Michel Fowkes and her family have always loved caravanning and camping.
Earlier this year, she was browsing on the Jayco website with her sister when they came across The Bullish Adventurer competition.
Michel submitted her entry, never thinking she would actually take home the prize of the fully customized Ford Ranger PXII and a Jayco Adventurer 19ft off-road caravan.
When she found out she’d won, she describes the moment as ‘surreal’.
“It was amazing, it’s the best prize,” she said.
“We’d been talking and joking about what we’d do if we won, but didn’t think it would actually happen!”
“We’ve done a six month trip in a caravan before and have always talked about getting another one, so this is amazing.”
The Bullish Adventurer competition was launched in conjunction with the new National Towing Guide website, with Pedders and Jayco supporting the initiative and coming together to offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to win the ultimate adventure package, worth $200, 000.
Michel, along with her husband Leigh and their two kids, has always love caravanning and camping.
“We go camping as often as we can. I just love getting the kids outside; it’s one of my favourite things and it’s good quality family time,” she said.
“We would love to do Uluru before the end of the year, it’s always been on our bucket list. We’re not sure where else we’ll go – everywhere! There are a lot of places within a few hours of home that we can easily go to for a weekend.”
“We just want to say a huge thank you to Jayco and Pedders, it’s such an amazing prize. It’s awesome.”
July 15, 2019
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well done to michel, leigh and family. What a life changing opportunity for Them and dare i say worthy winners.
Exciting days ahead!
Out of curiosity Is the winning entry going to be publisHed anywhere?
Good luck and enjoy your adventures
I have the same question, I never know how these 25 words or less competitions should be answered so i’d love to see an example of a winner.
Congrats Michel
I’d also love to read the winning entry
Great idea. It may help us less fortunates in upcoming competitions 😁
yes, congratulations!!!! we are so happy for you!! we would love to know what the winning entry was. Thanks!!
great to hear your going to enjoy it and travel with the children outside camping best thing for everyone .
.Cheers.
Congratulations to Michel, Leigh and children.
Just enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!
Yes please let all that entered read what a WINNING
Entry reads like. Where can we read it.
Congratulations to the lucky family
well done, enjoy your Ranger and Jayco. hope you and the family have many happy holidays.
Congratulation to a lovely Family, enjoy your caravanning for many yeras to come.
Congrats Living a dream, lots of miles to cover. enjoy
Congratulations to Michel and her family. I too would like to read her winning entry.
Michel and family will have a great time enjoying their new caravan.
well done good luck to you and the family have fun
Congratulations Michel and Leigh. What an Awsome prize and many memories to be created for you both and your family.
All the best in your travels have a great time enjoying your adventures
What was the winning entry please!!!????
CongratuLations! happy & safe travels
Biggest congrats! What a prize! I wont lie, im Super jealous!!! Happy trAvels and enjoY creating some amazing meMories!
Yahoo, cOngratulations! It’s nice to see real people win. Enjoy, it’s a fantastic prize 👏👏
Awesome news michel, have a great travelling – well keep an eye out on the road
YahOo congratulaTions! What a fantastic prize to win and i’m excited for you 👏👏
You sound like a very worthy winner and I hope you and your family have a great time exploring this great country of ours with your winning prize
Lucky buggers, have a ball, and enjoy every momment, you’ll love the red centre
Congratulations fowkes family, i wish it had of been me but i am glad that the prize went to a young family… happy holidays and well done to jayco and the Caravan Industry Association of Australia.
Congratulations
well done.
What a top prize to win.
Enjoy your trip and stay saFe.
Post some pics of your adventure.
Great win. Can’t imagine how much you will enjoy your tripping in such a fantastic rig. Happy days.
Well done guys! Enjoy the win!😉👍
What was the winning entry? Just curious!
yes LETS SEE THE WINNING ENTRY PLEASE?!
I hope you enjoy your caravaning
Way to go all the best
Congratulations to the winners, may they have many a pleasurable holiday. Please post some pictures.
Good luck to you and your family all the best in your travels
Congratulations team fowkes. Lovely to see a young family win such a wonderful prize. Enjoy all your travels.
ALl the best in your travels HoPe you really enjoy it
Best of luck I hope you have many adventures in your new rig
CongraTulations guys – exciting times ahead & happy travels.
Cody & dayne
@wanderingaust
Well done guys now the trip planning starts 🙂 what an amazing prize for your family 🙂
Hey guys congratulaTions on your win what a beautiful 4wd a van go a enjoy what this country has to offer a as they say if you never ever go you will never ever go
Congratulations!!
What an awesome prize to have won….you lucky bugger!! I am extremely envious
Congratulations to you and your family safe travels where ever you venture
Looks like it went to a very deserving family, good on you and safe travels!!
Can we hear the winning answer?
Congratulation TO THE FOWKES FAMILY ENJOY YOUR TRAVELS WITH THE GREAT PRIZE
Congratulations
Congratulations miCHEL TAKE THOSE KIDS FOR THE ADVENTURE OF THEIR LIVES, HOME SCHOOL THEM AND TEACH THEM THE VALUES OF LIFE AND THE WONDERS OF aUSTRALIA.
wE ARE ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH OUR SECOND LAP OF OZ.
mAYBE WE WILL SEE YOU OUT THERE.
cHEERS
dIXIE & gRAEME
OF
AUSSIE CARAVANNING LIFESTYLE.
Awesome news for you Michel and your family … SAFE TRAVELS.
My name is Leigh my wife’s name is Michelle and we have 2 kids!!!!!!!!
WeLL DONE GUYS
EnjOy the great outdoors in your new van and 4×4
A big congratulations to you on your win. You are one lucky family. You will love it. Just goes to show you’ve got to be in it to win it.
Will we get to see the winning words?
Michel & Leigh. And your children very happy for you. Enjoy your caravan And travel and all the fun you will have
Congrats guys!
This will set you up for your life
Good on you guys just get out there and See this great country enjoy
Well done guys congrats and HAPPY AND safe travelling
Great to see a loveLy family win . congrats guys, enjoy.
Congratulations to the winners
Amazing! such an epic prize well done! Not jealous at all.
Wow. Good luck and enjoy Australia.
Willem
Annie says: Congratulations:to michel & family..Hope You all have fantastic ADVENTUres with your great new prize…woohoo.!!! ♥♥ ♥ ♥
Congratulations to all winners. At the age of 66 and having enjoyed many camping trips with my immediate family of 2 sons and one daughter now aged 40, 38 & 36 enjoy every minute you have with your loved ones . Camping is a Fantastic Experience and with envy i Wish you all the happiness and adventures you deserve.
In 1983 we headed off to Cairns and when swimming in the pool at the Coles Caravan Park we met the Cowan Family, travelliNg in one of those white plumbers vans with 5 children on board who would ring ahead to where they thought they would make it by that evening to see if any accommadation was available for 7 (2 adults and 5 children). They lived in Wandin, we livEd in mooroolbark. We have kept in contact Ever since 1983!!
Go Caravan & Camping a great idea of bonding for families with so many pressures at this day and age. I look forward to winning one of your prizes to share with my 2 sons and Daughter now and 6 grand children Before I GEt too Old to Enjoy!!
WEll Done and congratulations for a Great idea!!!!.
You have won a great prize and will serve you and your family well for a number of years to COME.
Have fabulous safe funfor many years to come well done little family i shall spot you All out and about congratulations again
ENJoy your adventures !
It wasnt us this time, but maybe next… unTil then worthy winners have a fabulous time exploring what austRalia has to Offer!!!
Congratulations! 🎉 wishing you many happy times and safe travels.
What Was the winning combination of words?
What was The Entry?
How awsome to see the major prize go to a Cool family, camp The hell out of your gift you mob. Well done to the sponSer’s. Xxoo from Rockvegas qld.
Congrats. May see you aROund NQ Someday. Have fun.
congratulations!!
we would all like to know what you wrote for the winning answer!
well done to the fowkes clan enjoy get out on the road and make your adventures of a life tme happen
Well done to your beautiful family! Hope you have many happy adventures 👏👏
Congratulations Michel. Go out there and enjoy. Our camping has been the best thing with our kids, and now our grandkids. We hope it’s the same for you.
Congrats and all the best in traveling this great land
Just wondering what was the winning 25 words??????
Congratulations Michel….. WELL DONE
Enjoy your prize, happy travels with your lovely family
Yahoooo! Congratulations, thats awesome! Enjoy every minute of every adventure-very jeAlous!!! 😉
Congratulations Michel & Leigh. I was hoping to win for my son but not to worry I’m glad a young family won. I hope you have many happy memories of your travels through the years ahead.
Congratulations Michel and Leigh and family. Enjoy the adventures!
well done, Now get out and make some wonderful family memories.
congratulations to the winners. For all the other people who so badly wanted to win this and put in a lot of effort can you please let us know what sort of answer wins, what was the winning entry?
CONGRATULATIONS, HOW EXCITING FOR MICHEL AND FAMILY. CAN YOU PRINT MICHEL’S WINNING ENTRY, WOULD LOVE TO KNOW, FOR FUTURE REFERENCE WHAT THE WINNING ENTRY WAS. THANK YOU
COngrats michel. Amd THANKS to jayco and ford as well as let’s go camping.
To say im a litte bit jealous,would be an understatement.But congrats guys👍
Congrats guys and enjoy maybe it’s my turn next time
Congratulations on your win and i am so thrilled for your little family, travel is the best education and adventure is exhilarating.
Enjoy every minute.
Enjoy making tracks & memories!!!!well done happy travels👍
CongratulatioNs… what an amazing priZe to win.. weLl deserved as your entry was perfect!
hopIng that you set up an instagram page For Us to all follow to seE What you get up to. Would love to see the bullish ute drive though our town. All the best, safe travels
Well done u look to be a lovely family treasure the great memories That u will have along your travels its good to see a young family win This great prize enjoy enjoy.
Hi there lucky ducks all the best with your new rig
well done. would love to see wining entry since it is based on creativity. i wrote a 25 word LIMERICK about going on trip with SEPARATED wife to rebuild MARRIAGE. Would be SPEWING if their entry was some throw away line about taking the kids somewhere. but alas, there can only be one winner so enjoy it guys. well done.
I Happen to think it is wonderful that you guys won. Yes, it would have been great if the rest of us had maybe been in your shoes. But as we weren’t, the question As to the winning words is pretty well now moot. So, My message is ,it really doesn’t matter anyway. Just Go out and enjoy this fabulous opportunity, have a ball with your lovely family. Dee. Sorry about caps. Lower case not working..??
good job, well done,
Jeff Batten
Congratulations mICHEL AND FAMILY!!
would love to hear the winning entry…….
well done on the prize im sure you will enjoy..
Like to know what the winning words said.
Im sure your related somehow to winning the prize..
Wow, I am really touched by all the kind messages ! I am still in shock at winning, but very excited to be planning a year long lap around Australia next year!!! Definitely a dream come true for us. (Sorry for all the capitals, it wont turn off)
And for those asking, my winning entry was:
Pack my prize, leave that day.
Kakadu to Hobert, the caravanning way!
Around Australia, the middle too.
Live the dream is what I would do.
congratulations to the winners – happy times a head. I am extremely jealous. ☺Also keen to see winning entry.
Well done!! Have a great time with the family
Congratulations Michel and family eNjoy your caravanning in style A wonderful prize
Congratulations Very jealous Good Luck. Judy
Congratulations Michel & famliy get out NOW and have fun safe travels stay in W.A
For 12 months we did 6 and only saw the tip of it .
Congratulations Michel & famliy get out NOW and have fun safe travels stay in W.A
For 12 months we did 6 and only saw the tip of it .
Michel, thanks for printing your winning entry, well deserved.
Such a great prize, we were all packed and ready to go, enjoy the journey.
Legends!! Life is too short not to see the outdoors!! Congratulations Again 👍
THanks so much for sharing, Michel!! congratulations and many happy holidays to you and your family!! 🙂
Congratulations!!!
Michel leigh & children
Couldn’t have gone to a
Nice little family
Wishing you all many new
Adventures together around
This stunning country of ours
The best education ever
Love live & learn together
Happiness always !!! 😊💜