BUNBURY, WA: A shipwreck-themed splash park will open at Bunbury Skyes Foreshore in late 2019 as part of a partnership between Discovery Holiday Parks and the City of Bunbury.

Adjacent to Discovery Parks – Bunbury Foreshore, the 750sqm splash park will be free for both park guests and the local community and will include over 40 water features including a giant tipping bucket and water sprays.

The new splash park will be on the west side of the Koombana Drive holiday park, with the expansion to also include over 30 new cabins and 30 new powered sites along with other park facilities.

Discovery Holiday Parks is investing over $1 million in the new park, with the City of Bunbury investing $700,000.

The City of Bunbury will also undertake works to improve traffic management, build new ablutions and change facilities and upgrade the existing playground to create a safe and vibrant precinct.

Discovery Holiday Parks will be submitting a formal development application to the City of Bunbury over the Christmas period, with the intention of commencing the development in mid-2019.

Discovery Holiday Parks Chief Operating Officer, Michaela Webster, said that the Bunbury Foreshore park is set to become a tourist hot spot in the city.

“We know that the Bunbury community has been asking for a water facility for some time, and the new park will both attract tourists and benefit people that live in the local community.”

“We are pleased to be signing a new 50-year lease with Council, which will enable us to create this exciting new splash park and expand our accommodation offering.”

Bunbury Mayor Gary Brennan said the partnership was the result of effective collaboration between the City and Discovery Holiday Parks.

“We are ecstatic to have reached an agreement that will benefit the Bunbury community as well as visitors to the Bunbury Geographe region,” Mayor Brennan said.

“The water splash park is another exciting element which adds immense value to the flourishing Koombana precinct and I look forward to next summer when local and visiting families can enjoy this latest attraction.”

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.