National Association of Caravan Clubs

Caravan Tyre Placards

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Article from Caravan Council explaining what should be stamped on the caravan tyre placard and what the terms mean.

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GoSeeOz

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Thanks to the tireless work by John and Olwen Gormly, useful resources for travellers, holiday makers, tourists, grey nomads and many more are available for you to use.

You can download the GoSeeOZ PDF and then get direct links to sections of the web site which may be relevant.

Follow this link ... https://qorf.org.au/resources/...

Truck Friendly Program

Ken Wilson, an avid caravanner, has spent considerable time and effort to develop and promote a web site to help caravanners and truckies safely share the road.

Ken has Truck Friendly stickers which caravanners and RV travellers can put on their rigs to show they have read and understood the correct ways to be truck friendly.

Ken also highlights the importance of keeping the UHF radio turned on so that truckies can communicate with the caravanner as required.  

We urge all RV travellers to read the information on the Truck Friendly web site.

Follow this link ... https://truckfriendly.com.au/...

Poem for caravanners

Towing Caravans for Rec-reation… Not Wreck-creation! 

It’s a good life for the ‘vanners, who live out on the road,

Seeing our great country, without a fixed abode,

But there’s danger ever lurking, on our highways when you drive,

So be careful when you travel, so you get back home alive.

Towing sure can be a problem, if something isn't right,

It may be out of mind, but it’s never out of sight,

So check that all’s OK, both the tow-rig and the ‘van,

And enjoy the pleasures of your trips, as safely as you can.

Is the ‘van in sound condition, are mechanicals still good,

Are you never over-loaded, does it tow the way it should,

Is the Ball-Load as it should be, not too high and not too low,

To give the safest handling, on whatever roads you go?

Are the tyres still road-worthy, and still have lots of grip,

Have you had the brakes adjusted, so they’ll never lock or slip,

Are the pressures set correctly, as the makers recommend,

To give the needed traction, on a hill or on a bend?

Are all the lights still shining, and the coupling’s done up tight,

Are the safety-chains and shackles, still connected safe and right,

Are your heavy goods stored safely, in the middle of the ‘van,

Are the wheels and bearings still turning well, as smoothly as they can?

Do you understand the meaning, of each Rating and each force,

Of the tow-rig and the caravan, and their legalise of course?,

There’s the ATM and Ball-load, the Tare and GTM,

There’s the GCM and Tow-bar specs, you need to know 'bout them. 

Supplied courtesy of Caravan Council of Australia

Help for Major Compliance and Repair Issues

The Caravan Council of Australia -https://www.caravancouncil.com.au/ - is introducing a professional engineering and legal assistance program to help owners of caravans and camper-trailers, who have serious unresolved technical problems with their vehicle.  

This service is available only for alleged Major Defects involving Compliancing and Safety… where discussions with the Supplier have failed to satisfactorily resolve the issues. 

Complainants are asked to provide a few (small-size) photos - if applicable - to best-illustrate the issue(s): 

The completed form, with photos, must not exceed 5 MB, and must be limited to 4 pages.

A Statutory Declaration from the Complainant will be required before the Supplier is contacted.

Complainants are to email the fully-completed form to the Caravan Council of Australia  caravancouncil@optusnet.com.au where it will be examined – in strict confidence – by an independent professional experienced engineer, and an accredited experienced solicitor - without cost - to determine whether any legal action is likely to favourably resolve the issue(s), and what the indicative costs*** would be for: 

(a) Initiating such action, by a Letter of Demand and 

(b) Proceeding with appropriate action, if necessary.

***  An indicative cost for a simple basic Letter of Demand is around $400 - $500 (+ GST).

If the Claim is deemed to be justified, and likely to be satisfactorily resolved, the Solicitor will provide a completely-free – without any obligation whatsoever – initial telephone discussion, for up to 20 minutes! 

Caravan Council of Australia  3 Margaret Street, Parkdale, VIC 3195     Tel:  0409 865 399 

Caravan Council of Australia

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Camping Options Toolkit - A Guide for Local Councils

This document, prepared by the Queensland Government may provide useful information to caravanners wishing to be more informed about camping options.

Why offer camping options?

Most drive visitors to Queensland stay in commercial accommodation, ranging from hotels and resorts to cabins or tents in caravan parks and commercial camping grounds. However, an increasing number of travellers are looking for a broader range of options, including the experience of bush camping, and many of these visitors are travelling on the road with their own facilities.

This toolkit will help local governments and the private sector provide a broader array of camping options. It is underpinned by robust research on new methods and tools that will help local governments make informed choices.

Following extensive consultation with stakeholders, the options shown in Figure 1 have been proposed. These options can be used as both stand-alone tools and a suite of policies for local governments to implement.

The choices provided work best through establishing clear definitions of bush camp, basic camping ground and seasonal caravan park, then move through management and implementation tools to support camping options.

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Gas Flue Requirements in RV's with annexes

Background

AS/NZS5601.2:2013 (the Standard) specifies the minimum safety requirements for fluing gas appliances installed within recreational vehicles. These requirements must be considered by the recreational vehicle and aftermarket annex industries to ensure compliance with the Standard is not compromised.

Examples of flued gas appliances:

• Refrigerators
• Hot water heaters
• Room heaters

To read entire article follow the link below:-

Follow this link ... https://www.qld.gov.au/emergen...

Watch out for Heavy-Wide loads!

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The National Pilots Vehicle Drivers Association has issued a flyer with information about Heavy-Wide loads on our higways.

See the attached PDF file for more details.

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Towing Guide

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