Community
7 March, 2025
Big summer at Moyne parks
WARM weather and popular tourist attractions has amounted to a huge summer across Moyne.
Accommodation providers and the shire’s caravan parks were heavily booked throughout the peak tourism period.
From Boxing Day 2024 to the end of January 2025, 13,939 guests stayed across the shire’s six caravan parks.
This was an increase of over 500 guests compared to the previous summer.
Moyne Shire mayor Cr Karen Foster said this was an outstanding result given current cost-of-living pressures on families, showing the great value and experience for holidaymakers at Moyne caravan parks.
“We measured guest satisfaction and received feedback from nearly 250 guests, with a 96 per cent satisfaction score,” Cr Foster said.
“This highlights a successful season and reinforces the dedication and hard work of our caravan parks team.
“Particularly pleasing were many individual comments around the cleanliness of facilities and our friendly and helpful staff.”
Cr Foster believes the sunny weather this summer had undoubtedly contributed to the bumper crowds, along with the range of events on offer.
“The events held across the shire over the summer months have proved to be extremely popular, drawing visitors from across the state and beyond,” she said.
That included the Moyneyana Festival, Koroit Truck Show, Port Fairy Jazz Festival, Port Fairy Marathon and Community Running Festival, and the Koroit Show and Field Day.
“These are just some of the drawcards that cement Moyne’s position as the summer playground,” Cr Foster said.
“The strong result from our caravan parks has a direct benefit for all Moyne residents, with the booking fees providing a revenue stream that supports all of council’s services.
“Strong tourism numbers are vital for so many of Moyne’s businesses. Our innovative Work and Play worker accommodation program was well-subscribed, providing affordable accommodation options for seasonal staff for local hospitality businesses.”
