Fresh start for Australia's oldest caravan park
130 year-old council-run caravan park set to continue under new managersMany of Australia's 2000-plus caravan parks have been hit hard during the coronavirus pandemic, but there's light at the end of the tunnel for one long-standing council-owned park located in Victoria's Baw Baw shire.
The local council has awarded a new 21 year lease for the 120 site Glen Cromie Holiday Park, which was established in 1890 and is believed to be one of Australia's oldest caravan parks.
The council said 30-year Baw Baw Shire residents Mary and Mark Shattock were the best qualified of the seven formal applicants to manage the down-to-earth park. The couple plan to carry out a range of improvements throughout the park, including delivering capital upgrades to the amenities as soon as practicable.
Not far from Drouin West, Glen Cromie Holiday Park is around an hour's drive east of Melbourne's CBD. The park is set on 35 acres in a bushland valley and offers 60 powered and 60 unpowered sites, along with cabins and a day visitor area.
“Following an extensive selection process, Council is sure that this much-loved accommodation facility will be in good hands," Baw Baw Shire Mayor Cr Danny Goss. "As a popular attraction for locals and visitors the region, we look forward to seeing this asset improve, offering a high standard of accommodation year-round,"
The longstanding park has received mixed reviews in recent times on the Tripadvistor website. While many visitors praised the park's picturesque location alongside the Tarago River, others have criticized the rundown amenities and lack of some facilities like on-site grey water drainage.
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