General News
15 June, 2026
Van park ‘safe for now’
FEARS THAT the council-owned Kurrimine Beach Caravan Park might be closed down to make way for car and boat trailer parking for the soon to be upgraded adjacent boat ramp have been allayed – at least in the short term.
Cassowary Coast Regional Council is designing the new car and trailer parking area which it will build later this year to complement the state government funded $2.5 million boat ramp upgrade.
It asked for community feedback earlier this year about the proposed car park location and design, as well as broader considerations, including land use, environmental impacts, safety, accessibility and functionality of the foreshore.
But some in the local community, including former caravan park managers, were concerned that council might decide to close its caravan park in order to use the land for car and trailer parking.
The Observer contacted council to find out about the latest on the project’s progress, and while a design and plan has yet to be decided and announced, the newspaper was provided with some comments through a spokeswoman.
“Council is continuing to work through the final details of the Kurrimine Beach boat ramp car park design,” the spokeswoman said.
“The proposed car park is not expected to significantly impact the existing caravan park,” she told The Observer.
“The community will be informed once the design has been finalised and further information is available.
“Councillors have been, and will continue to be, involved throughout the final design process.”
One option under plans council put out for public feedback included using much of the adjacent Taifalos Park for vehicle and trailer parking – while another included using land taken up by the existing council-run caravan park on the north side of the boat ramp.
Submissions closed more than two months ago and a council social media update after public consultation included that there had been “a general desire to improve car and trailer parking in support of the upgraded boat ramp.”
“Recognition of Taifalos Park as a valued community space,” was another item on the list of feedback subjects it cited, as well as “a range of views on the future of the caravan park, with many wanting it retained, while others supported its use to help meet parking demand.”
Council said at the time there were also suggestions in the submissions “to explore a combined approach, using both Taifalos Park and the caravan park during peak periods,” and the “importance of safe traffic flow, accessibility and functionality.”
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