Still a caravan park kid!
Is it just me or does everyone think the beach front council caravan parks are one of the few things we have left from days gone by?
The Sunshine Coast is changing right before our eyes and there’s lots of good attached to that change.
But time and time again, the residents of the Sunshine Coast state loud and clear that we do not want to morph into the Gold Coast.
We like being a place for families, we don’t like it too sleek and shiny.
Our council run caravan parks, by that read community owned caravan parks, are one of the few things cash poor residents might be able to save.
I will never forget, once when I was in a new high rise on the Mooloolaba beach front (I was there checking them out because the developer wanted to advertise them on the radio) and as we looked over the lovely vans with their neat little annexes and happy families enjoying a lazy holiday on the water front, the salesman said to me “The sooner we get rid of those caravan parks the better! People paying good money for a waterfront apartment shouldn’t have to look down on that….”
I grew up in a caravan park. I probably should have told him that before I pushed him off the balcony.
It’s not over for the parks, not by a long shot. It’s true that the two Mooloolaba parks are refusing to take new bookings for next Christmas, council says they’re just following due process, waiting for the report on the future of the Mooloolaba spit to be released….
Mayor Joe Natoli says he is a long term supporter of the caravan parks and that he believes 70 to 80 per cent of his constituents feel the same. Surely that’s all the government needs to know!
However, we must remain vigilant. Time and time again we fall into the trap of waiting until the “authorities” say it’s the right time to speak up, and miss the boat altogether.
So if you are interested in preserving a 60 year old piece of Sunshine Coast history, contact your local councillor, and make sure your voice is heard.
The Sunshine Coast is changing right before our eyes and there’s lots of good attached to that change.
But time and time again, the residents of the Sunshine Coast state loud and clear that we do not want to morph into the Gold Coast.
We like being a place for families, we don’t like it too sleek and shiny.
Our council run caravan parks, by that read community owned caravan parks, are one of the few things cash poor residents might be able to save.
I will never forget, once when I was in a new high rise on the Mooloolaba beach front (I was there checking them out because the developer wanted to advertise them on the radio) and as we looked over the lovely vans with their neat little annexes and happy families enjoying a lazy holiday on the water front, the salesman said to me “The sooner we get rid of those caravan parks the better! People paying good money for a waterfront apartment shouldn’t have to look down on that….”
I grew up in a caravan park. I probably should have told him that before I pushed him off the balcony.
It’s not over for the parks, not by a long shot. It’s true that the two Mooloolaba parks are refusing to take new bookings for next Christmas, council says they’re just following due process, waiting for the report on the future of the Mooloolaba spit to be released….
Mayor Joe Natoli says he is a long term supporter of the caravan parks and that he believes 70 to 80 per cent of his constituents feel the same. Surely that’s all the government needs to know!
However, we must remain vigilant. Time and time again we fall into the trap of waiting until the “authorities” say it’s the right time to speak up, and miss the boat altogether.
So if you are interested in preserving a 60 year old piece of Sunshine Coast history, contact your local councillor, and make sure your voice is heard.
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