GORV - Digital Magazine Issue #29 | Page 2

HITCHING UP WITH MAX TAYLOR FIND US ON FACEBOOK SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM GAMECHANGER? NOT SO FAST MANAGING EDITOR Max Taylor SALES DIRECTOR Last issue, we reported news that Australia was on the brink – at long last – of an RV compliance regime with some teeth. Grant Manson - 0417 052 819 NATIONAL SALES MANAGER It would be a regime that would make it more difficult for fly-by-nighters to pop up, take some deposits, and then disappear with your hard-earned. Ashley Manson - 0438 051 354 It would be a regime that would stop dodgy importers in their tracks. It would put a stop to the ‘compliant upon registration’ silliness that’s been correctly lambasted from here to the furthest reaches of the internet. James Manson VIDEOGRAPHER/EDITOR PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Adriana Manson But… not so fast. News soon broke that the relevant federal government department, the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, needed more time to… well, who knows? Bureaucrats will be bureaucrats. GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Rob Mangoni + Will Blazejewski WEB DESIGNER A new date for the official kick-off of the Road Vehicle Standards Act has been proposed. The bottom line: it won’t be this year. Meanwhile, the RV industry’s peak national body, the Caravan Industry Association of Australia, is up in arms, having lobbied for years for the overhaul of the current regulatory framework. Darcy McDonald WWW 2 \ GoRV Pty Ltd www.gorv.com.au WWW Right now, Sir Humphrey Appleby is grinning gleefully. But Minister, do you know what would be truly courageous? Sticking to your deadlines and getting it done. PRODUCED BY Cameron Damon Media www.camerondamon.com.au EDITORIAL ENQUIRIES   info@gorv.com.au