Crescent Head Holiday Park safari tents

• Contractor nameGlamxperiance
• Completion Date16 July 2024

Summary

Kempsey Shire Council installed five safari tents facing the creek at Crescent Head Holiday Park. 

Timeframe

Construction began in March 2024 and finished in July 2024.

Funding

Funding for this project is through Macleay Valley Coast Holiday Parks.

Progress to date

October 2023: Supply of Safari Tents contract has been awarded to Glamxperiance. 

November 2023: Tender for the site works component has been released and was closed on 28 November 2023.  

January 2024: Econ Build Pty. Ltd awarded contract for site works.

March 2024: 

- Site meeting with the Site Works Contractor and the Safari Tent manufacturer to discuss the site, set out, constraints, order of works, expectations.

- 1^st container of Safari Tent components arrives to site. To be stored on Site 80 until Installation works commence.

May 2024:

– 2^nd container of Safari Tent components arrives on site.

– Safari tent installation begins. 

- Site fencing and banner mesh put up.

June: 

The Safari Tents are progressing well and are now technically at Lock-up stage.

The bathrooms and kitchens have been installed and the loose furniture is mostly in place. The Electrical and Plumbing install is nearly complete.

Upcoming works will be the screens and BBQ benches on the verandas, then stairs and path works to the outside.

Finally there will be landscaping and providing the tents with their linen, crockery and cutlery etc.

July 2024: 

Safari tent project completed, including landscaping and a handover with the Park Managers, APTM. 

The tents will be available to book from August 2024.

Background

In April 2021, Kempsey Shire Council (Council) adopted 10-year Master Plans for each of its Macleay Valley Coast Holiday Parks (Holiday Parks) to provide strategic direction for the Capital Works program to upgrade, replace and refurbish built assets within the Holiday Parks.

Many of the existing built assets at Council’s five Holiday Parks are showing the impact of the extreme coastal environmental conditions on materials that were not suitable for the harsh environment in which they were installed.

The Safari Tents will allow visitors to stay in a comfortable, welcoming, and modernised take on camping or “glamping” compared to staying in a cabin.

Safari tents propose a unique way to camp by relaxing in luxury accommodation while still being able to experience the natural environment of Cresent Head, as well as increasing revenue for the park, which is an important income source for Council.

See below image for an indication of what the safari tents will look like inside.

See below image for Safari Tent locations:

Location

Pacific Street, Crescent Head 2440  View Map