Another park bites the dust.

So I guess thats the answer to your other thread.

I would have thought from those comments you would be pleased to see it go.

But here’s the problem, this park probably pays a ‘squillion dollars’ in rates to the local council each year and nobody wants to pay any more than $10 a night with full amenities.....something has to give.

Caravan Parks on the coast, as we know them from 20 years ago, are finished....

Cheers, The Landy

Gidday

News from the west this week is that another park on the outskirts of Mandurah is to close, with the permanent residents being given the required six months notice. It seems it will be another victim of the urban sprawl into the Peel region.

Cheers

Rocco

Gday,
Legislate against them doing what they want with their own land?????
Like it or not, if its their land. its up to them if they want to flog it off.

Cheers

Gawd Dennis that park was run down when I stayed in it for the first 3 or 4 months of me moving to Sydney (back in about 1992). I would be surprised if there has been a dollar spent on it even since then. Was always a dive but were else does one stay down that side of the big smoke. Tis a shame coz it is in a good location and could make a nice stop over if it was looked after and had nice facilities.

Interestingly I was paying $150/week for an onsite van owned by the park way back in 1992. Seems $45 per night isn't too bad this time of year unless you know how bad the park really is LOL!!

Regards, Trevor.

It's not only the caravan parks that are going under. Was talking to the caretakers of Mystery Bay last holidays. Craig is not sure where he is going to be in a few years time, as the council that owns the land is having a push in closing the area to campers. The greenies are not helping either. One arguement for closing the area is because of the trees. Many of them are in a position where they need to be pruned/removed. Wind often brings down branches which is well known for gum trees. Greenies say do not touch. Council are thinking along the lines of safety (most likely insurance claims). Who will eventually win? Not those that like bush camping.

Regardless of reason to be closed, most likely will end up in developers hands and they will be the overall winner.

Hi Dennis

If you or i owned the land, we should have the right to do with it as makes us the best income. We are over regulated as it is.

As aforesaid, from your report it is probably a good thing. Maybe they didn't replace run down amenities, knowing their long term plans.

I don't know about in cities, but in country towns, councils run caravan parks at a loss if it is not viable for private enterprise to run a park in the town to provide a service to travellers. They should not be able to tell us what to do with our land - too much of that happening already.

Motherhen

Maybe too many people "negotiated" their fees?