Your Future Holiday Parks

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Consultation has concluded.

Please visit Kempsey Shire Council website for more information.

The Macleay Valley Coast Holiday Parks (MVCHP) are an important social and economic feature of our coastal villages. They are a business where the footprint merges with community space and they have potential to raise revenue that can be reinvested into those community spaces and the surrounding Council managed crown lands of our coastal foreshores.


This community and commercial relationship means it’s important that Council seek to find a balance between decision making that is business orientated and that which has a community impact.

Council has appointed specialist company Locale’ consulting to prepare the economic and social impact assessments required for the review of annual licences within the Holiday Parks at Grassy Head, Stuarts Point, Hat Head and Crescent Head.

Speaking to license holders, businesses, visitors and the broader community will be an important part of this work.

  • Businesses will be sent an economic survey and offered meeting times
  • Annual license holders will be contacted directly for their feedback on that part of the work
  • Holiday Park Managers will send a survey link to recent visitors to ask for their thoughts

During September and October 2020 Locale’ will also work with our community to understand your expectations for future development of our Holiday Parks.

You can read about and have your say on the individual projects or book at time to meet with the consultants at each Holiday Park by going to the destination pages:

Surveys closed on 18 October 2020

At the March 2021 ordinary meeting, Kempsey Shire Council determined that will consider the proposed concept development plans for the Macleay Valley Coast Holiday Parks at the April ordinary meeting of Council.

The Macleay Valley Coast Holiday Parks (MVCHP) are an important social and economic feature of our coastal villages. They are a business where the footprint merges with community space and they have potential to raise revenue that can be reinvested into those community spaces and the surrounding Council managed crown lands of our coastal foreshores.


This community and commercial relationship means it’s important that Council seek to find a balance between decision making that is business orientated and that which has a community impact.

Council has appointed specialist company Locale’ consulting to prepare the economic and social impact assessments required for the review of annual licences within the Holiday Parks at Grassy Head, Stuarts Point, Hat Head and Crescent Head.

Speaking to license holders, businesses, visitors and the broader community will be an important part of this work.

  • Businesses will be sent an economic survey and offered meeting times
  • Annual license holders will be contacted directly for their feedback on that part of the work
  • Holiday Park Managers will send a survey link to recent visitors to ask for their thoughts

During September and October 2020 Locale’ will also work with our community to understand your expectations for future development of our Holiday Parks.

You can read about and have your say on the individual projects or book at time to meet with the consultants at each Holiday Park by going to the destination pages:

Surveys closed on 18 October 2020

At the March 2021 ordinary meeting, Kempsey Shire Council determined that will consider the proposed concept development plans for the Macleay Valley Coast Holiday Parks at the April ordinary meeting of Council.

Consultation has concluded.

Please visit Kempsey Shire Council website for more information.

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    CLOSED: This discussion has concluded.

    Follow the links below to your favourite Holiday Park and complete the survey about how you use the Park and what you imagine for the future.

    To make sure the face to face engagement is Covid safe the consultants will be hosting individual drop-in sessions in each village. Go to the page for individual Holiday Parks and book in to have a chat.

    You can read about and have your say on the individual projects or book at time to meet with the consultants at each Holiday Park by going to the destination pages:

    Follow the links below to your favourite Holiday Park and complete the survey about how you use the Park and what you imagine for the future.

    To make sure the face to face engagement is Covid safe the consultants will be hosting individual drop-in sessions in each village. Go to the page for individual Holiday Parks and book in to have a chat.

    You can read about and have your say on the individual projects or book at time to meet with the consultants at each Holiday Park by going to the destination pages:

    Consultation has concluded.

    Please visit Kempsey Shire Council website for more information.

  • 14 May 2020 - Request for quotation (social and economic impact assessment required to the review of annual licences within the Holiday Parks)

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    14 May 2020

    Council has released a request for quotation seeking to appoint a consultant to conduct the social and economic impact assessment required to the review of annual licences within the Holiday Parks at grassy Head, Stuarts Point, Hat Head and Crescent Head


    The work will involve research, data and trend analysis as well as engaging with the community to compile a report. The report will consider how these licences and their sites impact the performance of the Holiday Parks and more broadly how they impact the communities and related businesses within the adjacent town villages. For more information you can view the Information Sheet and the RFQ Overview

    The work is expected to be carried out between July and September. To receive updates on the community engagement part of the annual license review please REGISTER your details

    14 May 2020

    Council has released a request for quotation seeking to appoint a consultant to conduct the social and economic impact assessment required to the review of annual licences within the Holiday Parks at grassy Head, Stuarts Point, Hat Head and Crescent Head


    The work will involve research, data and trend analysis as well as engaging with the community to compile a report. The report will consider how these licences and their sites impact the performance of the Holiday Parks and more broadly how they impact the communities and related businesses within the adjacent town villages. For more information you can view the Information Sheet and the RFQ Overview

    The work is expected to be carried out between July and September. To receive updates on the community engagement part of the annual license review please REGISTER your details

    Consultation has concluded.

    Please visit Kempsey Shire Council website for more information.

  • 9 April 2020 - Tender for replacement cabins at Crescent Head

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    The unexpected closure of Crescent Head Holiday Park due to Coronavirus restrictions will deliver a bonus for the community as Council move forward with plans to give existing cabins a much-needed upgrade. Council has advertised the tender for the construction and installation of 12 cabins at Crescent Head Holiday Park that will replace the existing cabins closest to the Reception building in the Oceanside precinct. These cabins are at their end of useful life and no longer meet industry standards or customer expectations. Read more about the replacement timeline HERE

    The unexpected closure of Crescent Head Holiday Park due to Coronavirus restrictions will deliver a bonus for the community as Council move forward with plans to give existing cabins a much-needed upgrade. Council has advertised the tender for the construction and installation of 12 cabins at Crescent Head Holiday Park that will replace the existing cabins closest to the Reception building in the Oceanside precinct. These cabins are at their end of useful life and no longer meet industry standards or customer expectations. Read more about the replacement timeline HERE

    Consultation has concluded.

    Please visit Kempsey Shire Council website for more information.