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Lightning Ridge is a small outback town in north-western New South Wales, Australia and is located at the start of the Darling River Run, one of Australia’s most iconic touring routes. Location:   Lightning Ridge is located 729 km north west of Sydney via Mudgee and Dubbo; and 64 km south of the Queensland border. Population: 2,284 (2016

An increasing number of truckies and caravanners are sharing Australia’s highways, but a new campaign is warning that there are some places only trucks should go.   Caravanners are being warned that using truck rest areas as free camping sites is putting lives at risk on the nation’s highways. It comes after Caravan Industry Association

Crystal Shower Falls walk is known as one of the shortest waterfall walks, but the most intriguing, the walk has reopened after undergoing repairs. Located in Dorrigo National Park, approximately one hours drive inland from Coffs Harbour and six hours from Sydney, it is well worth the visit. Wander through this incredible track through lush

NSW Tides & Predictions are calculated by the National Tidal Centre of Australia from daily tide recordings made at Fort Denison in Sydney Harbour. Points to note: There will be time variations for NSW ports and rivers. Tide heights refer to zero on the Fort Denison Tide Gauge, being approximately the level of the Lowest

Driving on unsealed roads can be more difficult than driving on bitumen. There are various level of unsealed road surfaces and include gravel, sand or dirt and these surfaces can make your tyres lose traction with the road. With approximately 910,000km of roads in Australia, of which only 350,000km are sealed, at some stage you

Australia’s mainland is home to nearly 150 volcanoes but are categorized as dormant or extinct as none of them has erupted for about 4,000 to 5,000 years. However, there are two active volcanoes located 4000 kilometres south west of Perth in the Australian Antarctic Territory: Heard Island and the nearby McDonald Islands. The lack of

Our 2019 CCIA NSW Awards of Excellence celebrates the individual and collective achievements of the Caravan, Camping, Manufactured Housing and Land Lease Living Communities in NSW and recognises businesses and individuals that are ‘best in field’ for their respective categories. The Awards provide the opportunity to gain an insight into our industry members, their business