New Age Caravans

A New Age For Walkinshaw

The Walkinshaw Group has taken ownership of New Age Caravans. The Walkinshaw name is known for its association with Holden Special Vehicles, as well as V8 Supercar team Walkinshaw Andretti United.  “We are excited about our...

Elite Free Camping

Good idea or going too far? That’s the question following the release of Elite Caravans’ Murray Series 2, which is the first Australian van to be fitted with an in-built Cummins Onan 3600W generator. Weighing...
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...

Dometic Launches RMDX Fridges

Dometic has launched its RMDX range of RV fridges. According to Dometic, it’s the new tropical cooling unit that sets these fridges apart. The tropical cooling unit features a larger evaporator and an optimised gas heat...
drone on

Drone On!

Drones seem to be the current 'in thing' – my friend, Rob Tudor, has one and took some great aerial shots of  camping by the side of the lovely Gwydir River at Bingara, NSW,...

RV Compliance: Pitfalls and Progress

RV compliance has been a topic of some debate for many years. In short, there is a belief that Australia’s RV industry is bedevilled by manufacturers and importers who are releasing to market caravans,...

Nova Caravans Honoured

Robert and Louise Cataldo of Nova Caravans (pictured) accepted the prestigious ‘Manufacturer of the Year’ award in early December. Having just celebrated its 10th anniversary, the award, given by the Victorian municipality of Hume as...
BMPRO

BMPRO Cracks US Market

BMPRO has secured contracts with two of the largest US manufacturers of RVs, Thor Motor Coach and Jayco USA. BMPRO has supplied local companies such as Jayco and New Age for more than 10 years...

Keep it Fresh

Part of the charm of the great outdoors is all the different smells of nature. And why s should your great outdoor toilet – your portable or RV loo – be any different? And now,...
Jurgens Australia

Jurgens Australia Rolls to Recovery

Jurgens Australia has issued a statement to announce the company is on the road to recovery. This follows the mid-March closure of the Pakenham, Vic, factory over claims Jurgens had breached the terms of its...