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Featured RV Friendly Events

Pink Ladies Race Day

Date: 26/04/2026
It's here, the highly anticipated Pink Ladies' Day returns in 2026!
It's the perfect social event for the girls, offering fabulous entertainment, devine fashions, and racing hospitality at its best.
Highlights of the Day
- Live Thoroughbred Racing
- Pink Ladies Area with catering - details to be released soon
- Pink Fashions on the Field
- Live Music
- Pop-up Shop - our very own Milliner Jo Honan from Bonnetry
- Cheese Platters from the Track Cafe
- Family-friendly facilities
- Children's Playground & Games
- Catering, Bookmakers, Tote & Televised Racing
- Best country hospitality

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NEW SOUTH WALES

Cobargo Folk Festival

Event date - 27/02/2026 - 1/3/2026

The 2026 Cobargo Folk Festival is a welcoming, family-friendly event featuring a weekend of folk and roots music in the NSW village of Cobargo in the beautiful Bega Valley.

Established in 1996, the Festival has grown to become one of Australia’s best-loved village festivals because of its intimate size, fun and friendly vibe, and its high-quality artistic program.

The Cobargo Folk Festival is a place to reconnect, relax and get creative with family and friends. The Festival offers a warm and authentic experience on the NSW Sapphire Coast, featuring the best of live folk and roots music from Australian and overseas.

The family friendly vibe continues with KidBARGO! our special kids' program and The Crossing Youth Performers' stage.

Come and try the best of Sapphire Coast produce at the festival food village and enjoy local art and craft offerings at the festival market.

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QUEENSLAND

Rockhana Gem, Mineral and Mining Field Day

Event date: 4 July 2026

The Rockhana Gem, Mineral and Mining Field Day is an interactive day designed to provide job opportunities, showcase industry product and discover what Cloncurry has to offer.

Enjoy onsite displays while you learn about mining, safety, rocks and gems. Enjoy food and drinks, live music, markets, gem and rock displays. Perhaps take the opportunity for the kids to fossick in the Unearthed Fossicking Patch or register for a bus tour on the day to a working mine.

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Featured RV Friendly Towns & Destinations

NEW SOUTH WALES

Cobargo Hotel & Motel - NSW RVFD

Cobargo is located on the far south coast of New South Wales, 386 kilometres south of Sydney, and is the hub of the beautiful Sapphire Coast area. The village is a vibrant, friendly town featuring many turn of the century buildings with pottery, art galleries, cafés and antique stores. The Cobargo Hotel Motel is ideally situated 100 metres from the town centre on the Princes Highway. Set on two and a half acres, there is ample room for recreational vehicles of all sizes. Facilities include covered seating, showers, toilets, water and a free dump point. Stays are permitted up to 96 hours at no charge. The hotel also has a bistro, beer garden, bottle shop and laundromat available. Cobargo is a convenient gateway to the surrounding national parks, fresh water estuary and deep sea fishing, whale watching, canoeing, golf courses and bushwalking. Be sure to stop in on the weekend for the Saturday morning markets and sample the local organic produce.Please note: the GPS co-ordinate is the location of the entrance behind the hotel to the parking area.Address: 39-41 Princes Hwy, CobargoCost: Nil chargeParking: Pets on lead, seating, bins, toilets, showers $5pp, 96hrs, dump point with key access, coin operated washing machine and dryer available.Opening Hours: Mon - Sat from 10am, Sun 10am - 10pm

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QUEENSLAND

Mirani - QLD RVFT

Mirani is predominately a sugar cane farming town, located approximately 980kms north of Brisbane and just 38kms west of Mackay in the Pioneer Valley. The surrounding areas are a wonderland of waterfalls, volcanic boulder formations and lush flora. Mirani is also the gateway to the Eungella National Park, where you can picnic, go for a walk and drop a line for a spot of fishing.Casual parking is available in Victoria and Alexandra Streets, with short-term parking available at the Mirani Caravan Park in Caroline Street for $10 per vehicle per night. The dump point is located in Victoria Street and potable water is available in the park in the same street.With its picturesque countryside, and abundance of flora and fauna, Mirani is a fantastic place to visit, especially for RV travellers. Tourist/Visitor Information CentreMackay Tourist Information Centre 320 Nebo Rd, Mackay 4740 ph 1300 130 001 www.mackayregion.comCasual Parking (near retail centre)Victoria St & Alexandra StShort Term ParkingMirani Caravan Park, Caroline St, 48hrs, no pets, m/coverage, bins, BBQ, pets on lead (prior arrangement required) c/seating, $10 pvpn . Add fac at extra cost.Dump Point5 Victoria StLat: -21.15951 Long: 148.86354Potable WaterIn the park in Victoria StHospitalNearest hospital is in Mackay – 475 Bridge Rd, Mackay ph 07 4885 6000Doctors Surgery42 Victoria St, Mirani open 6 days ph 07 4959 1140DentistNearest Dentist in Marian 217-249 Anzac Ave ph 07 4954 4477Pharmacy2/12 Victoria St ph 07 4959 1511Supermarket7 Alexandra St ph 07 4959 1194

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TASMANIA

The Pondering Frog Tearoom - TAS RVFD

The Pondering Frog Tearoom is located on the Tasman Highway, (11km south of Bicheno), 400 metres from the Coles Bay turn-off and approximately 177 kilometres north-east of Hobart. The tearoom is open every day and offers homemade ice creams, Devonshire teas, lunches and snacks. Jams, chutneys, pickles, fruit wine and liqueurs are also available for sale. The majority of produce is sourced locally to provide a true taste of Tasmania.The Pondering Frog allows self-contained vehicles to park on their grounds for up to 96 hours with payment via a donation box on site. Pets on leads are permitted, and bins and water are accessible.There is an abundance of natural beauty to explore in the Bicheno area. Freycinet National Park and the famous Wineglass Bay are close by, perfect for kayaking and walks along the peninsula. No visit to Bicheno would be complete without taking an evening Bicheno Penguin Tour, an up close experience with penguins in their natural habitat.Cost: $10 per vehicle per nightParking: Self-contained vehicles only, 96hrs, pets on lead, some mobile coverage, bins, waterOpening Hours: Tearoom - Summer: 8am – 7pm; Winter: 9am – 5pm. Tearoom is licensed

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