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Featured RV Friendly Events

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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Blues at Bridgetown

Event date - 7 November - 9 November 2025. 

Listen to acoustic and electric blues pulsing through the Blackwood Valley as Bridgetown puts on a showcase of established musicians and up and coming talent over three days.

The street party in Bridgetown on the Saturday of the Blues is one of the highlights of the weekend. A huge range of vendors sell food and wares in the main street, while entertainers and buskers provide the ambiance while you browse.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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Sculpture by the sea

Event date: 6 - 23 March 2026

Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe is staged on the beautiful Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia. The exhibition is featured from the sea wall, all the way along the sand towards North Cottesloe and on the surrounding grassed areas creating a beautiful sculpture park. Access to Cottesloe Beach can be made from the ramps or stairs at different locations along Marine Parade.

OVERVIEW

Prepare for a great day full of sand, sun and sculpture – finishing with a stunning sunset! Visit our pages with information on Getting There & Around, Accessibility Information, Where to Stay & Where to Eat. Get involved in some of the public programs during the exhibition including the Schools Education Program. You can also find out about the exhibiting artists, and which sculptures have received awards & subsidies since the first exhibition was stage on Cottesloe beach in 2005.

NEW SOUTH WALES
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Orange FOOD Week

Event date: 20 March - 29 March 2026

From humble beginnings in 1991, Orange FOOD Week has grown into Australia's longest-running regional food festival. Over 10 days in autumn each year, we celebrate the Orange region's produce, producers and chefs with a program of unique events.

FOOD Week features six signature events and a fabulous array of satellite events at local venues. All events incorporate local produce, celebrating the story of our region’s food and wine.

This commitment to provenance makes FOOD Week Australia's longest-running regional food festival, acclaimed as one of the top ten in the country.


Featured RV Friendly Towns & Destinations

QUEENSLAND
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Quilpie - QLD RVFT

Quilpie Shire in Queensland’s outback has it all – the magnificent natural diversity of the Channel Country and the beauty of boulder opal. Primary industries, opal mining, oil, and gas play a huge role in the economy, and sheep, cattle, fish and an array of birds and wildlife call the Shire home. The rugged landscapes provide endless opportunities for the photographer.Quilpie, with a population of 654, is the service centre for the Shire, which covers 67,482 sq kilometres. It has all the necessities and many of the luxuries both visitors and locals require. Welcome to a lifestyle where golf is played at night in summer, where you will find an opal altar, lectern and font in the local church, and where the 33 metre swimming pool has free entry.The Quilpie Visitor Centre includes a museum, where an interactive CD relives stories from the past as told by the direct descendants of the early pioneers. The Centre also features a gallery with various exhibitions each month by accomplished artists from far and wide, in addition to exhibitions of local art and craft.After visiting the Information Centre try the Bulloo River Walk, visit St. Finbarr’s Church, fossick for opals, or climb Baldy Top. At the end of the day sit back and relax, maybe throw a line in, watch the striking sunset and enjoy the peaceful surroundings.Call in to nearby Adavale, Eromanga and Toompine and enjoy the hospitality of these small communities. Adavale, dating back to 1880, was once the centre of the Adavale Shire, and Toompine is known as ‘the pub with no town’. See the Living History Centre Object Theatre in Eromanga and maybe enjoy a picnic in Opalopolis Park.Perhaps the best part of your outback adventure will be the warm country hospitality offered by the people you meet. Quilpie Shire, in Queensland’s outback, is a place where characters share a yarn and people stop and say 'g’day'.Tourist/Visitor Centre       Quilpie VIC, Museum & Gallery, Brolga St, QuilpiePh: 07 4656 0540tourism@quilpie.qld.gov.auwww.visitquilpieshire.comCasual Parking       Brolga StShort Term Parking           Western side of Bulloo River, southern side of Diamantina Development RoadDump Point  John Waugh Park, Chipu St, QuilpiePotable Water          Quilpie Visitor Information Centre, Brolga StHospital        30 Gyrica St, Ph: 07 4656 0100Doctors Surgery     30 Gyrica St, Ph: 07 4656 1158Pharmacy     38 Brolga St, QuilpieSupermarket            Paulsen Bros Foodworks, cnr Buln Buln St & Jabiru St, Quilpie; Quilpie Foodworks, 21 Boonkai St, Quilpie
QUEENSLAND
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Ravenshoe - QLD RVFT

Ravenshoe 147 kilometres south-west of Cairns, and forms part of the Atherton Tablelands region. At 920 metres above sea level, Ravenshoe is the highest town in Queensland. The town is the gateway to the east, where you will find the Atherton Tableland rainforests and the coastal Great Barrier Reef, while to the west is the dry, open forested Gulf Savannah.Those visiting Ravenshoe can find short and long term parking at Ravenshoe Railway Caravan Park. An unpowered site is available for $20 per vehicle per night, and for those who require power, sites are available for $25 per vehicle per night. Potable water can be obtained at Railway Yards & Possum Park in Ascham Street, and a dump point is also situated on Ascham Street.Ravenshoe is a wonderful place to visit with so much to see and do. Millstream Falls and Little Millstream Falls are popular attractions and both feature beautiful walks and sensational viewing platforms. Also worth a visit are Tully Falls and Koombooloomba Dam. The Tully Falls Road is a great rainforest drive, which allows you to become a part of this magical location. Other things to see and do include Misty Mountains Walking Trails, a wide variety of different walks through World Heritage Rainforests, the Windy Hill Wind Farm and a trip on the heritage steam train at Ravenshoe Railway.Tourist/Visitor Centre       Ravenshoe VIC, 24 Moore St, Ravenshoe QLDPh: 07 4097 7700info@ravenshoevisitorcentre.com.auwww.ravenshoevisitorcentre.com.auCasual Parking       Grigg StShort Term Parking           Ravenshoe Railway Caravan Park, Grigg St, water, power, toilets, showers, pets welcomeDump Point  Ascham St, RavenshoePotable Water          Railway Yards & Possum Park, Ascham St.Hospital        Ambulance station in Kuradilla St; Nearest hospital, Jack St, Atherton, Ph: 07 4091 0211, (51km)Doctors Surgery     Grigg St, Ph: 07 4097 6269Dentist           Cnr Lydia St & Moore St, Ph: 07 4097 6404Pharmacy     Grigg St, Ph: 07 4097 6175Supermarket            IGA, 51 Grigg St, Ph: 07 4097 6168; Foodworks, 68 Grigg St, Ph: 07 4097 6656
NEW SOUTH WALES
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Jerilderie - NSW RVFT

Jerilderie is a town in the southern Riverina region of New South Wales and is the largest town in the Murrumbidgee Council local government area. Famous for its connection to Ned Kelly, Jerilderie is reputedly the only town in New South Wales that had its local bank robbed by the Kelly Gang. RV travellers looking to explore the rich history of this town will find parking at the Ashton St and Bolton St Campgrounds. Travellers can stay at the campgrounds free of charge for a negotiated length of time. No facilities are available at these sites, however pets on leads are permitted. Potable water can be located at Luke Park, and a dump point is available for use on Conargo Rd next to the church. Begin your historical adventure of Jerilderie with a self-guided tour of the Ned Kelly Raid Trail of 1879 and discover how the Kelly Gang held up the town. After a busy day soaking in the history of the region, take a stroll around Lake Jerilderie or enjoy a bush tucker walk along the Billabong Creek.  Tourist/Visitor Information CentreMurrumbidgee Council35 Jerilderie St, Jerilderie03 5886 1200Casual Parking (near retail centre)Powell St adjacent to Lake Jerilderie or at the back of the bakery.Short & Long Term ParkingAshton St and Bolton St Campgrounds. Negotiable stay limit, nil charge, pets welcome on lead, no facilitiesDump PointBrew Park Jerilderie streetPotable WaterLuke Park near the shed (Powell St) at the lake end. (access unavailable due to road works, council working on this 27/2/25)HospitalCnr Newell Hwy & Conargo St, Ph: 03 5886 1300Doctors Surgery65 Mahonga St, Ph: 03 5886 1520DentistNearest dentist is at Finley 30km southPharmacy58 Jerilderie St, Ph: 03 5886 0777Supermarket75 Jerilderie St, Ph: 03 5886 1577