Lifestyle Don't miss out on the headlines from Lifestyle. Followed categories will be added to My News. Planning on taking the kids on a summer camping trip? Well, it could just be free if you happen to live in this lucky Aussie state.
Under a new family-focused government plan in Victoria, booking a campsite may be completely free in an attempt to keep more people in the state this festive season. Want to join the family? Sign up to our Kidspot newsletter for more stories like this. Image: Parks Victoria RELATED: Aussie shares five ‘must have’ camping items from Kmart The free family camping scheme The Allan government plan aims to ease cost-of-living pressures over the holidays by waving fees from the state's 131 bookable campsites, saving Victorians an estimated $7m.
“We have a beautiful natural environment in Victoria, it’s one of our great strategic assets,” Premier Jacinta Allan told the Herald Sun . “My kids love camping. I know thousands of other kids love camping.
Families love to go camping because that’s where those really special memories are made. “And we want to make those memories easier to be made, and that’s why I’m looking at how we can, coming into this summer period, make camping free for families, because it is a great family experience. “And also, too, we want to make sure families can have the confidence to plan ahead for their holiday.
” Camping fees in the state currently range from $3/night to $40.70/night. Introducing our new .