2014-04-28 General Committee Meeting Agenda Pages 65-200

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                  28 APRIL 2014


Currently, if a community group were to apply to develop a caravan park or camping ground they
would not be eligible for a rebate as both a caravan park and camping ground within the policy
are classed as short term accommodation residential uses, which are excluded from the rebate in
Note 2 on page 4 of the policy:
     For eligible organisations undertaking residential type developments, the rebates will only
     apply to:
          Aged Care Facilities (excluding Independent Living Units);
          Emergency Accommodation;
          Supported Residential Care (short stay and/or long stay) including disability care.

It is recommended Note 2 is amended to include two new dot points:
    Open Space (Type 2) Camp Ground; and
    Visitor Accommodation (Type 2) Caravan Park.


5. Need for Additional Facilities

Within Noosa there may well be a need for more camping facilities for the following reasons:
    In Noosa Heads the Council owned Noosa River Holiday Parks is at full capacity during
     peak holiday seasons;
    Illegal camping is occurring at a range of locations;
    There are no approved camping facilities in the hinterland areas of Noosa with the
     exception of Pomona Caravan Park which has very limited capacity;
    Throughout Australia there are approximately 475,000 caravans, RVs and camper trailers
     registered. In Queensland, the number of registered caravans/campervans has risen from
     92,804 in 2008 to 114,240 in 2011 - an increase of 23% in three years; and
    Those camping in Recreation Vehicles make a significant economic contribution to the
     communities they travel through. There is some variation between the Caravan, RV &
     Accommodation Industry of Australia Ltd and the Caravan and Motorhome Club of
     Australia reported expenditure levels as highlighted in Table 2 below.


Table 2 Comparative expenditure of Commercial and Non Commercial

                       Caravan, RV & Accommodation Industry of          Caravan and Motorhome
                                     Australia Ltd                         Club of Australia
                       Commercial             Non-commercial                Non-commercial
                       Campers                     campers                     campers
Patterns of use of     15% non-commercial      71% non-commercial       68.3% non-commercial
different camp site
types                  85% commercial          29% commercial           31.7% commercial

Average trip length    8 days                  4 days

Average weekly                                                          on average $600 to $1000
                       $511 @ $73/day          $371 @ $53/day
spend                                                                   per week
                                                                        for a less than 48 hour trip,
Average trip spend     $576 per stay           $213 per stay            on average $125 at nearby
                                                                        shops or facilities.


                                                                                  Page 94 of 200