UPDATE 27th April 2023: Council advised on Monday 24/04/23, a day before the public holiday and three days before the council meeting that the sale of the Malanda Falls Caravan Park was being put on the agenda at late notice. If this community asset is sold it will likely be redeveloped down the track and an intrinsic part of Malanda will be lost forever. Council is voting today on this motion.

The Tablelands Regional Council (TRC) voted in 2020 to lease the Malanda Falls Caravan Park to a commercial operator. This decision was made as TRC claimed it has cost council $200,000 year to maintain the park. This is a step down a slippery slope where the park could be put up for sale in the future. What TRC clearly have not accounted for is the huge investment this park brings to the region. The caretakers Janine and Rob have, for years, passionately promoted the Tablelands, it's beauty and diversity, and have advocated for and supported local businesses. They are an invaluable asset to the region. This park offers something truly unique - a beautiful park with stunning wildlife and scenery, a park where kids are free to be kids, where people can set up camp where they choose and truly unwind for a few days or longer. A commercial operator will make changes that will destroy the appeal of the park.  Installing numbered, designated camp sites, and putting profit before community will forever change Malanda and is something we as residents and tourist alike must stand up for. Tablelands Regional Council are elected to represent and act in the best interests of the community. This decision is a monumental failure of that duty and must be reversed.

The Malanda Falls Caravan Park must remain a community asset, operated by council with a management / caretaker arrangement maintained. The park must not be sold.

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