Innovative BIG4 Beacon Resort is an economy driver for the Victorian tourism industry and the local Bellarine Peninsula.

It is a significant contributor to the local tourism economy.

Initiative drives Beacon and this 'make-it-happen' attitude benefits guests and local businesses like Geelong Espresso Mobile Cafe.

Beacon has an astonishing range of additional facilities and activities.

For GoSee the rating of the Best Caravan, Holiday and Tourist Parks in Australia and New Zealand is as discussed in the first article in this series entirely practical.

Our second test is value for money.

In the second feature in this series GoSee looks at value in cabin, chalet, motel unit, villa, condo, ensuite, non-ensuite mix in Australia and New Zealand.

This is the first in a feature series on what GoSee believes makes the Best Parks in Australasia.

GoSee believes the best Caravan, Holiday and Tourist Parks in Australia and New Zealand are easy to pick.

The sure signs of park excellence point the way.

Attention to detail and meticulous maintenance are the key indicators.

Our first test is dry feet.

Free camping is not free. One way or the other there is a dollar or an environmental cost. Or both. Often both hip pocket and the environment get hit. Unfortunately there are gaps in any user pays proposition.

'What is illegal camping?' Driven by growing road touring demand right now the answer continues to be the subject of debate at National, State and Local Government levels in Australia and New Zealand.

GoSee is concerned that the pleasures and freedoms of camping will have the life beaten out of it with an 'Illegal Camping' club.

Travellers in Australia and New Zealand have a responsibility to use products which are septic friendly. So GoSee completed four months of evaluating Thetford eco-conscious toilet additives in two of its products the Porta Potti 365 plus the 335 model

GoSee thinks it is important to choose a portable toilet and treatment products which are a complete solution and absolutely the best quality available.

GoSee has a Heads-Up for Geist owners.

Peter Treasure, owner of website www.geistowners.com has had the BPW/Winterhoff 3000 series trailer coupling put through testing for compliance to ADR 62/02 with overwhelming success.

The coupling was utilised on most Geist caravans that came out to Australia from 2005 to 2009.

It is also used extensively by some other Euro caravans coming in second hand to Australia.

Portable solar power needs practical application to give maximum performance. It works best in camp, in full sun when the touring world has stopped Keith Webster of Battery World, Mt Barker, South Australia told GoSee.

Keith says he does not regard solar panels fixed on RV roofs as efficient. Once stopped with the Recreational Vehicle (RV) comfortably in the shade, particularly in summer, a portable solar collector should be placed at about a 45deg angle in full sun.

Road Cycling World Champion Cadel Evans has created one of those wonderful crossroads moments when Australian pride changes direction.

Rola too has come through with something to yell about for cyclists.

It is the Rola NV2 Bike Rack with the ability to adjust for all bike shapes and sizes.

The Rola NV2 Bike Rack is in design-terms a Cadel Moment.

With a series of shark attacks this summer GoSee looks at Living with Wild Australia and learns - Never swim at dawn, dusk or at night-time. Dusk is the worst time to swim in marine habitat known to include sharks.

The reality of getting it wrong was illustrated in a horrific tragedy at Amity Point, Qld.

Editor's note: Also see - GoSeeAustralia looks at How to Live with Wild Australia and learns - Australia's snakes are scared of you

Hayman Reese Hitch Pin Lock winner David Hailwood, of Capalaba, a southeastern suburb of Brisbane Queensland got a timely prize in the GoSee TravelSmart draw.

GoSee spoke with David as he was about to go down the street to buy a Hayman Reese Hitch Pin Lock as his new caravan has arrived.