Have your say: Gladstone Regional Council wants feedback on RV parking in Gladstone City

RVs could soon be a common sight in the Gladstone CBD. Here’s all you need to know about the plan.

The Gladstone Regional Council want to hear from the communtiy regarding Recreational Vehicle (RV) parking options throughtout the region. credit: istock escape 31 january opinion

The Gladstone Regional Council wants to hear from the community regarding Recreational Vehicle parking in the region.

In support of the growth in the RV market, GRC developed the Gladstone Region Recreational Vehicle Strategy in 2019 to support the Gladstone Region Visitor Economy Strategy (2025).

It is now working to ensure the region has suitable facilities to support an increase in RV tourism.

Coupled with this, Tourism and Events Queensland’s ‘Good to Go’ and Tourism Australia’s ‘Holiday Here This Year’ campaigns have created further emphasis on capturing and growing this market within the region during the current COVID-19 climate and beyond.

Mayor Matt Burnett said GRC would undertake community engagement to help understand the community’s expectations regarding RV friendly parking in the region.

“The aim of this community engagement exercise is to help inform future planning decisions and to further support our region’s position as an RV friendly region,” Mr Burnett said.

“We hope to determine where the community and RV travellers feel the parking is best situated.

“Through this understanding, council will be able to make informed decisions regarding how to progress with both the interests of our community and travellers in mind.”

Mr Burnett said GRC had an interest in exploring parking opportunities within Gladstone City.

“Council would like to see more RV tourists turning off the Bruce Highway and exploring all that our region has to offer,” he said.

“The Gladstone City area has plenty to offer for tourists and in February 2021 a black and grey water RV dump point was installed along Cemetery Road in West Gladstone.

“We understand that highway townships such as Miriam Vale, Bororen, Benaraby, Calliope and Mount Larcom are convenient stopover points for travellers, who support local businesses in those areas as a result, however council would like to see those travellers branch out into other locations within our region.

“Traditional tourist locations such as Agnes Water, Seventeen Seventy, Boyne Island, Tannum Sands and areas within the Boyne Valley are also attractive options for RV travellers, but council is keen to hear from the community regarding the best parking options for the Gladstone City area.”

In order to engage with the community, Council will host several pop-up stalls at upcoming community events and will also host a survey on the online Conversations platform.

Please visit HERE and click on the Recreational Vehicle Project tile to see a the full list of pop-up stalls and to participate in the survey. The survey will be open until August 22.

Visit HERE for more information on current RV friendly locations within the Gladstone region.