Peter Carruthers of the Whitsunday Coast Guardian reports that after more than two years, a free RV stop would be established on the Bruce Highway at Proserpine. In fact, Wilmar has agreed to lease the land at corner Bruce Highway and Taylor Street and this pushes the project to go forward.
Proserpine Chamber of Commerce secretary Karen Vloemans has stated that she’s incredibly pleased in announcing the proposed site for the driver reviver to camber members recently. In the past 30 years, there have never been an RV driver reviver site in Whitsundays except for Collinsville last year. “The chamber prepared an impact study for council in April last year and we undertook this project as of February last year,” she said.
LAND OFFERED: Proserpine Chamber of Commerce members Andrew Barker, Brooke Mansfield, secretary Karen Vloedmans and Wilmar mill manager Danny Van der Berg at the proposed site on Monday. PHOTO: PETER CARRUTHERS of the Whitsunday Coast Guardian
“We as a chamber have been pushing through… to find the ideal parcel of land. We successfully have that offering from Wilmar now. It really is a boon for the town… and it ticks a lot of boxes on a national Caravan Motorhomes and Camping Association level as far as proximity to dump points and information centres.”
Manager of Proserpine’s Wilmar mill Danny Van der Berg stated that they as a company are open to have the planned local driver reviver stop.
“We have been talking about this for over 12 months and trying to overcome the hurdles of access to the property itself and understanding who the stakeholders are,” he said.
PCOC members, the Whitsunday Regional Council, Department of Transport and Main Roads as well as Wilmar had a meeting to discuss access for the site earlier this month.
“The result of this meeting is that council will undertake a community consultation for the project and review with DTMR the associated costs for the access to this site, so we can work through funding options for members,” Ms Vloedmans said.
“We thank Wilmar, council and DTMR for their collaborative approach.”
Article Courtesy of Whitsunday Coast Guardian
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