March 17, 2017
The recent Australian Caravan Club Chairman’s Muster held in Kingaroy injected more than $50,000 into the local economy, according to club records.
The muster was held at Kingaroy Showgrounds from March 9-14.
ACC Chairman Craig Humphrey said 96 recreational vehicles, carrying almost 200 ACC members, attended the muster.
“Our members completed expense sheets so we could keep a tally of the amount of money spent (locally),” Mr Humphrey said.
“It averaged out that over the five days, each RV unit spent somewhere between $500 to $550 in the region with a total spend overall of around $51,000.
“This shows that towns and localities that can attract RVers, can really benefit economically from the RV community.”
Also benefiting from the muster will be RACQ LifeFlight which will receive the proceeds of a raffle for a week’s cabin accommodation at Lake Boondooma or Yallakool Caravan Park donated by the South Burnett Regional Council.
“$550 was collected from the raffle and I will be personally visiting Kingaroy to hand over a donation cheque to LifeFlight for this amount,” Mr Humphrey said.
“Special thanks must go to the South Burnett Regional Council for donating this great prize.
“On behalf of the ACC, I would like to extend special thanks to the Kingaroy Showground, South Burnett Regional Council, local businesses and service clubs, and to the South Burnett community at large for being such fantastic hosts to us during our stay in the region. We all felt so welcome.”
During the five days of the muster, ACC members visited the Endeavour Foundation Biscuit Factory, had a night visit to the Kingaroy Observatory, had morning tea at Mulanah Gardens, attended the South Burnett Wine and Food in the Park Festival, visited other tourist attractions, and dined out in the Kingaroy area.
