Big Spend on Future Goals in Low Emissions, EV & Manufacturing

Last night’s Federal Budget announcement will see significant steps forward in key areas of EV, future fuels and manufacturing.  The policy was an important one for the Australian Caravan Industry.  As we put the finishing touches on our EV and future fuels submission paper, the future fuels policy state took a major step forward in […]

Budget Night Boost for Caravan Parks with Infrastructure Grant Program Funding

Caravan Industry Association of Australia welcomed last night’s federal budget with the announcement of Caravan Park Infrastructure Upgrade Funding. The announcement of targeted infrastructure investment for the nation’s caravan parks will see a big shot in the arm for many park operators looking to build on the quality customer experiences already on offer across the country. […]

Spirit of Tasmania Moves to Geelong

Trade Advocacy Update

Several big topics informed our discussions in Canberra over August and September. Leading our conversations has been Jobs and Skill, future fuels/EV transition, manufacturing modernisation funding and innovation push, and the Road Vehicles Standards Act (RVSA).

Parks Advocacy Update

August and September have been a busy time in Canberra with many big topics affecting our industry being discussed with the interim budget planning, insurance industry discussions, future fuels and Jobs and Skills summits. Caravan Industry Association of Australia actively engaged on all topics for the industry.

Choose Road Safety

Caravan Industry Association of Australia joins national movement to address rural road safety. Almost two-thirds of road fatalities in Australia occur on rural roads. This figure is especially alarming when you consider that only 28% of the population resides in rural areas. September is ‘Rural Road Safety Month’. This road safety awareness campaign by Australian […]

Meet Your Future Leaders Committee

Future Leaders is a group of young caravan and camping industry professionals under the age of 40. It’s purpose is to provide a platform and information hub; facilitating the next generation of leaders to influence the future of their industry and further develop their careers and opportunities. Caravan Industry Association of Australia recognises how much […]

Leading the Change

Tourism Holdings Limited COO and Caravan Industry Association of Australia Board Member – Kate Meldrum was invited by Tourism Australia (TA) to speak on forging the path to a low-emissions future in a fossil-fuel reliant market; published in TA’s Sustainability Storytellers. Read the interview below to find out how thl is upholding their commitment to […]

GTRC New Certification Scheme Rules

The Gas Technical Regulators of Australia have published an updated version of the Rules and you can download a copy HERE. This version introduces a new category of gas equipment called High Risk Gas equipment, which may include some components and appliances that are in use in recreational vehicles.  The gas products listed under this […]

Secure Your .au Domain

‘.au direct’ names are general purpose – they’re open to anyone with a verified connection to Australia who wants to create or manage an online presence for themselves or their organisation. If you hold a domain name in any other .au namespace (eg. com.au, org.au, id.au etc.), created prior to 24 March 2022, you can […]