There will be less spots available for caravans at a popular van park on the New South Wales south coast following a planned major re-development … but the remaining sites will be made bigger in an attempt to cater to changing traveller needs.
Kiama Council is investing more than four million dollars to upgrade Surf Beach Holiday Park as part of a long-term improvement strategy for council-owned holiday parks.
The Kiama Independent reports that the idea is to provide larger, flatter and more easily accessible areas for caravans as the park seeks to attract more grey nomads. There will be concrete slabs for all high-use short-term sites.
Twleve new cabins, including an accessible cabin will also be built and the existing cabins will be extensively renovated and upgraded.
The Kiama Independent reports that other improvements will see a new entry forecourt created with entry lay-by; better visitor car parking; upgraded roads, electricity, water and sewerage; a new resort-style pool; and an expanded pool lounge.
As well as pulling in more grey nomads – presumably those with larger rigs, in particular – the new design is intended to handle the demand from an increased number of sporting and cultural events, and the general growth of tourism in the region.
Surf Beach Holiday Park will be closed during the upgrades, with work expected to be completed in October 2019.
As well as the Surf Beach upgrade, the council will invest six million dollars to redesign Werri Beach Holiday Park with work due to start in 2020. The council says the changes at Surf Beach Holiday Park, as those planned at Werri Beach, will allow the parks to adjust to changes in the tourism market and ensure their long-term future.
Fantastic! This caravan park is one of our most favourite. It has bitter-sweet memories for us. The park managers are very friendly. We’ll never forget their generosity on a very sad occasion.
You know what, not everyone drives around in a 24ft Taj Mahal, it seems to me a cynical way to push up the prices, and put in more cabins. Yes improve sites and possibly road widths, to make reversing in easier, but don’t reduce the number of sites as they are hard enough to get at peak times now.
Perhaps the answer is a mixture of site sizes. Some people on extended duration trips or the big lap prefer a larger van, some people on short duration getaways prefer a smaller van. The average van size has increased over time.