LIVING THE DREAM

No doubt most of us have been in the situation of being on holiday, having a great time, and thinking, "Woudn't it be great to live like this all year round." The idyllic setting makes us wish we could give up the drudgery of our normal weekday job, and move to the country or seaside to run a pub, or hotel, or even a caravan park!

Of course, the reality of being a caravan park owner is far from the peaceful and relaxed job we may imagine it to be. The smiling face that welcomes us on arrival, the cheery wave from the chap riding round on the cute little lawn mower, may hide the tired and disillusioned person who gave up the steady 9-5 secure job back home.

Our guide is meant to give an over-view of the process and problems of buying and running a caravan park. It may help, or it may put off. Either way it may help some decide whether running a caravan park really is "living the dream".

BUYING A PARK

There are 5 main types of touring or holiday home:

• touring caravans
• motorhomes
• tents
• caravan holiday homes (statics)
• park homes (residential)

There are several other forms of recreational accommodation, including various kinds of trailer tents, pop-up caravans, and wooden chalets.

Buying a caravan park
Park Australia specialise in handling the sale of caravan parks. We have several parks for sale on their website www.parkaustralia.com.au

If you want to know more about being a Caravan Park Owner, we will continue this topic in subsequent postings. Follow us on the link in the top right hand corner of this Blog and you will get an automatic note of the next posting.
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For Sale: Ravensthorpe Caravan Park, WA

Located on the edge of town only a short stroll to the main street, this 14 acre caravan park is set in amongst tall trees in a bushland setting.

The park is adjacent to the Fitzgerald River National Park and is a stopping point for many travelers commuting between Abany & Esperance. The park provides cabin and van accommodation both for travelers, workers & back packers. In its heyday the park provided accommodation for workers employed by B.H.P. building the new mine – when B.H.P. exited the town the whole area suffered whilst bad publicity prevailed.

The recent acquisition of the mine by Quantum Minerals a Canadian company will see new and invigorated activity in the town – with accommodation being at a premium – the Ravensthorpe Caravan Park is in a prime location and with much available development area available within the park and zoning advantages makes for the natural choice of the miners to locate to the caravan park.

Fitzgerald River National Park on the southern coast of Western Australia, is located 419km south-east of Perth, 180 kilometres north-east of Albany, 9Km west of Hopetoun and 215Km west of Esperance.

Fitzgerald River National Park is over 330,000 hectares of unspoiled wilderness and is a renowned Biosphere Reserve, containing as one of the most rich and diverse botanical regions in the world.

Fitzgerald National Park is made up of rugged coastal hills

known as the Barrens. These stretch across from east to west, and feature diverse landscapes, protected beaches, rugged sea cliffs, steep ranges and extensive plains

Another feature of the park are the Spongelite Cliffs that can be seen along the Fitzgerald and Hamersley Rivers. These cliffs are made of soft rock formed millions of years ago and featuring the fossils of sea sponges.

For more details, call Dale Wood on 0417 811 035

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