BREAKING NEWS: New Road Vehicle Standards Act set to transform the Caravan Industry

Caravan Industry Association of Australia warmly welcomed the Road Vehicle Standards Act (RVSA) navigating its final hurdle through the Senate on Tuesday evening. The Association’s CEO, Stuart Lamont, commented that this legislation will see safer caravanning products for Australians, and provide better conditions for industry businesses currently burdened with competing with cheap imported product which […]

Major national TV promotion highlighting value of industry

Our latest official partnership with Channel Seven’s Sunrise, Australia’s number one prime time morning show, officially entered the live broadcast element of the month-long partnership this morning. Sunrise host Sam Mac broadcast live from BIG4 Saltwater @ Yamba, showcasing the best of caravan holiday parks and he will continue this each morning all week promoting the […]

New data reveals increase in international caravan and camping visitors

Families, friends, couples and solo travellers all around Australia know all about the amazing caravan and camping experiences available in our great country. Now, data has revealed it’s not just Australians who love caravan and camping trips, with record amounts of international visitors choosing to caravan and camp in Australia. The data revealed that in […]

National TV camping promotion launched with Sunrise

Caravan Industry Association of Australia is pleased to launch our latest official partnership with Sunrise, Australia’s number one prime time morning show. We are excited to also have BIG4 Holiday Parks and Let’s Go Motorhomes onboard as our partners for the upcoming Sam Mac Convoy. “If we can capture the imagination of the travelling public […]

Real Life Classroom attracts media coverage

For four weeks in September and October, Lyla and Eagle Bradley and Gemma and Lindsey White (and their parents) completed a once-in-a-lifetime journey through Australia’s Red Centre as part of the Real Life Classroom promotion. The promotion was designed to highlight the educational opportunities available around Australia, showcase the amazing attractions of the Red Centre, and bring […]

BREAKING NEWS: Dometic and Caravan Industry Association of Australia sign extended partnership

Earlier today Dometic and Caravan Industry Association of Australia agreed to terms increasing their funding for the peak national body as well as extending the existing agreement out to five years. A core component of the agreement will be additional stimulus marketing activities designed to promote the benefits of caravanning and camping and to grow […]

Caravanning and camping nights reach record numbers

Caravan and camping trips are a famous Australian experience and have consistently been a favourite holiday option among couples, singles, families and friends for many years. Now, they are proving more popular than ever. New figures from Tourism Research Australia released today by Caravan Industry Association of Australia have revealed national overnight camping/caravan/RV trips reached […]

New monthly video update from Grant Wilckens

Caravan Industry Association of Australia is pleased to reveal our latest industry video update. Each month, Caravan Industry Association of Australia Chairman Grant Wilckens provides a short video update containing an overview of  the caravan and camping industry. The videos are designed to provide an overview in an easy-to-digest form. Each month focuses on topics […]

Retail strategist joins Discovery Parks as Chief Operating Officer

Former On the Run (OTR) Chief Operating Officer and Westfield Marketing executive Michaela Webster is the new chief operating officer at Discovery Parks. Discovery Parks chief executive Grant Wilckens said Ms Webster, having recently worked on Discovery Parks’ licensed park strategy as a consultant, was ideally placed to oversee the next stage of the company’s […]

LEGO caravan earns GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title

Caravanning Queensland together with Top Parks are officially the new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title holders for the world’s largest LEGO® caravan. The LEGO® caravan is a life-size replica of an iconic 1973 Viscount Royal and features 288, 630 individual LEGO® bricks. The project was commissioned to celebrate the 50th annual Queensland Caravan, Camping & Touring […]