1. IN RECOGNITION OF LIFE MEMBERSHIP MR JOHN WOOD SENIOR

2. JOHN’S BUSINESS ACUMEN AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT BEGUN AT AN EARLY AGE HE STARTED OFF BUYING, REFURBISHING AND SELLING SECOND HAND CARAVANS

3. IN 1964, FLEETWOOD CARAVANS WAS BORN

4. FLEETWOOD STORES, ALSO KNOWN AS WOODSTOCK LEISURE INDUSTRIES

5. JOHN OWNED THE LARGEST NUMBER OF RETAIL OUTLETS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA. HIS MARKETING ABILITIES AND WORK ETHIC ARE A HALLMARK OF HIS BUSINESS.

6. AS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF FLEETWOOD, JOHN WAS DETERMINED TO SET THE COMPANY APART FROM OTHERS.

7. JOHN SET INDUSTRY BENCHMARKS AND WAS DETERMINED TO NEVER COMPROMISE ON QUALITY OR INTEGRITY.

8. PAST PRESIDENT OF THE CIAWA, FORMALLY KNOWN AS THE CARAVAN TRADES & INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION (INC.) OF W.A.

9. JOHN FOUNDED THE SIR DAVID BRAND AWARD IN 1972 “I RECALL AN EXCITED SIR DAVID BRAND, WA’S FIRST MINISTER FOR TOURISM, SAYING THE AWARD WOULD COME TO SYMBOLISE THE PINNACLE ACHIEVEMENT IN WA TOURISM. HOW INSIGHTFUL HIS VISION!” JOHN A WOOD.

10. SIR DAVID BRAND AWARD RECOGNISING EXCELLENCE IN TOURISM TOURISM AWARDS: JOHN WOOD, LADY BRAND & SIR DAVID BRAND

11. 1979 SIR DAVID BRAND AWARD NIGHT: JUNE 25 TH 1980

12. 1979 SIR DAVID BRAND AWARD NIGHT: JUNE 25 TH 1980

13. FLEETWOOD – FOUNDER OF THE SIR DAVID BRAND AWARD IN 1972 “SIR DAVID BRAND AND FLEETWOOD INTENDED FOR THE AWARDS TO GO ON IN PERPETUITY. I THANK SUCCESSIVE WA GOVERNMENTS, INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS AND IMPORTANTLY MANY UNSUNG INDUSTRY STALWARTS FOR HAVING THE BELIEF TO ENSURE THAT VISION CONTINUES.” JOHN A WOOD.

15. IN 1987, FLEETWOOD EXPANDED INTO CARAVAN PARKS AND THE MANUFACTURE OF PARK HOMES

17. JOHN CREATED AN INDUSTRY SPECIFIC INSURANCE BROKING COMPANY. THIS BECAME THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE FIRST CARAVAN, CAMPING AND PARK HOME SHOW IN 1975.

19. FLEETWOOD WAS ALWAYS INVOLVED WITH THE CARAVAN & CAMPING SHOWS

21. JOHN HAS ALWAYS BEEN A MAN WHO GAVE HIS OWN TIME AND PERSONAL RESOURCES WILLINGLY. IN 1974 WHEN CYCLONE TRACY HIT DARWIN, JOHN SENT TENTS TO HELP THOSE AFFECTED.

22. TODAY, FLEETWOOD CARAVANS IS NOW KNOWN AS FLEETWOOD CORPORATION

23. JOHN HAS NOW RETIRED FROM THE INDUSTRY BUT HIS LEGACY STILL CONTINUES TO THIS DAY

24. PLEASE THANK JOHN FOR HIS INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE CARAVAN & CAMPING INDUSTRY

25. IN RECOGNITION OF LIFE MEMBERSHIP MR RICHARD RAVEN

26. RAVEN CARAVANS – COMMENCED EARLY 1950’S BY RICHARD'S FATHER & GRANDFATHER

27. RICHARD JOINED THE FAMILY BUSINESS - RAVENS CARAVANS, AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 17

28. RICHARD AND HIS FATHER STARTED UP THE COROMAL CARAVAN DEALERSHIP IN 1978

30. THE COROMAL FACTORY WHERE THE DREAM WAS BROUGHT TO LIFE

31. THE COROMAL FACTORY

36. PARTICIPATION AT CARAVAN & CAMPING SHOWS - COROMAL CARAVANS -

37. IT WAS NEVER ‘JUST ANOTHER SHOW’. IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE THE COROMAL BRAND

38. PARTICIPATION AT CARAVAN & CAMPING SHOWS - COROMAL CARAVANS -

39. LEADING THE INDUSTRY INTO THE FUTURE!

40. RICHARD, WITH RON GADEKE FROM CIL INSURANCE, RECEIVING THE AWARD FOR BEST STAND AT THE CARAVAN AND CAMPING SHOW

41. THE 2012 PERTH CARAVAN & CAMPING SHOW

42. LONG STANDING BOARD MEMBER OF THE CARAVAN INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION W.A. CHAIRMAN OF THE SHOW COMMITTEE… CHAIRMAN OF THE PROMOTIONS COMMITTEE… VICE PRESIDENT – TRADES… PRESIDENT…

43. A LONG STANDING MEMBER OF RVM AUSTRALIA (IN EXCESS OF 20 CONTINUOUS YEARS) INCLUDING: PRESIDENT (RVMAA) COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT MEMBER (RVMAA) DIRECTOR OF RVM AUSTRALIA

44. IN 2000, COROMAL CARAVANS RECEIVED AN AWARD AT THE ‘CARAVANS OF THE MILLENIUM’ AWARDS

45. RICHARD EMBRACING HIS PASSION FOR THE INDUSTRY FRIENDS OF RICHARD WITH THEIR 4 TH COROMAL

46. A VERY SPECIAL 40 TH BIRTHDAY PRESENT TO ‘RICARDO THE MAGNIFICENT’!

47. A STRONG ADVOCATE OF THE CARAVAN & CAMPING LIFESTYLE

48. RICHARD… IS THAT A CHAIR YOU’RE STANDING ON?

49. QUITE THE FISHERMAN TOO!

50. FAMILY IS ALWAYS A PRIORITY FOR RICHARD. A PROUD HUSBAND, DAD & GRANDFATHER

51. RICHARD WITH HIS WIFE, MARGARET

52. CARAVAN & CAMPING - IT’S A LIFESTYLE THING!

53. PLEASE THANK RICHARD FOR HIS INVALUABLE AND CONTINUED CONTRIBUTION TO THE CARAVAN & CAMPING INDUSTRY