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Featured RV Friendly Events

NSW
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150th Bega Show

Date: 27.2.26 – 1.3.26

For the 150th time the whole community has gathered to share and celebrate the best of what it has to offer.

For locals it is the one time and place to guarantee a catch up. For visitors, the show captures the heart and soul of the area.

Three full days culminating in the town stopping Demolition Derby.

Hold your breath as the top pole rattles on the jumps, laugh at the Farmers Challenge be amazed at the finery of the champion rooster.

There is a non-stop entertainment roster- free with your entry. Main arena, street theatre, large jam-packed pavilions to check produce, preserves, art, handcrafts, floral splendour. Also, cows, sheep, poultry, horse competitions, Animal Nursery and Pet Show to check out.

All ages and tastes are catered for - massive sideshow rides for the young and young at heart- try dodgem!

Specialty food tasting and judging, [like oysters and cheeses], big purse woodchop .

Diverse food from dagwoods to international cuisine, and the slow cook BBQ battle.

Spectacular fireworks on Friday after gravity defying horse jumping. More gravity defying dog jumping and regular FMX Motocross across the weekend.

Savour the atmosphere from the stands, bar or veranda of the new pavilion overlooking the entire ground with a stunning view over Dr George mountain, while enjoying your barista coffee and live music interludes.

NEW SOUTH WALES
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White Cliffs Gymkhana and Rodeo

Event date: 24 April - 26 April 2026

The White Cliffs Gymkhana and Rodeo is one of the last remaining bush events in the Western Division of NSW.

The Gymkhana has been held annually for more than 130 years and is one of the few continuing successful weekend outback events. The weekend is packed full of Gymkhana Events catered for all ages and the Rodeo to top it off.

People come from far and wide to compete and watch. Free camping and showers all weekend. Catering throughout. This is a great outback family weekend. 

VICTORIA
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Lake Bolac Eel Festival

Event date - 27 March to 28 March 2026.

Lake Bolac, in the Western District of Victoria, Australia, is sacred to the First Nations people of the area.

For tens of thousands of years, it has hosted a large gathering of clans for the eel season. 

There, clans met for special and important business, especially the exchange of ceremony and lore, trading of goods, and marriage celebrations.

Today, the Lake Bolac Eel Festival, which recognises this historic gathering, attracts people from all walks of life out on to country to gather by the shores of the lake to share, learn, remember and celebrate. 

The festival is held every two years in the autumn and reflects the season when the eels traditionally begin their migration to the open ocean to spawn. 

From 2005 to 2014 the festival was held annually and since 2016 biennially. The festival is relaxed and friendly offering plenty to engage people all ages. 


Featured RV Friendly Towns & Destinations

QUEENSLAND
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Gympie - QLD RVFT

The City of Gympie is located on the Bruce Highway 170 kilometres north of Brisbane. Gympie became known as ‘the town that saved Queensland’ with the discovery of gold in 1867. At the time the state of Queensland was struggling with financial hardship due to drought and a fall in wool prices. Within six months over 15,000 people had made their way to the goldfields from which the town of Gympie flourished. The city is a major regional service centre offering travellers most modern conveniences. The city features beautiful historic 19th century Victorian buildings, as well as manicured parks and gardens, an art gallery, and many dining options. Located in Mary Street you will find a variety of bars, cafés, banks and other shopping facilities. Regular markets and other events make the region an attractive place to visit. Annual events include the Gympie Music Muster held the last weekend every August, the Goomeri Pumpkin Festival (May), Tin Can Bay Seafood Festival (September) and RUSH Festival (October), to name only a few.Visitors to Gympie can find short term parking for up to 24 hours at Two Mile Rest Area, Bruce Hwy, which is approximately 5km N of Gympie. A dump point and potable water is also available at this location. For those wishing to stay and explore the region for a little longer, parking  is available for up to 48 hours at Gunalda Campground, Bruce Hwy, which is approximately 20km N of Gympie. Gympie is an excellent base from which to explore the beautiful surrounding coastal areas of Tin Can Bay (famous for its friendly dolphins), Fraser Island, and Rainbow Beach which is famous for its unique rainbow coloured sand cliffs.Tourist/Visitor Information Centre        Destination Gympie Region, Lake Alford, 24 Bruce Hwy, Gympie QLDPh: 1800 444 222Email: tourism.info@gympie.qld.gov.auwww.visitgympieregion.com.auCasual Parking       Long vehicle parking available at: Jaycee Way (3 spaces in public car park); Monkland St (1x4hr space); River Rd (3x4hr space) & Perserverance St (3x4hr space)Short Term Parking           Two Mile Rest Area, Bruce Hwy, approx 5km N of Gympie, (24hr)Long Term Parking            Gunalda Campground, Bruce Hwy, approx 20km N of Gympie, (48hr)Dump Point  Archery Park, Bruce Hwy; Six Mile Creek Rest Area, Bruce HwyPotable Water          Archery Park, Bruce HwySix Mile Creek Rest Area, Bruce HwyHospital        12 Henry St, Ph: 07 5489 8444 (Public)78-82 Channon St (Private)Doctors Surgery     Gympie Central Ph: 07 5483 8874; 12 Reef St, Ph: 07 5482 1555; 68 Channon St, Ph: 07 5482 1555; 21 Exhibition Rd, Ph: 07 5482 5899; 11a Channon St, Ph: 07 5481 1322; 41 Channon St, 07 5482 2311; After Hours Medical Service, 78-82 Channon St, Ph: 07 5483 9191Dentist           208 Mary St, Ph: 07 5482 2688; 116 Mary St, Ph: 07 5482 2188; 90 Channon StPh: 07 5482 7688;12 Henry St, Ph: 07 5482 1444; 33 Excelsior Rd, Ph: 07 5482 5454; 4/31 Exhibition Rd, Ph: 07 5482 2221Pharmacy     Amcal, Ph: 07 5482 1027; Friendly's, Ph: 07 5481 1015; Goldfields Plaza, Ph: 07 5482 9671; Priceline, Ph: 07 5482 4533; Chemist w/house, Ph: 07 5483 9091; Malouf, Ph: 07 5482 1199Supermarket            Centro Gympie, River Rd, Ph: 07 5482 9840; Goldfields Plaza, Monkland St, Ph: 07 5482 6820; Gympie Market Place, Reef St, Ph: 07 5483 9545
NEW SOUTH WALES
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Mathoura Bowling Club - NSW RVFD

This friendly bowling club offers a maximum 48 hour stay for free as long as you patronise the club and use their bistro and bar facilities.  Toilets and showers are available in the club house.  They offer unpowered facilities and a dump station.  Enter the camping area via Steven Street.The bar is open everday from 11am until late. The dining room is open for lunch daily from 12noon until 2pm.  Dinner, Sunday to Wednesday is open from 6pm until 8pm.  Dinner, Thursday to Saturday is open from 6pm until 8:30pm.Parking: Parking on site (facilities of club must be used), self containted vehicles only, 48rs, nil cost, pets on lead, WiFi availableOpening Hours: Bar 11.00am - late, Bistro also available
NEW SOUTH WALES
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Manildra - NSW RVFT

Manildra is a small town located halfway between Orange and Parkes, in the Cabonne Shire, New South Wales. Built on the banks of the Mandagery Creek in the heart of a farming community, the town is approximately five hours from Sydney.The Manildra Showground on Orange Street is only 2km from the CBD and provides visitors with access to a dump point, potable water, and parking is $20 per vehicle per night for a powered site or $15 per vehicle per night for an unpowered site.The town’s Amusu Theatre is the longest, continually operating picture theatre in Australia, and adjacent to the theatre is the Manildra Movie Poster Museum, housing around 20,000 uniquely Australian movie posters. Manildra is also home to a hotel, bowling club, local winery and cellar door, and is a popular stopover for travellers visiting the Parkes Radio Telescope, Taronga Western Plains Zoo and the Canowindra Hot Air Balloon Festival.  Tourist/Visitor Centre       Manildra Post Office & Store73 Kiewa St, Manildra NSWPh: 02 6364 5287council@cabonne.nsw.gov.auwww.cabonnecountry.com Casual Parking       Derowie St, Manildra NSWShort Term Parking           Manildra Showground, Orange St, Manildra NSW (2km), pwr $25 pvpn; unpwr $15 pvpnDump Point  Manildra Showground, Orange St, Manildra NSWPotable Water          Manildra Showground, Orange St, Manildra NSWHospital        Molong, Orange or ParkesDoctors Surgery     67-69 Kiewa St, Manildra, Ph: 02 6364 5901Dentist           Dr Andrew Green, 93 Bank St, Molong, Ph: 02 6366 8033Pharmacy     Manildra Pharmacy, 79-81 Kiewa St, Manildra NSW, Ph: 02 6364 5770Supermarket            Manildra Store, 73 Kiewa St, Manildra NSW, Ph: 02 6364 5287