Celebrations for Tawonga Tourist Park reopening

Visitors and locals alike are invited to the Park from 1pm until 5pm, for the formal celebrations and ribbon cutting, followed by family friendly games and live music by local musicians, Lifedreamers. 

Food and drinks will be available to purchase from a variety of local food vendors. 

The reopening comes almost three years after the park was closed in May 2020 due to critical wastewater management issues. 

Having taken formal management of the site from Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA), Alpine Shire Council has now completed extensive infrastructure works to ensure the park meets requirements to operate. 

Alpine Shire Mayor Cr John Forsyth said works had included new sewer infrastructure, as well as electrical and fire services. 

“The Park is now connected to the North East Water sewerage network, and electrical services, including pole mounted transfers, switch boards and in-ground cabling, have all been upgraded,” he said. 

“We’ve also installed new fire protection infrastructure, such as fire hydrants, an in-ground water supply, fire water tank and hose reel.” 

Cr Forsyth said while most of the works had been completed underground, visitors to the Park will see revamped streetlighting, a refurbished camp kitchen and renovated amenity blocks. 

“They’ll also notice a new driveway, park entrance and carpark, and of course the brand new park administration building, which encompasses an office, and retail and cafe space,” he said. 

“We are very excited to see the park welcoming guests once again this week, and look forward to celebrating with locals and visitors alike at the official reopening on Friday, 14 April.” 

The $3.11m project has been made possible with $2.1M in funding from the Victorian Government, and the Australian Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) Program committing $664,000 to the upgrade, and the support of DEECA.

New park operator BelgraviaPRO is also busy upgrading the existing cabins, and will invest over $2 million into park infrastructure over the term of the lease, including new cabins, a playground, bike storage, glamping and other capital works. 

Holiday Park Manager Mark Giles said BelgraviaPRO is proud to be the new operator of Tawonga Tourist Park. 

“We are pleased with the work that has been done so far and are excited to continue enhancing the park's facilities and amenities,” he said. 

“We are committed to ensuring that guests have a memorable and enjoyable stay at Tawonga Tourist Park, and we look forward to being a part of the community for years to come."