THE FRONT BOOT
VALE DAVID
MILLOT
VICTORIAN CARAVAN INDUSTRY STALWART
LEAVES QUITE A LEGACY…
The Victorian caravan industry is mourning
the death of one of its stalwarts.
David Millot passed away on November 6. A
funeral was held for him on November 14.
and Industries Association, was instrumental
in discussions with the Victorian government
aimed at preventing the introduction of stamp
duty on the registration of caravans, which
remains the case today.
Mr Millot was working for ESANDA Finance
in 1975 when he decided to pursue his
passion for caravans. He purchased a Franklin
caravan dealership in Croydon called Caravan
Village. According to his family, while Mr Millot spent
more than the last 12 months as a resident in
a nursing home in failing health, all he wanted
to talk about was caravans.
This business in 1983 relocated to its current
address on Springvale Road, Keysborough,
but is now called Springvale Caravan Centre. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Betty,
and his five sons, Andrew, Steven, Leigh, Greg
and Darren, not to mention 20 grandchildren
and 31 great grandchildren.
In the late 1970s, Mr Millot, who was on the
committee of the Victorian Caravan Trades
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