Geelong council’s search for a tourism operator for a large public area site in the city’s north has ended successfully.
The City of Greater Geelong has announced the Campervan and Motorhome Club of Australia (CMCA) has been selected through an expression of interest process to manage Norlane’s Seagull Paddock.
Once lease negotiations are complete the CMCA will provide low-cost camping at the site for self-contained RVs and caravans.
The site itself is close to Spirit of Tasmania Quay and also has easy access to Melbourne Road.
As the CMCA manages a small network of similar sites across five states and territories, Geelong council hopes the camping ground will prove attractive to the organisation’s 70,000 road-tripping members.
Campervan and Motorhome Club of Australia chief executive Richard Barwick said low-cost camping would promote longer stays in the region.
“This is an exciting development not just for Geelong city, but the wider regional population as many utilising the Spirit of Tasmania ferry service will now be able to stay longer in the region injecting much appreciated tourism dollars,” Mr Barwick said.
“This park is a part of the plan to extend our network further around Australia.”
Geelong mayor Stretch Kontelj said the selection of CMCA as site manager provided a major tourism opportunity for the region.
“The CMCA is Australia’s largest RV club, and I welcome their interest in the site as a way for our City to tap into a new market of local tourism,” Mayor Kontelj said.
“I’m very pleased that great strides are being taken towards this idea becoming a reality, and I look forward to progress continuing.”
