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Top Tourist Parks of Australia
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info@rvmaa.com.au Caravan Industry Australia (Victorian Trades Division)
www.ciavic.com.au; PH: (03) 9329 5311; EMAIL:
info@ciavic.com.au Caravan & Camping Industry Association – NSW
www.tournsw.com.au; PH: (02) 9615 9999; EMAIL:
info@cciansw.com.au Caravanning Queensland (CIA QLD) www.caravanqld.com.au; PH: (07) 3862 1833
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admin@caravanqld.com.au Caravan & Camping Industries Association – SA
www.caravanandcampingsa.com.au; PH: (08) 8260 4488
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contact@caravanandcampingsa.com.au Northern Territory Caravan Parks Association Inc.
www.ntcaravanpark.com.au; PH: (08) 8952 6111; EMAIL:
macrange@macrange.com.au Blue Mountains Tourism – NSW
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Vintage caravansFINDING SHOULDER SEASON BARGAINS
When you are looking for accommodation, standard prices in the shoulder season are typically between 20 to 30 per cent lower than peak rates. But that doesn’t mean that further discounts during this time can’t be found. Below are great links for finding cost-effective accommodation:
TOP TRAVEL PODCASTS
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Australian history
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Tourism
AUDIO DRIVE TOURS
Audio drive tours are essentially audio guided tours, packaged in a DVD or as an mp3, that you can play as you travel through a region in your tow vehicle or RV.
Find below a list of Australian vendors.
Tours available that are free to download
FARMERS' MARKETS
Caravan World
columnist Lloyd Junor says farmers’ markets are good for the environment because they minimise "food miles" – the distance that food travels to get to us before we eat it.
CW is compiling a list of farmers' markets in Australia. Lloyd started the ball rolling, listing a few of his favourites share with us yours! - Murrabit Country Market , (Vic) Market, on Murray River, NE of Lake Charm. 1st Sat of month. Biggest rural market in Oz. You name it - it's there! Immense. (A golf buggy would be handy!)
- Salamanca markets , Hobart (Tas). Saturdays. Local organic foods, fruit veges crafts flowers buskers - a very big market. Wear good footwear as there's a lot of walking!
- Mindil Beach Sunset markets , Mindil Beach, Darwin (NT). April to Oct, Thursdays and Sundays, 5-10pm. Arts, crafts, handmades, foods galore, buskers. Beware sitting on the grass at night - the midgies bite! Not so much a farmers' market selling fresh produce but a sensational place to visit and get atmosphere of the north.
- Broome Courthouse markets, Broome (WA). Every Sat 8-1, Sundays 8 -1 from April to Oct. Shady trees, heritage setting, preserves, clothing, buskers.
- Girgarre (pronounced gurr - garry), near Tongala (Vic). Second Sunday of the month. On town common, and street closure. 100 stalls, produce, plants, preserves, handcrafts, cakes, meats. Recommended
- Prince of Wales Showgrounds Market , Bendigo Showgrounds, near Eaglehawk, (Vic). Every Sunday 8-3. Trash, trasure, bric-a-brac, fruit and beg, live poultry (ducks, geese, hens, bantams), rabbits, puppies, machinery, dairy, clothing, antiques, books, handmade goods, many areas under cover.
- Penguin Market , Penguin (Tas). Every Sunday early to mid-afternoon. Under cover. Huge market of 300+ stalls, entertainment, produce, old wares, meats, dairy, poultry, clothing, fruit and vegies.
- Barossa Valley Farmers Market, Angaston (SA). Every saturday morning between 7.30-11.00am. A very good variety of fresh produce, meats, breads, gourmet delights are always on offer and the egg and bacon roll with a cup of cafe style coffee is to write home about.