COOLUM Beach Holiday Park is about to undergo a $520,000 upgrade, with most of the work to be completed before the September school holidays.
The upgrade will see 70 small sites averaging 64sq m converted to 46 larger sites averaging 100sq m.
Councillor Stephen Robinson said the project would help meet the demand for larger, well- drained sites to cater for today’s larger campervans and motorhomes.
“These sites are in premium locations within the camping grounds, as they are located closest to the beach,” he said.
“The upgrades will include power, water and sullage points for grey water. Internal roads will be sealed and, together with other drainage works, this will be an all-weather camping and caravan park.”
The park is set on 4ha with direct access to the patrolled surf, making it one of the Sunshine Coast’s most popular camping and caravan destinations.
Coolum and Mudjimba are the only council-owned, dog-friendly family holiday parks on the Sunshine Coast but visitors must apply to the park operator before arriving.
The latest upgrades are in addition to the new amenity building, which replaced the old block in 2012.
Caravan Industry Association of Australia spokeswoman Callie Henderson said the Sunshine Coast was a famous holiday spot for caravanners and campers, not only for the beautiful weather, but for the sense of community found in caravan and holiday parks.
“We are delighted that the new developments to the Coolum Beach Holiday Park will add value to the park for the local community and for the community of campers that come to stay throughout the year,” Ms Henderson said.
FAST FACTS
More than 10,000,000 site nights were spent in Queensland’s caravanning and camping sector in the year ending March 2014
Expenditure by caravanning and camping consumers is about $7 billion annually
90% of all site nights are in regional Australia
85% of the Australian population has stayed in a caravan holiday park at least once in their life
There are 170,000 powered and unpowered sites available nightly in Australia. At an average occupancy rate of 54% this means 86,000 sites go unused nightly around the country
Queensland had the highest percentage of registered campervans in 2013 at 23.8% of all registered campervans
Queensland accounted for approximately 34% of the gross increase in registrations across Australia between 2012 and 2013
The total number of registered RVs in Queensland reached 131,586 in 2013, up from 122,494 the previous year
There were 528,869 RVs registered in 2013. Of these registered vehicles 474,783 are towed product (i.e. caravans, camper trailers, tent trailers, and other towed RVs) while 54,103 are motorised (i.e. motorhome or campervan)
Caravan registrations increased 5.96% to January 2012 – the highest recorded against other motor vehicle types
Source: Caravan Industry Association of Australia
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