The Western Australian town of Mandurah could soon have a new caravan park.
With a number of parks having closed in recent times, the local council has been keen to identify a site to develop a new park. It is now likely to endorse a location in Thisbe Drive, Dawesville.
Councillors are reportedly poised to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tourism WA to begin the process of “exploring the potential of a tourist caravan park at the site”. At this stage, no business cases or concept plans have been made.
According to the Mandurah Mail, a 2012 report identified the site as “probably the last large area of strategically located public land available on the estuary”.
A Department of Planning report found the site had convenient access and would be easily accessible from Old Coast Road.
“The site is therefore unique within the Peel region and as such, has considerable potential to accommodate (not necessarily exclusively) a tourist facility or tourism related use/s,” the report said.
The City of Mandurah’s Tourism Strategy 2011-2016 identified a need to balance top end accommodation with quality affordable options in the region.
“Affordable options” is the key here.