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Go camping at these NEW caravan parks and sites!
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Go camping at these NEW caravan parks and sites!

Whilst we’ve been scouring the coast and country – our team have been working hard adding new sites to our free Camps Australia Wide App! One of the new sites we came across is a budget pet-friendly camp, Buchan Rec Ground, Victoria. As the caves are still closed, the community REALLY needs visitors to come and support local businesses. Anyway, we checked over 50 camps in one morning alone! And hundreds more in our 5 week trip – so keep posted with this newsletter (like the sites below) and the Camps Australia Wide App feed for updates. PET FRIENDLY RACEWAY

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Rules Beach Holiday Park ocean side
Beaches & Coasts

Rules Beach Holiday Park Queensland – remote beachfront location

Here’s an ocean side beauty, brand new Rules Beach Holiday Park, Queensland.  It is unspoilt, unique and uncrowded.  It has lush green lawns, lots of open space and brand new amenities. Rules Beach is our newest listing.  A remote idyllic beachfront location, with state of the art camping facilities, sealed bitumen roads and a beautiful new camp kitchen. The perfect place to relax, 4WD on the beach, fish, fossick or swim – and there’s no crocs to worry about here. On your doorstep is the Deepwater National Park,  Baffle Creek and the Southern Barrier Reef. The park has powered camping

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Buchan Rec Reserve East Gipsland VIC
Camping

We had a ‘Buchan’ good time!

  Buchan Recreation Reserve Update March 19:  We’ve just been advised that the Buchan Caves and Reserve will reopen on March 26th in time for Easter. Pronounced ‘Bucken’ – Buchan in East Gippsland Victoria needs travellers! Please visit and support the community and businesses until the Buchan Caves and campground reopen after the tragic flash floods last December. Two tourists heartbreakingly lost their lives in the flash floods on Boxing Day. However, the community is still reeling – we are told businesses are closing without the regular visitor numbers. When we visited, locals were not sure if Buchan Caves was

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Winton Motor Raceway Camp
Budget Campsite

Winton Motor Raceway, Victoria – New pet friendly camp with a difference

Great news, the Winton Motor Raceway has opened for camping! This motor racing track had its first race in 1961 and is one of Australia’s longest-standing permanent motorsport circuits. On-site camping is now available 24/7 with easy access to motorsport and non-motorsport times. All sites are unpowered but it’s only $15 per van, vehicle or tent.  You’ll have the bonus of a pet friendly site with 24 hour security! So you’re free to enjoy Winton and surrounds. Located at the rear of the back straight, the camping area features toilet and shower facilities (with bore water).  It is well lit

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The Duck Hole at Farnese Olivo, Tas
Budget Campsite

The Duck Hole at Farnese Olivo – budget site near Hobart, Tasmania

A question I see frequently asked in social media posts is “Are there any free or budget sites near Hobart?” The truth is there aren’t many, one or two plus a couple of caravan parks, though there are more a little further out.  So we are very happy to add The Duck Hole at Farnese Olivo to the list! Farnese Olivo is a budget friendly, family hobby farm set on 5  acres overlooking the Coal River Valley in Acton Park. It is only 15 minutes from the Hobart CBD.   It is an historic farm dam, offering a quiet rural experience.

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Buckety Plain, Victoria
Camping

10 camps that don’t cost you a cent!

Boy, have we seen some awesome free camps lately! Although we’ve based ourselves at Dinner Plain- we’ve had epic drives through the Victorian High Country. (You can check out the chalet here, there is room to park up a van out the front. But don’t take one up in winter!) One thing up here, free camps are plentiful. Buckety Plain (pictured), Raspberry Hill and Langfords West are a winning free camp trifecta in the Alpine National Park – east of Falls Creek. That is, if you love the Aussie bush, hiking and escaping the heat. PRETTY PRITCHARDS CAMPGROUND This beautiful

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Camping

Freedom Camp of the Month: Hebel, QLD

Hebel has two great free camps in such a small town – and a cracking pub! Check out more great Aussie roadtrips north to St George and south to Lightning Ridge!  Read the full article here. Find sites like this and more nearby in the FREE updated CAMPS 12 guide books, CAMPS Pendium boxed set and CAMPS AUSTRALIA WIDE App, and remember Summer is calling, so share our giveaway! Download the Camps App for iPhone/iPad or Android                         

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Cooee Point Burnie TAS
Beaches & Coasts

Freedom Camp of the Month: Cooee Point Reserve

Our GoRV Freedom Camp of the Month is Cooee Point Reserve in Tasmania. Read the full article here. Please note the correction: you can see views to 180 metre high plateau, Table Cape, Wynyard (we visited the lighthouse and flower farm there) not The Nut at Stanley. Although those views are magnificent, too!  

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Camping

Traveller’s Story: Why I free camp

Enjoy this traveller’s story from one of our campers Terry Lawrie. I just read your newsletter on the myth: “Free camps are only worth staying at if you want to save money” and thought this might be of interest. We travelled extensively from 2004 till 2011 and in that time spent about 25 nights in caravan parks. We used your book a lot. I recently gave my wife Camps 12 as a birthday present. as we have bought another van and are heading off in May.  A little something I wrote a few years ago…. Leg Godt, [means ‘Play Well’

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