Plans unveiled for new 37-site campground at Gunalda

Plans for a new tourist holiday spot boasting a BMX track, multiple playgrounds and a farm animal petting zoo have been lodged with the Gympie council.

Plans for a new 37-site campground at Gunalda boasting a BMX track and playgrounds have been lodged with Gympie Regional Council.

Gunalda’s tourism offerings may soon expand with plans unveiled for a 37-site campground complete with playgrounds, bicycle track and animal petting farm.

Land owner Greg Jenkins has asked Gympie Regional Council for permission to open the campgrounds on a 16ha block at Neerdie Rd.

A BMX course and farm animal petting zoo are among key features of the proposed park, but far from the only ones.

The largest of three dams will be used as a place for “water based play” and three small playgrounds will be built across the park.

The long, 16ha block located about 1.4km east of the Bruce Highway at Neerdie Rd will have three playgrounds, along with a bike park and a farm animal petting zoo.

The block is located at Gunalda’s easternmost reaches, about 1.4km away from the Bruce Highway and borders the Fraser Coast Regional Council area.

It is largely vacant except for a house and some sheds.

The house will be converted to an onsite manager’s residence.

No amenities will be offered at the campgrounds, which will be designed to offer an experience “similar to that where campers stay in remote areas”, though 10 portable toilets will be located across the block.

Guests will be required to take their rubbish and waste with them when they leave.

They will not be allowed to scavenge firewood within the campgrounds.