Australasian Touring Caravan, Motorhome & Camping Club, Inc.

The Kyogle showground trust is seeking expressions of interest from people who have the skills to provide caretaking duties under a contract or licence under the NSW Lands Act (tasks, hours of duty and length of time are negotiable), in return for a free motor home, caravan site with water and power included. The successful applicant would be given a choice of site.

The 2010 Annual General Meeting Get-Together of the Club will be held in Shepparton, Victoria.

The Get-Together will commence on Monday 18 October 2010 - and for the information of members, not the 12 October 2010 as mentioned in the Club's "The Traveller" magazine. 

National Get-Together to be held in Tasmania - 15 - 22 March 2011 -

Members are advised not to miss this get-Together in a beautiful part of Australia with so much to see and do.  We are asking you to book early

This article appeared in Caravan and Motorhome on Tour Magazine

When the CMCA appoint a RV Friendly town they do so for all travellers. The following article has been supplied to us by the CMCA, with their permission, explaining the criterior that has to be met to become an RV friendly town.

Held at Minlaton Caravan Park, Yorker Peninsula, S.A. from Tuesday 13^th April ,2010  to    Tuesday 20^th April 2010.

We arrived at the Berry Showground in heavy rain, 2 days before the commencement of the Get-together, on Monday 1^st. March, to tie up the loose ends. To our surprise, 10 of our vans arrived on Monday and by Tuesday night, with clearing weather, there were a total of 19 vans.

Australia's compact flashing safety light beacon specialist, Eflare Corporation of Melbourne, has expanded its locally-developed line-up to now include caravan and leisure applications.

DENILIQUIN  NATIONAL  GET-TOGETHER - March 16-23    2010

     A total of 42 member units attended the get-together at Deniliquin and no time was wasted in catching up with old friends.  At Happy Hour the President welcomed everyone, visitors and first-time attendees especially.   An information speaker from the  Peppin Heritage Centre (Denise) came along and gave a very interesting talk on local history, places of interest etc.  After which the club put on a welcome sausage sizzle - it was all very relaxing. 

Being an RV tourist in Australia brings with it certain responsibilities. CMCA spend a considerable amount of their resources in lobbying governments at all levels for increased and improved benefits for all mobile tourists travelling throughout this wonderful country.

Latest President's report and a lot of discussion was held in relation to the use of showgrounds for RV travelers and it seems that the main problem states are Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia.

The Club's postal is P O Box 298, Croydon, Vic.  3136

The 2009 Australasian Touring Caravan, Motorhome and Camping Club National Get-Together / AGM was held 13th to 20th October at Kookaburra Caravan Park, Busselton W.A..

From the June edition of "We Love This Country" Newsletter

If you are on the market for a caravan or camper trailer and you live in New South Wales, you will soon have 1,000 good reasons to cheer!

The 14th Nation Rally of all Caravan Clubs from Australia will be held at Elmore Special Events Centre with the gates opening on 30 December 2010 for days of making new friends, fun and entertainment.

This is a report from a meeting between Motouring Australia and the Queensland Chamber of Showground Societies on 5 June 2009

Motouring Australia were very pleased with how the meeting went.

At the Casino Get-together we had the pleasure of the company of Kylie, a Journalist from Caravan & Motorhome Magazine.

Report on the Milton Showground Get-together

20^th to 27^th May 2009.

The Get-together commenced with a couple of wet days, however this did not interfere with a visit south to Mogo Zoo on Thursday for a few and on Friday to see "The Reader" at the movies for most. The movie was very popular with some Club husbands now reading to their spouses.

For many consumers, a caravan is a significant cost which requires careful consideration before making a purchase.

In Victoria, whenever consumers buy goods such as a caravan and enter into a contract for sale, the Victorian Fair Trading Act 1999 implies certain promises by the seller

Under 'Travellers Tales' is a full report from the co-ordinator of this well organised and enjoyable Get-Together.   Also see some of the photos in the Casino photo Album

As part of our ongoing efforts in working with Councils and local authorities for the benefit of all mobile travellers, the Campervan and Motorhome Club of Australia Limited (CMCA) has established the Leave No Trace Self Containment Code of Conduct Scheme.

This Scheme is designed to show authorities that self-contained vehicles need not have a negative impact on the environment, even if a campsite has no facilities.

The Get-Together at Tanunda South Australia was a great success

Sump or Toilet chemicals that contain Formaldehyde can be harmful to the environment

If your caravan, having electric brakes, has a Tekonsha breakaway switch (usually mounted on the "A" frame), it may be inoperative and corroded internally.

From 1 July 2008 there will be changes to NSW Road Rules.  Some of the rules have only minor amendments but all will attract fines and some will also attract demerit point penalites.