In a startling – albeit temporary – reversal of recent trends, a New South Wales van park is busily removing all of its cabins to make way for more tourist sites.
The Nowra Riverside Tourist Park south of Sydney is in the final stages of taking away the more than 60 cabins and caravans that were once located on the property, and that had been labelled an ‘eyesore’.
The park’s new owners, Jesse Xu and Nicholas Warden from Mossman Property Group only bought the park last month.
They told the South Coast Register that their short-term plan is to return the location to being a ‘traditional’ caravan park. The site will re-open next month and will host approximately 45 to 60 caravans and tents for stays of up to two weeks only.
“It won’t be a bad spot to stop,” said Mr Warden. “It’s right next to the highway, which is an advantage, it’s close to town, within easy walking distance, while the river is also right there.”
However, grey nomads should probably enjoy it while they can.
The long-term plan is to redevelop the site into a riverfront precinct with a hotel, restaurants, cafes and apartment accommodation.
When all of this happens will depend on how quickly the various studies and re-zonings can be carried out.
“We are working collaboratively with council as they undertake a significant body of work as part of the rezoning process,” Mr Warden told the South Coast Register. “As a consequence, the rezoning of the location could still take a couple of years as it also requires input from the NSW State Government via Planning NSW.”
OK. Get rid of cabins & vans to make room for vans. Doesn’t make sense unless there is a hidden agenda such as the development that will reduce or eliminate the available van sites & force the prices up.
Developers always clear a site when they are planning a new building(s) as is the case here. It helps the approval process along
I’ve never seen the economics of cabins over sites. A van pulls out, no cleaning needed. Cabins need cleaners, mtce, insurance for damage etc. Prime locations will always make way for developers & their dollars.
That is why you pay a lot more for the cabin than a site – which still needs maintaining unless it is ALL concrete.
Paying more doesn’t give you the right to leave empty beer cans in bags hanging on door knobs, ladies sanitary products on the toilet floor & wet towels left on cook tops. I’ve witnessed it all.
We have 14 cabins at our park, would be happy to have them gone too. To much hard work involved, frankly when we took over the park I didn’t even think about cabins till the first day we had to clean them. Much rather have tourist sites only.
Agree with Troy. I’ve worked in a popular caravan park & the people who stayed in cabins are absolute pigs. At least grey nomads leave the site with nothing but tyre prints.