GLOUCESTER Business Chamber has written to several NSW Government ministers and MidCoast Council Mayor Claire Pontin, seeking urgent action in relation to the Gloucester Machinery site in Denison Street and the Gloucester Holiday Park.
The letter notes that the Holiday Park is “in a derelict state, with vital repairs and upgrading long overdue”.
NOTA has previously reported about the contamination of the Gloucester Machinery site (20 November and 11 June).
The site, which is now Crown land, was once a service station, which is apparently the source of the contamination.
“Both the Old Gloucester Machinery site and Holiday Park present unique community-endorsed opportunities to stimulate regional economic recovery, enhance tourism offerings, restore the region’s vitality and position Gloucester as a leading destination in New South Wales, particularly in the wake of recent natural disasters and economic shifts,” the letter explains.
The letter suggests that the Old Machinery site should be transformed into a Visitor Destination Centre to serve as a hub to showcase the area’s national parks, MidCoast Council and NSW Government services, and the Worimi First Peoples Corporation.
“The combined development of these sites would serve as a catalyst for regional economic recovery…,” the letter adds.
By John WATTS
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Yes I live at Gloucester holiday park and it is in much need of repairs the raids the amenities the amount of people that caravan and camp there the park has so much potential if the council would put some money into it