Seaspray park re-opens

After years of negotiation and thousands of volunteer hours, a much-loved caravan park in a quaint Victorian seaside town has re-opened on a new site.

For nearly 80 years holidaymakers have flocked to the Seaspray Caravan Park next to the dunes of Victoria's Ninety Mile Beach, but after the tiny town in Gippsland was deemed high risk of flooding from rising sea levels, the Victorian government stepped in.

Moving the park back around 30m took five years though, with fierce opposition from nostalgic locals in a town which boasts just 250 houses, a general store, post office and surf life-saving club.

Victorian Deputy Premier Peter Ryan officially opened the new $4.5 million park, thanking the tireless efforts of the volunteer committee of management put in place to deliver the delayed and emotionally-charged project.

The new park features two amenities blocks with laundry facilities, camp kitchen and 239 powered grassed sites but there are plans in place to add park cabins, a front office offering basic food and grocery supplies, CCTV surveillance, swipe card access, two playground areas, and online bookings.

“This facility is a huge step forward for the township of Seaspray and the location of the new park will allow additional works to be undertaken to protect and strengthen the sand dunes at the former Seaspray Caravan Park site,” Ryan said.

Located along the picturesque Ninety Mile Beach approximately 245km east of Melbourne and 35km south of Sale, the Seaspray Caravan Park is pet-friendly except for the December-January peak season period. Powered sites range from $27.50 to $35 in peak season and bookings are now being taken.

The area’s reputation for big sharks shouldn't put families off though, with the soon to be refurbished lifesaving club and nearby Merrimans Creek good options for safe swimming in the warmer months.

For a taste of what to expect when you visit, check out the video below...