GORV - Digital Magazine Issue #20 | Page 60

LEISUREFEST – IT’S A WRAP! VICTORIA’S SECOND LARGEST RV SHOW, HELD IN EARLY OCTOBER, ATTRACTED MORE THAN 32,000 VISITORS. Celebrity speakers Dr Katrina Warren and Merv Hughes were crowd favourites at this year’s Melbourne Leisurefest. Dr Warren spoke about travelling with pets, while many showgoers siezed the opportunity to have a friendly yarn with Merv. “The stable of exhibitors continues to improve and become more diverse every event,” Caravan Industry Association of Victoria CEO Rob Lucas said. “This year in particular we noticed and appreciated the extra effort they went to in order to give our visitors the best possible day out.” The Passport to Freedom competition was as popular as ever, with a family from Berwick, Vic, taking home the major prize of the ‘Go Make Some Memories Cash Fall’ of $5000 for their next outdoor adventure, courtesy of the Caravan Industry Association Victoria. Naturally, some showgoers took advantage of the fact that Leisurefest is a dog-friendly show. “With 70 per cent of caravanners and campers travelling with their pets these days and positive consumer feedback from allowing dogs to attend Melbourne Leisurefest in 2017, all our events are now dog friendly,” Mr Lucas said. “Once again it was an overwhelming success and enticed some outdoor adventurers to attend Melbourne Leisurefest who would not normally attend.” 60 gorv.com.au GoRV held a special live recording of its Rambling On podcast. Pictured are Ash Manson (GoRV ad manager) and hosts Tim Smith, Max Taylor and Simon Diaz. Dogs are now welcome!