Firstly, a number of country towns in Australia (23 in Western Australia) are in the process of being assessed and accepted into the scheme as "RV Friendly Towns".

To qualify as an "RV Friendly town", the town must have basic facilities to service travellers i.e. caravanners who are self-contained and motorhome travellers (also self contained).

This means a town must have the following facilities:

1. Access to medical facilities

2. A pharmacy or a procedure to obtain pharmacological products

3. A general shopping area with groceries and fresh produce

4. A service centre for basic repairs

5. Parking within the town centre for shopping

6. A Visitor Information Centre with appropriate parking within a reasonable distance

7. Access to potable water

8. Access to a Dump Point

9. Provision for short term (say 24 hrs) parking within 2.5 kms of town centre

10. Provision for long term parking within 5-10 kms of town centre at a reasonable rate.

The second benefit of the project is for the "users" - caravanners and motorhome travellers, who are provided with a stop-over facility without having to pay the full caravan park rates and instead pay $5 per night.

To qualify as a participant in the scheme, caravanners must agree to a "Code of Conduct" which includes a number of provisions to protect the environment and the community generally, as attached below.

As members will see the requirements are not very arduous but - the third benefit - is for the environment generally and for the benefit of all.

Naturally town communities must benefit if extra money is spent in their town and that is one of the points when towns are assessed to be in this project.

Documentation associated with this project is attached here.  Click on the PDF icon to view each file in a new window.

Letter to Clubs

Code of Conduct and Compliance Form

Application Form

The application form must be completed by the club member, and then endorsed by the Club Secretary or Treasurer that the applicant is a financial member of the club, and the form returned to the applicant who posts it direct to CMCA headquarters at:

...with $5 or credit card details.  A sticker will be mailed back to the applicant together with relevant details.  The Association does not come into this equation.

Note:  The application form asks for details such as Vehicle make, model, year of manufacture and registration number.  This applies to your caravan only or your motorhome.  In other words - Your accommodation vehicle.

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