February 2019 - Camps Australia Wide

February 2019

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Camps Australia Wide - Burleigh Heads

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Your latest update from CAMPS

Well Ex-Cyclone Oma left one happy group on the East Coast – surfers! We stayed at Burleigh Heads last weekend, and EVERYONE was on the headland, with picnics and beverages, mesmerised by the surfers and the bravery of the jet ski riders, delivering them into the swell. This week, we announce new POIs are out! We feature a budget camp and interview a Mayor in Tassie, who assures us – freedom camping will remain in their region. People are continuing to download the App and enjoy it. There will be further improvements re offline maps later this week for you.

Michelle Gilmore 26 February, 2019

Gympie Council RV Strategy

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Draft RV Strategy released for public comment

The draft Recreational Vehicle Strategy is now open. After collecting over 500 responses from Gympie locals, visitors, businesses, industry and government representatives, the draft Gympie Recreational Vehicle (RV) Strategy is ready for public feedback. In a series of surveys and interviews in late 2018, respondents were asked questions about the needs of RV tourists how to attract and encourage tourists to stay in the region, and existing and potential opportunities for RV tourism. Some sites that have been identified for potential use are the Gympie Showgrounds RV Park, the Rattler Precinct RV Park, the Amamoor Our Towns Endorsed Site and

Michelle Gilmore 26 February, 2019

Camps Australia Wide - HEMA Map 55

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Features of the new Hema maps in CAMPS 10 and PARKS 5

The latest Hema maps are a little different to those Hema maps used in previous editions. The new maps has been cut differently with a much larger scale so that “busier” areas are less concentrated, and camp areas can be more spread out and less cluttered. If you see a page where there are few camps – you will notice a grey box dotted border with map numbers beside. They will refer to a better scaled map and this is where the campsites are listed. Hema has done the mapping and we have plotted the sites so it easier for

Michelle Gilmore 25 February, 2019

Brian and Kirsten from GPSOz catch up with Michelle and Heatley from CAMPS Australia Wide

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POIs for CAMPS 10 and PARKS 5 are now available

Brian and Kirsten from GPSOz catch up with Michelle and Heatley from CAMPS Australia Wide The CAMPS 10 and Caravan Parks 5 POI (Points of Interest) is now available for download onto your GPS system or navigator. CAMPS 10 Premium POIs now include: 3 updates, approximately six months apart ie Aug 19, Feb 20 and Aug 20 CARAVAN PARK 5 Locations, Premium Caravan Parks – 2243 locations 5,845 locations of free or low cost camping sites, day use sites and dump point locations (up from 3900 in CAMPS9) Total 8088 locations Updated symbols to increase readability on GPS So twice

Michelle Gilmore 25 February, 2019

Free Camping in Tasmania

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Free Camping in Tasmania – Report

The news out of Tasmania this past week, that there is to be a reworking of the stance on free camping has no doubt been a hot button issue. From radio talk back shows to Facebook chatter, everyone has had lots to say.

Michelle Gilmore 25 February, 2019

Wellstead Community Coffee Shop

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Wellstead – Little Town with a Big Heart

Somewhere between Albany and Bremer Bay in Western Australia, there’s a tiny little town with a big heart known as Wellstead. With a population of about 20 (they think) and an extended community of around 100 and only

Michelle Gilmore 25 February, 2019

Camps 10 map and listing

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What’s everyone’s saying about our brand new CAMPS 10!

Just got off the phone from another very happy camper. He told me his wife would be delighted we have changed the cover for the Easy to Read version. It is lighter than CAMPS 9, and easier if you hold it on your lap, like I do when we travel. The extra 59 maps means that they are larger in scale (some pages are full of maps to refer to, with no camps, so the campsites aren’t all on top of each other in the pages). We are glad Hema did, because with the extra 950 sites, it was a

Michelle Gilmore 25 February, 2019

Scottsdale Northeast Park is one example of a free camping site in Tasmania

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Tasmanian camping is open for business

13 February 2019 by Peter Gutwein, Treasurer There is no better place that caters for the free and low cost camping market. Importantly, visitors and locals alike continue to enjoy camping, and no camping sites have closed, or are flagged to close. There has been a review into the practical application of the policy in relation to council-owned camping facilities and the outcome will provide greater clarity and certainty for all stakeholders. Following consultation with councils, private operators, and RV users, it was found the previous policy needed clarification as well as simplification and that is exactly what has been achieved.

Michelle Gilmore 14 February, 2019

Neranie Head Campground Myall Lakes National Park is NSW site 109 in Camps 10

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CAMPS 10 has arrived!

Neranie Head Campground Myall Lakes National Park is NSW site 109 in Camps 10 It’s here, the much anticipated CAMPS 10 is shipping out of the warehouse to homes across Australia, from today! Our preorders were so popular – it was unprecedented. With 950 new sites added since CAMPS 9, the latest Hema maps and a new look – it is no wonder. The cover on the CAMPS 10 is now a double fold out cover (with a map of Australia inside), still durable but much easier and lighter to hold. All CAMPS 10 books have the spiral bound now.

Michelle Gilmore 11 February, 2019

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