Tilton, will join in the fight against homelessness at the annual Vinnies CEO Sleepout® on the Gold Coast. More than 105,000 Australians experience homelessness every night — 27 per cent are children, and 23 per cent are faced with the situation due to domestic and […]

The 2017 Future Leaders Award Goes To…

April Whiston, General Manager, Merool on the Murray The CaravanCampingSales Future Leaders Award, now in its fourth year, celebrates the most impressive young leader in our industry.  This year we congratulate April Whiston of Merool on the Murray as an exceptional young leader today who is destined to further influence our industry in the future. […]

Industry’s Most Inspiring Future Leaders for 2017

Meet the 2017 CaravanCampingSales Future Leaders Award finalists! Once again, we received strong nominations this year and it was difficult to narrow the field to just six finalists. All future leaders who gave it a go are to be commended for their commitment to the industry and their achievements to date. We anticipate great things from everyone who […]

It’s Time to Get Your Future Leaders Award Nomination In!

We are on the lookout for our next exceptional Future Leader.  Maybe that’s you or someone you know?  If you’re in the caravanning and camping industry, under 40 years old, and are making an impact in your business – we want to hear from you! The CaravanCampingSales Future Leaders Award is an opportunity to develop a future leader […]

Register for the Future Leaders Conference Today!

The Future Leaders Conference is designed to provide a unique combination of networking, learning and fun packed into a single package. Like all good conferences, this one will force you to grow and challenge yourself. You’ll build your confidence and bring fresh ideas back to your business that can make you more effective and efficient […]

The Value of Industry Partnerships

I think it’s fair to say that we can all get wrapped up in our own businesses at times. Sometimes we forget about the opportunities that are available in our local regions by teaming up with industry colleagues. Recently Geoff Illich, of Brisbane Holiday Village, contacted me regarding an opportunity that had presented for his […]

7 Tips for Planning and Prioritising

Summer holidays and kicking off the new year is our busiest time of year, and I also begin planning our stands at the major caravan and camping shows across the country with our dealers around this time. Planning and prioritising is paramount. Our stands can be up to 4000m2, showcasing almost 100 units, staffed by up […]