I agree in that it is the best c/ van park ...Used to work up in Broken Hill for awhile and I think from memory it was the only one that never used to make front page head lines in the local paper regarding..theft/ fights/ noise and a number of other incidents.
-- Edited by herbie on Monday 30th of September 2013 11:08:38 PM
herbie said
03:50 AM Oct 1, 2013
Council has decided to sell the council owned caravan park.
neilnruth said
04:51 AM Oct 1, 2013
I don't think it will be missed.
tiger5 said
05:42 AM Oct 1, 2013
It will be a loss as it the best one in Broken Hill.
Jedo_03 said
06:50 AM Oct 1, 2013
But...
The man most likely to buy it is the current Lessee of said CP...
Who also owns the Motel opposite the CP... AND has purchased land adjacent to the CP, which he intends to "develop" into a Cabin and Motor-Home Park...
This past year or so has seen the addition of splendiferous Cabins on the frontage... Plus a major upgrade in " Children's Play Equipment"...
Truth seems to be that Broken Hill City Council is curently Ca$h $trapped because of some 'coque-up' involving the rateable value of Mine Leases here - and the Duty-Mayor is supporting a Fire-Sale of the City's Assets to prop-up the budget-deficit...
The CP will continue to thrive and make a handsome profit, and expand, under private ownership...
Long Live the CP... God Save the Rate-Payers of Broken Hill...
neilnruth said
12:49 AM Oct 2, 2013
So have I got the wrong CP? There's the one near the lake and the one on the highway. I thought you were talking about the third one.
Jedo_03 said
05:41 AM Oct 2, 2013
There's only the two...
One near the Lake - LakeView CP, and the one on the Adelaide Rd, next to the GraveYard,,
The latter is the one owned by the Council...
By all accounts: the Council are saying that the CP is a "liability" - is "unprofitable"...
If that were the case, then why would the current Lessee be interested in Buying it...??
We pass this CP almost daily - and note that there are usually plenty of caravans occupying sites...
No doubt others who have visited this park can comment here re Occupancy...
herbie said
07:08 PM Oct 2, 2013
Hallmark1 wrote:
Yes N&R there was the Silverland C/P that closed recently (March I think)after the owner passed away.There was nothing wrong with this park and much cheaper than the others in town,a real shame.
Cheers Baz
Do you know if the caravan park out in Silverton will re open ? As it was gazetted back in 1937 as a park for miners and their families to enjoy they even used to travel out to there by train from Broken Hill,It was named after John Penrose who was the Mayor for a time out there as well as the publicion and effectively a million air.
The Penrose trust manages this facility drawing funding from the NSW Government.
-- Edited by herbie on Wednesday 2nd of October 2013 07:33:28 PM
neilnruth said
12:40 AM Oct 3, 2013
Oh, that CP is OK - except it charges too much and packs the caravans in during the prime time. Maybe it's the off season that makes it unprofitable. I thought there was also another park in town. Of course, there's also the racecourse you can use or out at Silverton.
Hallmark1 said
02:02 AM Oct 3, 2013
Yes N&R there was the Silverland C/P that closed recently (March I think)after the owner passed away.There was nothing wrong with this park
and much cheaper than the others in town,a real shame.
Cheers Baz
herbie said
05:06 PM Oct 3, 2013
Hi Boroma 577 it was not me that posted Silverton had closed, I was asking that if it had closed was it going to re open re Hallmark1 post.
-- Edited by herbie on Thursday 3rd of October 2013 05:07:02 PM
Boroma577 said
10:49 PM Oct 3, 2013
It is my understanding that Penrose Park at Silverton is still open. I have friends who were there recently.
I agree in that it is the best c/ van park ...Used to work up in Broken Hill for awhile and I think from memory it was the only one that never used to make front page head lines in the local paper regarding..theft/ fights/ noise and a number of other incidents.
-- Edited by herbie on Monday 30th of September 2013 11:08:38 PM
Council has decided to sell the council owned caravan park.
It will be a loss as it the best one in Broken Hill.
But...
The man most likely to buy it is the current Lessee of said CP...
Who also owns the Motel opposite the CP... AND has purchased land adjacent to the CP, which he intends to "develop" into a Cabin and Motor-Home Park...
This past year or so has seen the addition of splendiferous Cabins on the frontage... Plus a major upgrade in " Children's Play Equipment"...
Truth seems to be that Broken Hill City Council is curently Ca$h $trapped because of some 'coque-up' involving the rateable value of Mine Leases here - and the Duty-Mayor is supporting a Fire-Sale of the City's Assets to prop-up the budget-deficit...
The CP will continue to thrive and make a handsome profit, and expand, under private ownership...
Long Live the CP... God Save the Rate-Payers of Broken Hill...
There's only the two...
One near the Lake - LakeView CP, and the one on the Adelaide Rd, next to the GraveYard,,
The latter is the one owned by the Council...
By all accounts: the Council are saying that the CP is a "liability" - is "unprofitable"...
If that were the case, then why would the current Lessee be interested in Buying it...??
We pass this CP almost daily - and note that there are usually plenty of caravans occupying sites...
No doubt others who have visited this park can comment here re Occupancy...
Do you know if the caravan park out in Silverton will re open ? As it was gazetted back in 1937 as a park for miners and their families to enjoy they even used to travel out to there by train from Broken Hill,It was named after John Penrose who was the Mayor for a time out there as well as the publicion and effectively a million air.
The Penrose trust manages this facility drawing funding from the NSW Government.
-- Edited by herbie on Wednesday 2nd of October 2013 07:33:28 PM
and much cheaper than the others in town,a real shame.
Cheers Baz
Hi Boroma 577 it was not me that posted Silverton had closed, I was asking that if it had closed was it going to re open re Hallmark1 post.
-- Edited by herbie on Thursday 3rd of October 2013 05:07:02 PM
It is my understanding that Penrose Park at Silverton is still open. I have friends who were there recently.
When do you think it closed Herbie??