How can we NOT be a tourist in Mackay?

Cop this one all...

We travel from Perth WA to Mackey QLD on our trip around the block, having a blast... now not being rich and having to travel with a troopie, trailer and a oz tent - we needed to pick up some work for a while...

No Problem, We are both Nurses, book into a caravan park, get a job in the local hospital, save a little and move on..

well.

Getting the job was easy BUT somewhere to trhow our tent isnt:

According to "the park tourist park" in Mackay - we can only stay here a week as we have a tent and tents wreck the grass (understand that one) so we offered to tent up on the slab so we wouldnt pressure the grass.. No - cant do that (but camper trailers can)

Then we cop "we only cater for tourists" - apparently, us travellers with a tent are not tourists after all. Bugger me, 2 days in Qld and we are now considered locals it seems..

If only we hadnt paid for the week already - I know what they can do with "the park in Mackay". Lovely town though, and a nice park here - but the managers are **** holes. Three people we have met here wont be back - and they had vans ! - make that four: us included.

Yup, lodging a complaint the best way - word of mouth!