Reflections is investing $1.354 million in country park road upgrades over the next 12 months to help attract more visitors to country New South Wales communities
The road upgrades are at Reflections Holiday Parks at Wyangala Waters, Grabine Lakeside, Lake Burrendong, Lake Glenbawn, Copeton Waters, Mookerawa and Lake Keepit, providing resealing and road rehabilitation to a substantial portion of the road networks.
"Reflections Holiday Parks are a key driver of regional tourism in country New South Wales, which benefits small businesses and local jobs, from the local café, to shop owners, to tourism operators," said Minister for Lands and Water, Kevin Anderson.
"Reflections' 9 country parks attract around 178,970 visitors and $6.7 million in economic value each year, which is a great example of how Crown Land is utilised to support tourism and economic growth throughout regional New South Wales."
Country parks are incredibly important to local communities as much-loved playgrounds and meeting places, and in helping to grow regional tourism, says Reflections Holiday Parks' CEO, Nick Baker.
"Nine of our 36 holidays parks are located in stunning country areas, attracting visitors to local communities and supporting local businesses and jobs," Mr Baker said.
"We're different to other holiday parks because we reinvest all profit back into Crown Land parks and reserves, including sustaining country parks that may not be profitable in their own right, but which are incredibly important to local communities."
Road upgrades will improve the visitor experience, especially for the increasing number of guests who are investing in larger, heavier caravans, according to Reflections' Regional Manager of Inland Parks, Leith Smith.
"Caravans have changed a lot since our country parks were built several decades ago, and are now longer and heavier with more features, and are also trickier to tow," said Mr Smith.
"Improving park roads will make a big difference to our guests' experience, and will take the stress out of reversing caravans into sites or navigating windy roads and rugged terrain."
Reflections is Australia's only social enterprise holiday park group, reinvesting profits into Crown Land sites throughout NSW for social and environmental good.
To book a Reflections holiday visit www.reflectionsholidayparks.com.au.
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Reflections Holiday Parks invests $1.354m in country park road upgrades to attract more visitors to rural NSW communities
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About Reflections Holiday Parks
Reflections, nature's holiday park group, welcomes two-million-day visitors and overnight guests to its New South Wales holiday parks each year. Operating as a profit for purpose business, Reflections cares for 36 holiday parks and 43 community nature reserves on NSW Crown land. Any surplus from its operations is reinvested in the 22,954 acres of land that it manages on behalf of the people of New South Wales. In 2022, Reflections generated $83.2 million in economic value for regional NSW, with a clear goal to deliver $1.3 billion in cumulative economic value to regional NSW communities by the end of 2030.
In an Australian first for sustainable travel, Reflections Holiday Parks has become the first holiday park group in the country to be certified as a social enterprise. Our focus is on providing exceptional experiences. Surpluses generated by Reflections Holiday Parks are used to directly support and revitalise the group's holiday parks and surrounding Crown land reserves to ensure that visitors and local communities can enjoy these precious community assets for generations to come. Our success is measured by our quadruple bottom line performance, including social, cultural, environmental, and economic outcomes. We grow when our people, our places and communities are at their best.
