Caravan Park Registrations are valid for 3 years expiring on 31 December of the third year. 

Applications to register a caravan park should be emailed to [email protected]

Below is a list of documents required to accompany a Caravan Park application for registration.

Application Form

A completed Caravan Park Registration form.

Site plan

The plan must clearly indicate: 

• Title boundary
• Caravan sites (long & short term) 
• Camp sites 
• Amenity buildings and facilities 
• Firefighting equipment 
• Roads & paths

Schedule of Works

This provides a list of works that are planned for the Caravan park to ensure that they continue to meet the regulations. 

Emergency Management Plan

Emergency Management Plan that has been prepared not more than 12 months prior to the application and has a cover sheet as per the regulations.

An Emergency Management Plan includes a risk assessment of the caravan park, preventative measures and emergency procedures. 

• Risk assessment is a process of identifying the potential emergency risks and understanding how they might affect a caravan park and how they would be addressed. Potential emergency risks can include bushfire, flooding, structure fire, gas leak or explosion, severe storms, and high winds.
• Preventative measures are actions which eliminate or reduce the likelihood or the impact of an emergency. These may be one-off works or works that may need to be carried out regularly or seasonally.
• Emergency procedures are instructions which set out what people need to do in the event of an emergency. They include actions to be undertaken by the caravan park owner in an emergency and those for park users. These must be displayed in the office, and each communal amenities block. Good practice would also see them displayed in all cabins which are available for short term hire.

Fire Authority Report

Fire Rescue Victoria must inspect and audit fire safety measures in a caravan park and provide a report to the caravan park owner and the relevant local council. The purposes and needs of caravan parks vary across the state – and therefore, so too do the fire safety risks and resources.

Link to page and application form - Fire Rescue Victoria Caravan Park safety and request for inspection

Caravan Park Registrations are valid for 3 years expiring on 31 December of the third year. Applications must be made to Council before 1 August of the year that the registers expires.

Applications to renew a caravan park registration should be emailed to [email protected]

Below is a list of documents required to accompany a Caravan Park application for renewal.

Application Form

A completed Caravan Park Registration Renewal form.

Site plan

The plan must clearly indicate: 

• Title boundary
• Caravan sites (long & short term) 
• Camp sites 
• Amenity buildings and facilities 
• Firefighting equipment 
• Roads & paths

Schedule of Works

This provides a list of works that are planned for the Caravan park to ensure that they continue to meet the regulations. If a schedule has previously been provided you must include evidence of how you have complied with the schedule of works.

Emergency Management Plan

Emergency Management Plan that has been prepared not more than 12 months prior to the application and has a cover sheet as per the regulations.

An Emergency Management Plan includes a risk assessment of the caravan park, preventative measures and emergency procedures. 

• Risk assessment is a process of identifying the potential emergency risks and understanding how they might affect a caravan park and how they would be addressed. Potential emergency risks can include bushfire, flooding, structure fire, gas leak or explosion, severe storms, and high winds.
• Preventative measures are actions which eliminate or reduce the likelihood or the impact of an emergency. These may be one-off works or works that may need to be carried out regularly or seasonally.
• Emergency procedures are instructions which set out what people need to do in the event of an emergency. They include actions to be undertaken by the caravan park owner in an emergency and those for park users. These must be displayed in the office, and each communal amenities block. Good practice would also see them displayed in all cabins which are available for short term hire.

Fire Authority Report

Fire Rescue Victoria must inspect and audit fire safety measures in a caravan park and provide a report to the caravan park owner and the relevant local council. The purposes and needs of caravan parks vary across the state – and therefore, so too do the fire safety risks and resources.

Link to page and application form - Fire Rescue Victoria Caravan Park safety and request for inspection

The installation of rigid annexes and unregistrable movable dwellings requires the notification to Council via emailing the installation certificates to [email protected]. This notification must be signed and submitted by the caravan park operator or owner.

Note there is no fee associated with the submission of this notification.

A Caravan Park registration must be transferred to a new owner when the Park is sold. 

During the week of settlement, the current owner must notify Council of the transfer via submission of a ‘Caravan Park Transfer of Ownership’ form. A copy of this completed form must be displayed in a prominent location within the Caravan Park office to advise the public of the proposed change in ownership. When lodging the form with Council, it must be accompanied by a copy of the current registration certificate for the Caravan Park.

You will be invoiced for the transfer fee.

Once Council has granted the transfer of ownership a copy of the new registration certificate must be displayed in a prominent location in the office for a period of 30 days minimum.

Each financial year the Treasurer of Victoria sets the fee units. In 2025-26 the fee unit is $16.81.

For registration / renewals the Regulations - Schedule 2 sets out the applicable number of fee units which are required to be paid.

To transfer the ownership of a Caravan Park the regulations set out a fee of 5 fee units.

If food is provided or sold within a Caravan Park a food registration is also required form Council as a Food Premises.  For more information, see Food Registration. 

• Fire Rescue Victoria
  Fire Rescue Victoria have information on their website to assist in fire safety for caravan parks.  View their Caravan Park Interim Guideline.
• Consumer Affairs Victoria
  Information is available for all caravan and residential park operators
• State Emergency Service
  The SES have developed an online caravan park emergency planning tool.
• Department of Transport and Planning
  Provides information on Caravan parks and moveable dwellings