The Highway Wanderers Chapter was formed on 7th May 1994 at a meeting held at the 8th Anniversary Rally at Nambour, Queensland.

The meeting was brought about by submissions from Philip and Helene Procter to the National Management Committee (as it then was) that full time travellers needed their own Chapter to suit their different needs, to give them a voice at Chapter level and to satisfy their need to belong and be members of the family.

28 CMCA members attended that meeting together with several members of the National Management Committee.

The name Highway Wanderers was suggested by Val Benstead.

The inaugural Committee was President - John Frings, Vice Presidents - Col Williams and Val Benstead and Secretary/Treasurer - Philip Procter.

At its inauguration, it was decided to restrict membership of the Chapter to people who spend at least six months each year on the road. The General Meeting at Townsville in June 1999 resolved to open membership of the chapter to all members of the CMCA irrespective of the actual time travelling or living in a motorhome during the year.

Initially Chapter meetings were held only at National and Anniversary rallies but from 1997 meetings and gatherings have been arranged at various other venues.

• Feb 1997 at Upper Blessington, Tas
• Feb 1998 at Chaffey Dam, NSW
• May 1998 at Meadowbank, Qld
• Sep 1998 at Lock Nine,Vic
• Apr 1999 at Nanango, Qld
• Jun 1999 at Mareeba, Qld
• Nov 1999 at Pomona, Qld
• Jan 2000 at Mooroopna, Vic
• Dec 2000 at Beaudesert, Qld
• Jan 2001 at Nanango, Qld
• May 2001 at Theodore, Qld
• Jun 2001 at Kalbar, Qld
• Sep 2001 at Queanbeyan, NSW
• Nov 2001 at Imbil, Qld
• Mar 2002 at Kalbar, Qld
• Jan 2003 at Nanango, Qld
• Apr 2003 at Kalbar, Qld
• Apr 2004 at Kalbar, Qld
• Sep 2004 at Oakey, Qld
• Nov 2004 at Beaudesert, Qld
• Apr 2005 at Horsham, Vic
• Nov 2005 at Beaudesert, Qld
• Apr 2006 at Marburg, Qld
• Jul 2006 at Kalgarin, WA
• Oct 2006 at Glen Riddle, NSW

In June 1998, the Highway Wanderers hosted the 12th Anniversary Rally at Roma, Queensland. With almost 1000 motorhomes, this was a great success and no mean feat for a group of people who are spread all around Australia and all of whom are travelling most of the time.

With more than 180 members (about 350 individuals), the Highway Wanderers is a flourishing Chapter with more and more people finding that life on the road, brings more than enough friendship, pleasure, interest, and enjoyment to compensate for the little problems and minor inconveniences.

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