Bunbury’s new splash park is now anticipated to open in March 2022, following a number of COVID-related delays.

Discovery Parks Chief Operations Officer, Matt Lang, said that factors beyond the company’s control mean that the splash park would not be opening prior to Christmas as hoped.

“We know the local community and tourists have really been looking forward to the splash park opening,” said Matt.

“Unfortunately, we have encountered layers of delays over the past few months which have hampered construction. From freight issues with components, to difficulty securing tradespeople, we are not alone in experiencing construction delays due to COVID.”

“In early Spring works were also paused due to birds nesting in the area.”

“While the postponed opening is disappointing, we’re really looking forward to welcoming the community to the splash park from March,” said Matt.

The splash park is a partnership with the City of Bunbury and will be free for the local community to use.

Along with the splash park, Discovery Parks is also upgrading tourist accommodation with 26 new family tourist cabins, more than 70 new holiday sites at Lot 1881 Koombana Drive.

The $8.5 million development will further complement the vibrant Koombana precinct.

Media enquiries: Brittany Harmer, Corporate Communications Manager | 0415 655 191, brittany.harmer@discoveryparks.com.au.

About G’day Group

Founded in 2004 with three caravan parks in WA, G’day Group is now Australia’s leader in regional accommodation experiences with more than 340 properties across the country.

G’day Group operates more than 90 holiday parks and resorts under the Discovery Parks and Resorts brand, with properties in iconic regional destinations, including Kings Canyon, Rottnest Island and the world famous El Questro. The Group is also home to G’day Parks, a network of 240+ independently owned, licensed parks and the G’day Rewards loyalty program, which has 260,000 paid members.

Beyond holiday parks and resorts, the Group owns Wikicamps, Australia’s largest regional travel community and the #1 paid app in the App Store with more than 300k monthly active users, as well as Bookeasy, a specialist provider of booking management systems and technology solutions to leading destination management authorities in Australia and New Zealand (operating as BookIt).

G’day Group has property assets valued at $2 billion and is on track to become a $2.5 billion business by 2026. The company is majority owned by Australian Retirement Trust and founder and CEO Grant Wilckens is a Board Director of the South Australian Tourism Commission and former Chair of the Caravan Industry Association of Australia.