Townsville City Council | RV Strategy
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1.1 Background Purpose
Scope
This strategy has been prepared to establish a future direction for the provision of RV and camping options in Townsville, to enhance the experience of tourists and support the growth of local businesses.
This document relates to RV and camping tourism in the Townsville Local Government Area. As further clarified in Section 2, this includes a range of self-contained and nonself-contained vehicles, such as caravans, motorhomes, campervans, camper trailers, tents and swags. This report does not relate to other types of tourist accommodation, including, for example: • Hotels, motels, resorts • Cabins or permanent housing within caravan parks • Roadside rest areas within road reserves (see note in Section 3).
Objectives The following principles outlined within this document support the growth of the Townsville RV and camping market: • Provide a range of equitable camping options to appeal to many types of tourists with different budgets • Support local businesses in tourism and associated industries to grow economic benefits for the region • Connect tourists staying in Council-managed campgrounds with Townsville’s range of affordable and interesting tourist experiences to make Townsville the highlight of their trip • Promote environmental sustainability in new tourism opportunities so residents and visitors can enjoy and positively contribute to our scenic, diverse and natural environment.
4 This document replaced the Townsville North Queensland Destination Tourism Plan 2013 – 2020.
