What do you think?

The campground sites in Pigeon Bay and Duvauchelle have been used by long term site holders for many years.

Duvauchelle Holiday Park and Pigeon Bay Campground both have a significant number of annual sites. The site holders pay an annual site fee to keep their building, caravan or vehicle there year-long.

This way of operating doesn't comply with the Reserves Act, which outlines campers cannot occupy a site for more than four weeks over the summer period (Section 44(1)).

Section 44(2) of the Act has the option for long-stay campers to occupy a site for longer than four weeks over summer with consent from the Minister.

We want to hear your thoughts about how they should operate in the future to determine how we proceed to achieve compliance with the Reserves Act. There are three options:

  • Option one

    Full compliance with Reserves Act, which includes removing long-time sites over summer

    • Enforce a policy where no vehicle, caravan, tent, or removable structure remains on the reserve for more than four weeks during the peak summer season (1 November – 31 March).
    • This could mean the long-term sites are balloted over winter, or not having long-term sites at all.

  • Option two

    Allow annual sites as is, and seek consent from the Minister

    • Seek consent for structures to remain on the reserves for more than four weeks during the peak summer season (1 November – 31 March) (No operational changes).

  • Option three

    Allow annual sites to remain but with operational changes, and seek consent from minister. Changes may include:

    • Implementing changes to reduce the number of annual camping sites.
    • Adjust operating procedures to increase equitable access to camping sites.