Teachers Malcolm and Tania Brown relaunching Fishing Townsville YouTube channel

Reigniting their passion for sharing their travels online, a Townsville family are relaunching their YouTube channel and have a brand new caravan to tie it all together ahead of summer.

Founder of the Fishing Townsville YouTube channel Malcolm Brown and his wife Tania. Picture by Nikita McGuire

Reigniting their passion for sharing their travels online, a Townsville family are relaunching their YouTube channel and have a brand new caravan to tie it all together.

Teachers from Ryan Catholic College Malcolm and Tania Brown are the creators of Fishing Townsville, a YouTube channel which was started in 2010.

With family and work life taking over they decided to take a step back in 2016, but have decided this year to get back into sharing their camping adventures.

With videos and vlogs showcasing the families fishing adventures, including catching Barramundi and their caravanning journeys, the family are keen to share their love of the great outdoors with the North Queensland community.

“When I started the Fishing Townsville blog in 2008, I really wanted to share my love of fishing with others,” Mr Brown said.

Tania and Malcolm Brown with their caravan. Picture by Nikita McGuire

“In 2010 I started posting to YouTube as well and the channel started gaining traction with fishing enthusiasts, with some of my clips achieving over 15,000 views.”

With this youngest son now having graduated from high school and lots of long-service leave banked up, the couple have decided to get back on the road with their two border collies this weekend with a trip to Port Douglas and will be sharing their travels with subscribers.

“Our biggest break as school teachers is the summer period and as much as we enjoyed getting out in the tent at this time of year, it’s just way too hot,” Mr Brown said.

A big change this time around is their new caravan from Snowy River, which they say is a game changer due to its airconditioning and ready-to-go set up, saving them time.

“To be able to pack the car with two kids and dogs and trying to get that all packed up probably took us half a day,” Ms Brown said.

“This is literally half and hour and we are on the road, which is fantastic. We’ve also got the airconditioning comfort at this time of the year, where it’s disgustingly hot and humid. We can enjoy those beautiful nights sleeps.”

Mr Brown said with Townsville in a ‘beautiful, central location’ it meant those wanting to adventuring have many directions to choose from.

“Out west if you want to go in that direction, Charters Towers and down south it’s not very far to the beautiful beaches of Bowen and then Airlie Beach and the Whitsundays, North is the lovely Hinchinbrook Island, around Lucinda and Cardwell and then not too far to Mission Beach, Cairns. There’s plenty to see out there,” he said.

Sale manager of Snowy River Townsville Nigel Batt. Picture by Nikita McGuire

Picking up their new caravan in September, the family have already been on two trips to Kurrimine Beach and Bivouac Junction.

“Having a caravan means we can travel further and discover a wider range of destinations,” Mr Brown said.

“Caravanning and camping offers the perfect way to explore the beauty of North Queensland.”

Owner of Snowy River Townsville Josh Mullock said there has been a rise in popularity of caravans across Australia following COVID-19.

“Everyone expected caravan sales to drop post-Covid, but they’ve remained higher than pre-pandemic levels,” he said.

“People are increasingly seeking alternatives to traditional travel methods, and investing in a caravan can be a smart long-term decision, especially when considering the ongoing costs of flights and accommodation during peaks seasons like Christmas.”

Sales manager at Snowy River Townsville said the whole demographic of the caravanning industry has changed over the last few years.

“The demographic there is basically changed into young couples and single people living in caravans,” he said.

“It’s all the creature comforts that they’re seeking, an alternative to the travel methods of rising costs for flights and accommodation.”

Mr Batt said Snowy River’s range includes everything from a small 13-foot caravan to a larger 23-foot.

For more information and to follow the Brown’s journey, visit the Fishing Townsville YouTube channel.

Originally published as Teachers Malcolm and Tania Brown relaunching Fishing Townsville YouTube channel