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Pushing Safety First Focus Ahead of the Summer Rush
The ‘Caravan & Camping Safety campaign’ calls for Aussies thinking of caravanning or camping over the summer to take personal responsibility for their safety and others. November sees Caravan Industry Association of Australia’s summer ‘Caravan & Camping Safety’ campaign launch– reminding Australians to focus on safety across the month before they hit the road. With over 840,000 […]
Hugely successful ‘Road to a Million’ finishes in style!
‘Road to a Million’ generated over 77,900 entries resulting in 339,238 camping nights and over 852,000 entries recorded.
Caravan Park Infrastructure Funding Released
Caravan Park Infrastructure funding is open for submission through the Austrade website, Monday 21 November through to December 22, 2022. It is with great pleasure that we announce that the $10 million funding program will be live on Austrade’s website from today – Monday 21 November. We encourage you to head over to the website now […]
The Road to Success
Road to a Million stimulus campaign proves to be a roaring success with over 850,000 entries recorded! The ‘Road to a Million’ campaign closed with over 78,000 individual entrants registering their caravan park stays, representing 339,000+ nights in market. The campaign was designed to aid domestic tourism recovery within the caravan and camping sector. As […]
October Industry Insights
A round-up on October manufacturing insights and our recent EV briefing paper submission update.
Safe Guarding Drive Tourism in the Transition to a Low-Emissions Future
Caravan Industry Association of Australia is pleased to share that our Future Fuels and EV paper has been successfully submitted for discussion to the National Electric Vehicle Strategy consultation. Ensuring regional tourism, and drive tourism more broadly, is represented and its interests protected. The paper outlines the industry’s economic value and how it is ideally situated to […]
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. […]
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 […]
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