Three ACT campgrounds are to be given significant upgrades to improve the visitor experience.
Blue Range Hut Camping Ground, about 45 kilometres west of Canberra, will have $106,000 worth of improvements to its camping area, including a new toilet block to improve amenities and increase capacity.
The the RiotACT website reports that the entrance to the Cotter Campground, 20 kilometres west of Canberra, will have $25,000 worth of improvements to remodel and formalise it, and the overflow area will be enhanced to improve vehicle flow, camper spacing and aesthetics.
Cotter Campground and Pine Island, which is 20 kilometres south of Canberra, will also have $10,000 spent on installing outdoor washdown stations and showers for fishers and watercraft.
ACT Minister for Planning and Land Management Mick Gentleman told RiotACT that the $141,000 in Federal grants will help make much-needed improvements to the Territory’s recreational facilities.
“This renewed infrastructure will help Canberrans and visitors enjoy some of the best camping and fishing spots around the Territory,” he said. “New funding will help us deliver upgrades at Blue Range Hut Camping Ground, Cotter Campground and Pine Island. These parks are more popular than ever with people holidaying at home, and improved facilities will help make them even better.”
The funding is part of the Federal Government’s $20 million Recreational Fishing and Camping Facilities Program from its 2019 election commitment. The money will be spent nationally during the next three years.
Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries Jonno Duniam told RiotACT that recreational fishing, boating and camping contribute to the health and wellbeing of many Australians, and provides significant benefits to regional areas.
“Recreational fishing is an important leisure activity that contributes economic and social benefits to the Australian community, and is a part of the Australian way of life for all ages and for all socioeconomic backgrounds,” he said. “Improving facilities and access to recreational fishing, boating and camping areas will provide locals and visitors alike with better opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors by camping and fishing in our rivers and at the coast.”
I would like to see an upgrade of the Southside Village Caravan Park at Narrabundah to make it more appealing to stop at, and a RV Stopover possibly at the southern end of Hume with potable water and a dump point. There is plenty to see from the Southside of Canberra and as it continues to grow many travellers have family to visit.
Yes this caravan park could certainly do with an overhaul. Planned a week in Canberra, had one look and drove to Cooma. Canberra showgrounds were closed