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Easter Parade Takes Flight
The Bendigo Easter Festival was once again an exciting, colourful event.
The festival, established in 1870, is the oldest such community festival in Australia. This year's famous Easter parade came alive with marching bands, groups from diverse...
DexKo Buys G&S Chassis
DexKo Global Inc., the company behind Al-Ko and Dexter, has bought G&S Chassis and Hume Caravan and Camping Accessories.
"These acquisitions allow us to expand into chassis manufacturing and supplying an even more diverse range...
Lego Caravan World Record
It’s said that memories of childhood are the dreams that stay with you after you wake. For me, my childhood dreams were of blocks of plastic, each with eight little nobly bits on one...
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,...
Caravan Industry Mourns True Icon
The Australian RV industry is mourning the death of one of its icons and pioneers, Gordon Smillie.
Gordon Smillie began his career in a company called U&I (Underwriting & Insurance) in 1956 – he was...
Dometic’s New Inverter
Dometic has launched a new pure sine wave inverter, the SinePower MSI 412.
The inverter provides 350W, peaking at 700W for devices requiring high a high start-up current.
It is suitable for powering TVs and charging...
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...
Knaus, Windsor Motorhomes Recalled
A couple of motorhome recalls have been just announced, both relating to relatively minor issues that should be easily rectified.
The first relates to Knaus by Avan motorhomes built between 2012 and 2021. The defect...
ESC For Hydraulic Disc Brakes
Al-Ko’s Electronic Stability Control system can now be installed on caravans fitted with Al-Ko hydraulic disc brakes.
ESC was launched in 2012 – it remains one of the most important innovations relating to towing safety.
“While...
New South Wales Caravan Registration Cut
The Australian Caravan Club (ACC) has welcomed news of a 40 per cent reduction in the motor vehicle tax on caravans and camper trailers in New South Wales, but cautions that high registration fees...