Cruisemaster

Cruisemaster’s New All Terrain Brakes

Cruisemaster has added electric brakes to the line-up of products, including trailer suspension and hitches, that it supplies the Australian RV industry. Cruisemaster says its All Terrain Electric Brakes have been in testing since 2016,...

Caravanning Pigs

Take it in. Take it out. It’s not difficult. Not too long ago, I was caravanning in the outback when I came across a brewery’s worth of beer bottles scattered across the otherwise pristine landscape....

RV Muster’s Economy Boost

Australian Caravan Club (ACC) members injected over $50,000 into the economy of Kingaroy, Qld, over the five days of the club’s Chairman’s Muster, held at the Kingaroy Showgrounds from March 9-14. Ninety six RVs and...
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Track Trailer: Behind the Scenes

To thrive in Australia’s ever-growing RV industry, is it enough for a manufacturer to simply keep pace with demand or to skin the cat slightly differently to their many competitors? Like every industry, there are...

Vaccination Mandated For Victorian Caravan Industry

All workers within the RV manufacturing capital of Australia, Victoria, will have to be vaccinated in order to keep working. On October 1, Victorian premier Daniel Andrews announced that all ‘authorised workers’ must be double-dose...

Caravan Club’s Bid For More Members

The chairman of the Australian Caravan Club, Craig Humphries, has launched ‘Target 500’, a campaign to increase club membership by at least 500. The campaign was announced at the Chairman’s Muster, held in Kingaroy, Qld,...
D035

Knock-Off D035 Couplings Spotted

Cruisemaster, the manufacturer of the D035 offroad coupling, is warning the public to be on the lookout for non-compliant, counterfeit copies of the D035. The fake D035 couplings that have appeared on the Australian market...

Newlands Tourister launched

Newlands Caravans has launched the Tourister range, a four-model line-up with nine layouts available. In 510, 610, 628 and 675 configurations, the Touristers have a Tare weight of just under two tonnes and a towball...
Australian standards

New Vehicle Laws Welcomed

Australia has a new regulatory framework governing the importation and local production of vehicles, including RVs of all types. The Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 (RVSA) passed the Australian Senate on November 27, which was...
RV

Covid shuts Victorian RV manufacturing

The Caravan Industry Association of Victoria (CIAV) has confirmed that RV manufacturing in Victoria must close for the duration of the State of Disaster enforced by the Andrews government from midnight August 5. CIAV chief...