Canowindra is the next destination for the Campervan and Motorhome Club of Australia Solos Network, with some 250 travellers expected to make their way here for a week-long rally at the end of October.
Fun, community, and the opportunity to support communities as they explore new regions bring people together for these events, says Merron McEvoy, who’s been connected to the network for more than three years now.
The solos network is part of the larger Campervan and Motorhome Club of Australia, which is having its major rally in Orange at the beginning of October.
With anywhere from 700 to 1000 motorhomes converging on Orange for that major event, some of the solos network members will be there and spend time exploring the region before making their way to Canowindra.
Organisers are anticipating about 250 people will come to the Canowindra solos event, with plenty of visitors around the area before and after as well.
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“We do two rallies a year and we try to choose smaller towns because we like to help those towns,” Merron said.
There will be a program of events on at the showground, where they’ll stay, but expect to see plenty of visitors out and about the town as well as they do like to invest into the towns they visit.
They’re looking forward to exploring local attractions such as Age of Fishes and historical museum, Lachlan Valley Railway, and of course tasting the region’s wines.
“We have a shuttle bus that will run people into town, they’ll go and shop and do things in town,” Merron said.
“Some people like to stay around the rally, play cards with their mates or whatever.”
On site they’ll have games and activities including rock ‘n’ roll or line dancing, games and seminars on subjects of interest.
There are more formal events and they’ll be coming into town for a couple of dinners, including their fantastically fun dress up night.
“At a rally it’s like a family getting back together, we have such a sense of community, and the people that you don’t see all the time you meet up with again,” Merron said.
“At every rally you meet new people, it broadens your network.”
