First glimpse at Koninderie Pty Ltd plans for Kandanga campgrounds

A new campground and nature retreat with a natural water pool, “edible gardens” and a guest pavilion has been proposed for the Mary Valley, as the region’s tourism industry heats up.

Kandanga tourist park development plans Kandanga Imbil Rd

Tourism continues to be a hot ticket at the Mary Valley with new plans unveiled to transform a private property not far from Kandanga into a nature-based campground and retreat.

Kenmore Hills-based developers Koninderie Pty Ltd have lodged an application with Gympie Regional Council to build six cabins at the 4.11ha block.

The block is close to the turn-off to the Mary Valley Rd, with entry proposed to be from Kandanga Imbil Rd.

Powerlines spark fierce opposition to multibillion-dollar project

The camp will include a kitchen, guest pavilion, natural water pool, and “edible gardens”, the application says.

‘Sad goodbye’: Shock as beloved bakery shuts after 50 years

Koninderie wants to build six private cabins on its Kandanga Imbil Rd property as part of a wider proposal to transform the block into a nature-based retreat and campground.

The cabins will feature a covered carparking space, a king bed, kitchenette, bathroom, and fireplace.

If approved Koninderie have proposed opening the grounds up in two stages; the first would include the cabins, with the pavilion and other facilities following after.

It is the second tourism-based development proposed at Kandanga within the past two months.

The proposal to turn the Kandanga Imbil Rd property into a tourist park is the second Kandanga-based plan to have been lodged with Gympie regional Council in as many months.

In October private landowners Garry and Natalie Wheeler asked for permission to turn their private land into an 11-site campground capable of hosting 44 guests.

The block is within 200m of the regular home of the Mitchell Creek Rock n Blues Festival.

It brings the number of tourist park applications across the Gympie region since the start of 2021 to an even dozen as the industry continues to grow.

These include a proposed 360-site park at Amamoor, which is still awaiting a decision by the council, and two other smaller applications at Gunalda: one with 37 sites, and another with 25.