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Featured RV Friendly Events

VICTORIA
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Melbourne Cup

First Tuesday of Nov 

Be part of Australia’s most loved and iconic world-class event, the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Experience this incredible event that combines sport, entertainment, fashion and food – all in one place, the stunning Flemington Racecourse. Glamorous, refined and full of history, the Melbourne Cup Carnival is a must-do event for Melburnians

 and visitors alike.

With four big race days and a range of ticketing options, there is so many different ways to experience the Carnival - attend one or all of the race days knowing you will have an amazing time at the most anticipated event on the calendar. 

QLD
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30th Brigalow Arts Festival

The Brigalow Arts Festival is the Banana Shire’s largest exhibition of visual arts in a professionally judged open art award. 2026 will mark the festival’s 30th anniversary. The festival program also offers artists and arts enthusiasts the opportunity to take part in networking events, practical workshops and to enhance skills in creative business development.

The exhibition component of the Brigalow Arts Festival is suitable for artists of any career stage across all artistic mediums. Categories encompass painting, printmaking, drawing, photography, digital arts, textiles, sculpture and decorative arts.

For artists, the Brigalow Arts Festival is the perfect way to build an audience, receive award recognition, sell works and exhibit in a professional gallery environment. For audiences, it is the ideal way to experience a cross-section of local arts, support artists and discover the stories that are being told in our region. 

VIC
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Cobden Fair

The Cobden Fair is a traditional agricultural fair in Cobden, Ontario, offering family fun with livestock shows, horse events, demolition derbies, local vendors, midways with games like mini-golf, and entertainment, celebrating rural heritage with competitions in crafts, canning, and more.


Featured RV Friendly Towns & Destinations

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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Mukinbudin - WA RVFT

Mukinbudin is located 38 kilometres from Bencubbin and 128 kilometres from Southern Cross, in Western Australia’s north-eastern Wheatbelt, making it the perfect base from which to explore the nearby Pioneers Pathway touring route.Casual parking is available in Strugnell Street, and for those thinking about staying in town a little while longer, parking is available at Mukinbudin Caravan Park, situated at 25 Cruickshank Road. Powered sites are available from $20 per vehicle per night, and unpowered sites are available for $10 per vehicle per night - stay 7 nights and get this night free. Visitors will also have access to a dump point and potable water. There is plenty to see and do in Mukinbudin. Some attractions include the 50s Farm Shed Museum, displaying restored farm machinery, the Unique Bulk Grain Storage Silo built in 1949, and the Wattoning Historical site used for carting water from gnamma holes and two wells constructed by pastoralists at the turn of the century. Tourist/Visitor Centre       Mukinbudin VIC, 15 Maddock St, Mukinbudin WAPh: 08 9047 1102Email: admin@mukinbudin.wa.gov.auwww.mukinbudin.wa.gov.au Casual Parking       Strugnell St; Shadbolt StShort Term Parking           Mukinbudin Caravan Park, 25 Cruickshank Rd, pwr $35 pvpn; unpwr $20 pvpn (7th night free)Long Term Parking            Mukinbudin Caravan Park, 25 Cruickshank Rd, pwr $35 pvpn; unpwr $20 pvpn (7th night free)Dump Point  Mukinbudin Caravan Park, 25 Cruickshank Rd, Ph: 08 9047 1103Potable Water          Mukinbudin Caravan Park, 25 Cruickshank Rd, Ph: 08 9047 1103Hospital        Local ambulance to Kununoppin Hospital (45km), RFDS strip at MukinbudinDoctors Surgery     Cnr Maddock St & Ferguson St, Ph: 08 9047 1123Pharmacy     Nursing Post, Dr visits once a week, Ph: 08 9047 1123 (ltd items avail at IGA)Supermarket            IGA, 27 Shadbolt St, Ph: 08 9047 1153
TASMANIA
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Smithton - TAS RVFT

Smithton is the gateway to the rugged Far Northwest Coast of Tasmania. Smithton offers the Duck River Robotic Dairy and La Cantara cheese factory tours. The tour leaves from the Duck River Pavilions which houses the Smithton Visitor Centre, La Cantara cheese tastings, museum, theatrette and Café. Smithton is also known for its fresh produce Tarkine Fresh Oysters, La Cantara milk and Cape Grim Beef. Take a tour to Cape Grim with Woolnorth Tours and breathe in the cleanest air in the world. Smithton has plenty of accommodation on offer from hotels, B & B’s, RV area and camping at Montagu Park.Why not make the very friendly town of Smithton your base for exploring this wonderful corner of Tasmania.Tourist/Visitor Centre       12 Nelson St, Smithton 7330Ph: 03 6413 5333info@stanleyandtarkine.com.auwww.stanleyandtarkine.com.auCasual Parking       Central Car Park King St; East EsplanadeShort Term Parking           Tall Timbers Hotel (private site - free camping available), Scotchtown Rd, Smithton, 1800 628 476 or 03 6452 9000, enquiries@talltimbershotel.com.auDump Point  West EsplanadePotable Water          West Esplanade. Tap against the fenceHospital        74 Brittons Rd, Ph: 03 6452 4650Doctors Surgery     14 King St, Ph: 03 6452 2555Dentist           37 Smith St, Ph: 03 6452 1964Pharmacy     18 King St, Ph: 03 6452 1129; 142 Nelson St, Ph: 03 6452 1055Supermarket            Streets Festival, 59 Emmett St, Ph: 03 6452 1668; Smithton Festival IGA, 72 Emmett St, Ph: 03 6452 1608; Woolworths, 142 Nelson St, Ph: 03 6452 1511
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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Cranbrook - WA RVFT

Cranbrook is located in the great southern region of Western Australia, 320 kilometres south of Perth and less than an hour’s drive north of Albany. The town is renowned as ‘The Gateway to the Stirlings’. The Stirling Range National Park provides an opportunity to experience an entire mountain range maintained in its natural state. The park is renowned for its spectacular wildflowers, some of which are unique to the area and cannot be found growing in their natural state anywhere else in the world. Visitors may enjoy a trip to the local museum or wineries.Those visiting Cranbrook can fine short-term parking along Gathorne Street, opposite the Cranbrook Hotel. Parking is for self-contained vehicles only, and sites are $5 per vehicle per night, permit obtainable from the Shire Office. A dump point and potable water can be found at Cranbrook Caravan Park. There is so much to do while visiting Cranbrook, and every season brings another festival. Local events include the Cranbrook Show held in March/April each year and the Cranbrook Golf Tour held in September/October. Whilst visiting, take a trip to Lake Poorarecup, an enormous freshwater lake with sandy beaches, which is located twenty minutes’ drive west of the town centre. It is a perfect location to enjoy many water activities such as boating and swimming.Tourist/Visitor Centre       Council Office, 19 Gathorne St, Cranbrook WAPh: 08 9826 1008shire@cranbrook.wa.gov.auwww.cranbrook.wa.gov.au Casual Parking       Climie St, Great Southern Hwy, Gordon St & Dunn StShort Term Parking           Gathorne St, opp Cranbrook Hotel, self-contained vehicles, $5pn, permit obtainable from the Shire Office, 48hrLong Term Parking            Lake Poorarecup for self-contained vehicles, 72hr, fees apply in peak periodsDump Point  Cranbrook Caravan ParkPotable Water          Cranbrook Caravan ParkHospital        Mt Barker Hospital, Langton Rd, Mount Barker, Ph: 08 9851 1422, 48kmDoctors Surgery     Provided each Thursday in the Town Hall, Gathorne St, appointments made through Plantagenet Medical, Ph: 08 9892 1000 ambulance available 24/7 in townPharmacy     Cranbrook Supermarket is an agent of Mt Barker Country Chemist, Gathorne St, Ph: 08 9826 1018; 23 Lowood Rd, Mt Barker, Ph: 08 9851 1010, 48kmSupermarket            Cranbrook IGA, Gordon St, Ph: 08 9826 1752; Gateway General Store, Gathorne St, Ph: 08 9826 1018