Warrnambool plans about $4.5m holiday park upgrade
Council proposes 17 new cabins and safari tents to address aging infrastructure at its beachfront parks.
The council plans to install 17 new cabins and safari tents at its foreshore parks. The cabins will mix two and three-bedroom units.
The about $4.5 million project will fix aging facilities and add accessible cabins. New cabins at Surfside could bring in about $1.3 million in revenue each year.
The council now makes about $1.5 million profit a year from the parks. Key worker housing is being built at Shipwreck Bay.
Councillors will discuss the plan on Monday, November 2.
- 4.5 million dollars
- Project cost
- 17 total
- New cabins
- 1.5 million dollars
- Current annual profit
- 1.3 million dollars yearly
- Surfside potential revenue
Why it mattersThe upgrade could boost visitor accommodation and revenue for the council-run parks, which have been a regional tourism anchor since the early 1900s.
AustraliaWarrnambool holiday visitors will have more cabin options; the upgrade supports local tourism economy and visitor spending in the regional town.
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