Another moving moment came when Caravan Industry Victoria renamed its Media Award – which goes each year to someone who has provided outstanding media / promotional services to the industry – the Col Parrot Media Award , in honour of Col ’ s service to the industry for many decades .

“ I ’ m not often speechless but it ’ s an honour to have this award named after me ,” Col , of Parable Productions , said .

This restored vintage van was on display at the entrace to the venue .

Sunrise Caravans has announced all future caravan models will be fitted with a Victron inverter / charger system with lithium batteries from Safiery .

The first model to feature the new system is the Sunrise Tropicana . Packing a 3000W inverter and 400Ah across two Safiery lithium batteries , the Victron system will power caravan trips for hours , days and months as travel enthusiasts explore our amazing country , Sunrise Caravans ’ Steven Andonovski said .

“ We chose Safiery because they are a team who , like us , are

always focused on raising the bar of what ’ s possible . It also appealed to us that they are committed to helping the caravan community have an even more enjoyable , off-grid and unforgettable travel experience ,” he said .

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