Anchorage Newsletter

July

 

Park Cabins

Over the years, on site accommodation has changed dramatically within the caravan industry. Remember the little Jayco cabins we used to have on the row opposite the amenities? No shower or toilet, just one open plan room with mum, dad and the kids all in together with only a curtain between them for privacy. Well, nowadays park cabins are so luxurious they feature flat screen TVs, stainless steel kitchens and fixtures to   rival the most modern of houses. Two bedroom cabins have become the norm and there are now even two-storey park cabins! Two parks within the Top Tourist chain that have innovative cabins are Brisbane Holiday Village with their Vogue Cabins, and Ballina Lakeside Holiday Park with The Hub - cabins designed especially for family groups and business conventions. Check out their websites to see the different styles. Don't forget, if any of you would like to look through any of our cabins, don't hesitate to ask: we're proud of them, and would love to show them to you.

 

Brisbane Caravan and Camping Show

Queensland's 42nd show saw some 300+ stands and attendance records show a slight increase on last year's visitors. Graeme and Anne were on the Top Tourist stand as usual, but this year they also spent some time helping out the Clarence Valley operators. This was the second year that the Clarence Valley Tourism has shared a stand with the Council and representatives from six parks in our region gave Faye a hand. Graeme and Anne noticed that around 25% of the people they spoke to, had no idea where the Clarence Valley was. They had heard of Yamba, but did not know it was on the Clarence River. CV Tourism was a little surprised at this, considering the advertising they have been doing. Consensus was that if Yamba is the more well known, then we should perhaps capitalise on that, and that will slowly educate people about the         Clarence Valley. We have been doing this ourselves for some time.  Quite often the website developers do not give an option other than Yamba or Byron Bay...naturally we choose Yamba and then quite clearly state that we are in Iluka, which is on the Clarence River. So it seems Clarence Valley Tourism and Council, may have to adopt the same strategy in order to get our beautiful area more well-known. Mind you, we quite like it  being a well-kept secret!

 

Anchorage Cup - 23rd July

Tickets for our annual event are now available for purchase at Reception. Tickets are $10 per person and there will be a lucky door prize, so make sure you keep them in a safe place. Kick off will be 11am, with lunch around 12.30. We will have a couple of fun things organised, including a Fashions On The Field competition, so make sure you dress up! We know you love to! If any of you have special dietary   requirements, please let us know asap, so we can in turn, notify our caterer. Willy will be playing again - and we hope the weather is fine and warm. Looking forward to the day, posters around the park will remind you when/where etc.

 

Pool Covers

If you are in the park, you will have noticed the boys installing the new pool covers recently. The pumps were working too hard trying to keep the pool temp warm on winter nights, so the covers will hopefully keep the chill out overnight and the pool will remain yummy and warm. It's working so far, for example: the spa temperature was generally dropping 9 degrees overnight but with the cover on, the first night it only dropped 2 degrees! We thank the boys for their willingness to put in the extra effort required to put on and take off these covers. We're sure the extra warmth is appreciated on these chilly winter days!

 

Ducks

Are back, more's the pity. Please feel free to shoo them away if you see them. They think the heated pool is great too, but cute as they are...we don't want them!

 

Electricity

We remind everyone to please be mindful of how many appliances they turn on at once...unlike your house, your caravan and cabin do not offer unlimited power and you may overload your site's circuit. Worst case scenario, if everyone draws too much at one time, like we had one year - it may overload and pop the big one at the front of the park, which will be a major inconvenience to all.