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Geraldton becomes RV Friendly
West Australian coastal town scores RV Friendly status after opening 24 hour free overnight parkingGeraldton on the mid-west coast of Western Australia, is the latest town to be declared ‘RV Friendly’ by the 66,000-strong Campervan and Motorhome Club of Australia.
Posing for photographs at the Francis Street carpark where 24hr free overnight parking is available for self-contained RVs, Geraldton mayor Shane Van Styn said joining the network of 270 RV Friendly Towns across Australia will deliver direct benefits to the local community.
“With the self-contained RV tourism market estimated to be worth more than $2.5 billion annually, Geraldton is now well positioned to access this lucrative market,” Van Styn said.
“We already know that if we can capture just those visitors who currently bypass our City we can realistically increase overnight stays by 50 percent which would result in an estimated $9.5 million annual boost to our local economy.”
A coastal city located 424km north of Perth, Geraldton has a population around 40,000 and offers a range of outdoor activities including fishing, boating and water sports.
To qualify for the program, the region had to meet the needs of RV travellers including easy access to general shopping areas, provision of low cost overnight parking for self-contained vehicles, access to potable water and a free RV dumping point.
According to CMCA chairman Garry Lee, the RV Friendly Town network makes a significant contribution to the RV tourism market in Australia.
“The number of registered RVs in Australia is expected to grow to more than 700,000 vehicles by 2020 as more baby boomers enter the market and regional Australia, which includes the City of Greater Geraldton, will benefit from this extraordinary growth,” he said.
“Through a combination of social media and word of mouth RV tourists will quickly let their fellow travellers know what a great place Geraldton is to visit and experience what it is that makes this City region unique.”
In another initiative to attract RV travellers, Geraldton is also trialling a mobile phone app called RV Parking Solution, that informs passing travellers of the availability of overnight parking bays at the Francis Street carpark.
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