6 September 2025

Awesome Australian Vans at the Aussie Caravan and RV Street Party

With this father’s day weekend well underway, Pakenham, South East Victoria’s peak caravanning precinct, is celebrating with an Aussie Caravan & RV Street Party featuring more than 100 Aussie-made RVs on display–for all kinds RV-camping enthusiasts.

And during our Day 1 walk-around we spotted many cool caravans, tow vehicles and motorhomes suitable for the family camper whose ready to ditch the tent all the way to the empty nester seeking the next generation of homelike luxuries wherever they roam.

Jayco’s growing Nostalgia

Page Bros Jayco has plenty on display, its classic Swift, premium Silverlines with slide-outs, the 48V-equipped Adventurer, and notably, the Expanda. Re-released for 2025, Jayco is still rolling it out across dealerships Australia wide but that hasn’t stymied demand for these Aussie icons. You can inspect this piece of Caravanning Australiana here.

Paradise Motorhome’s Deluxe expansion

Slide-out magic: Look at how Paradise handles interior space in the SL Deluxe. The wide mirrored ensuite door serving the master bedroom, lumbar support on the belted L-shape lounge? Best seats in the house.

New body shape for the Newlands Family Tourister

We had heard this was happening, that Newlands was bringing forward 2026 construction methods to current models on the production floor, but now you can see it for yourself: the new one-piece front, roof and rear panels across all models–demonstrated on this twin axle Family Tourister. On-road models really do allow travellers excellent comforts for a little tow vehicle investment so it’s always great to see them receive some love.

Goldstream RV’s higher calling

Goldstream RV is noticing for full height vans and they’re responding in kind, seen here with this gorgeous 1760 layout, equipped with the Adventure pack with ALKO coil suspension, lithium power and a fibreglass body.

Traveller Destination Cruise

On show, the keenly-priced Traveller Destination Cruise offering holidaymakers a full height van with a rear bathroom in a 17ft configuration. The full north-south bed, weight saving single-axle design and welcoming picnic hatch in this recently renewed Heritage Brand will certainly seal the deal for many.

Seal a Big Deal for New Age

Speaking of seals, you may notice that the New Age range sporting new badges naming it Siegel approved by premium European Sealant manufacturer. Operators undergo training to use the sealant lineup, which comprises different substrates to tackle different jobs.

Great news for lovers of luxe spaces, seen here from the New Age Manta Ray Embark.

NOVA Raising Standards

Elevating beds optimise space at camp with less impact on your towing dimensions and we absolutely love what NOVA has done here in this Terra Sportz, which we first spotted at Tough Tested.

Muscle Up with the JB Scorpion Sting Air

If you like a bit of power and on the tracks, the JB Caravans has the Scorpion Sting onsite indoors, equipped with a 5kW lithium battery storage, BOSCH Body Control System, Raptor Coat chassis and Cruisemaster ATX airbags.

There’s lots of space here too for all your muddy gear, a firewood box and the twin slides outs–that’s perfect for a fridge while providing handy access to your barbecuing tools.

JB Caravans runs high powered, scalable EcoFlow systems across its entire range now.

Kokoda’s ingenuity, through the generations

If you haven’t inspected any of Kokoda’s concept vans, Kokoda has a few notable models on site, starting with the Counterstrike Vincere with its indoor cinema, self-replenishing water system and curved Corian benchtops.

Also on display, the Counterstrike in a twin captain chair configuration, featuring two sided electronically-controlled beds. Released three years ago, the ingenuity stands the test of time. Here is one of my favourite details found on the original.