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What is happening with camping? For the purpose of examining trends through the national and international visitors surveys, a person who is camping is defined as someone who is travelling with their own accommodation, whether it be a caravan, motorhome or tent. This excludes those staying with friends and relatives, in cabins or in commercial accommodation. In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of people using camping accommodation yet a decline in the number of commercial sites available. This has been offset by the increased patronage of noncommercial sites, a trend expected to continue. Where are they camping? Camping visitors in Australia use a wide range of accommodation facilities at either commercial sites (caravan parks, camping grounds or cabins) or noncommercial sites (by the side of the road, on private property, on crown land or in a national park, often in a self-drive van, motorhome or campervan). Figure 3 shows current data for the total number of camping visitors by accommodation type against future growth projections. The first projection, from the Tourism Forecasting Committee (TFC), is the 2020 target for a ‘business as usual’ scenario; the second projection is a stretch target to double overnight visitor expenditure to $30 billion per annum. The figure highlights expected growth in non-commercial camping, which needs to be considered through the provision of camping options. For more detailed statistics, see Fact sheet C: Camping market profile. Legal requirements for responsible camping To camp is defined under the Recreation Areas Management Act 2006 as including ’to pitch, place or erect a tent, caravan or another structure that may be used for camping for the purpose of staying overnight by using the tent, caravan or structure’. The Local Government Act 2009 does not specifically define or legislate around camping. It requires local governments to develop and adhere to a planning scheme for all lands they manage. Section 26-38B allows each local government to pass a local law to enforce camping guidelines. The Queensland Caravan Park Policy (PUX/901/102) allows land to be classified as a ‘reserve for recreation’. This allows for camping with limited facilities for a maximum of 3 nights. Local governments wishing to pursue this must create a local law to authorise the activity. The Secondary Use of Trust Land (PUX/901/209) allows for the use of trust land for other purposes as long as the use does not diminish the purpose of the trust land or adversely affect any local licensed caravan and/or tourist park owners. Stays may be limited to no more than 3 nights. Figure 3 Total camping visitors (domestic and international) by commercial, non-commercial and national park camping accommodation 450 Number of visitors (000) 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 2013 2020 TFC 2020 Stretch Year Commercial Non-commercial National parks Source: IVS and NVS data, TRA, year ended March 2006–2013 13
Page 1 and 2: Department of Tourism, Major Events
Page 3 and 4: Foreword Camping is synonymous with
Page 5 and 6: Summary In January 2013, the Queens
Page 7 and 8: Introduction 7
Page 9 and 10: Why do we need options? The Queensl
Page 11: Creating a common language The foll
Page 15 and 16: Commercial and non-commercial campi
Page 17 and 18: Regional peak demand Some areas of
Page 19 and 20: Figure 5 Caravan and trailer produc
Page 21 and 22: Meeting the needs of diverse consum
Page 23 and 24: Stage 1: Best practice first steps
Page 25 and 26: 1.1 Foundations for management and
Page 27 and 28: 1.3 Needs analysis Local government
Page 29 and 30: Stakeholders engaged, understanding
Page 31 and 32: Choosing an option How local govern
Page 33 and 34: In implementing these arrangements,
Page 35 and 36: To camp, in areas managed by local
Page 37 and 38: 2.3 Seasonal or year-round outsourc
Page 39 and 40: 2.4 Creating stepping stones Many o
Page 41 and 42: Agreed approach, annually reviewed
Page 43 and 44: Implementation of camping options R
Page 45 and 46: 3.2 Promotion and partnerships Prom
Page 47 and 48: Fact sheets 47
Page 49 and 50: Fact sheet A National tourism plann
Page 51 and 52: Estimating the real cost and additi
Page 53 and 54: Fact sheet B Table B.3 Assessing th
Page 55 and 56: Fact sheet C Domestic visitors empl
Page 57 and 58: Fact sheet D The Act also allows th
Page 59 and 60: Fact sheet E Townsville City Counci
Page 61 and 62: Overflow camping policy Fact sheet
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Adopting standard definitions Fact
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Fact sheet G PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 Pe
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Fact sheet G Section Objectives Per
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Fact sheet H Outback region As note
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Fact sheet I Recognising self-conta
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Fact sheet J Is non-commercial camp
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Reducing red tape for drive tourism
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