Reflections Hawks Nest caravan park receives modern upgrades Myall Coast Myall Coast - popup ad Myall Coast News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - December 29, 2023 Old caravans and cabins have been hauled out of Reflections Hawks Nest since winter. REFLECTIONS Holiday Park at Hawks Nest has undergone the first in a multi-stage upgrade to bring the park into the 21st century. The Booner Street site has received fourteen new ‘ModnPod’ contemporary cabins, each complete with bedding, bathroom, kitchen and BBQ verandah. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au Six are ‘dog-friendly’ and two are ‘accessible’, with modified facilities and ramps. Reflections CEO Nick Baker said the $5.075 million cabin precinct was part of a multi-stage investment in the park to provide more diverse accommodation, and attract more visitors to support local small businesses. “In the New Year, we will add a heated outdoor pool and pool area, a new camp kitchen, guest lounge, and native plant garden, and we’ll upgrade both the BBQ area and amenities block, improving the holiday experience for our guests,” Mr Baker said. Reflections claims that their Hawks Nest sites attract 58,535 visitors per annum, contributing more than $3 million to the local economy each year, and that this upgrade will benefit local small businesses, bringing 10,000 more visitors to the region, and delivering more than $1.2 million in economic benefit to the local community annually. Several old caravans and cabins, many of which were used by ‘Long Term Casual’ tenants, had to be removed. “There are no ‘permanent’ residents at Reflections Hawks Nest – it is only tourist accommodation, and the holiday vans that vacated the park could only be used for holiday accommodation for up to 180 days per year, as defined by the Holiday Parks (Long-term Casual Occupation) Act 2002,” Reflections explained. “While holiday van owners were unable to visit the park during health orders and travel restrictions, they were still able to utilise the park for up to 180 days in each twelve-month period, and we appreciated that some people experienced financial hardship during the pandemic, so we invited holiday van owners to apply for special consideration at the time. “This information was attached to site holders’ monthly statements; in many cases a discount was provided, and more recently, we offered holiday van owners who departed the Hawks Nest park in the lead-up to August 2023 a 30 percent discount on accommodation at Reflections Hawks Nest (valid for twelve months to 30 May 2024), appreciating that they have been long term visitors to the park and may like to continue to visit as a tourist guest.” By Thomas O’KEEFE Modern domestic holidaying looks like this now. Each cabin has its own water tank, heater and aircon systems. Fresh new grass has been laid alongside the new cabins for visitors’ campers and caravans. The family room/kitchen inside one of the new ModnPod cabins. The pods’ bathrooms are nicer than some houses. Master bedrooms feature king-size beds and flatscreen wall TVs. The new row of ModnPod cabins at Reflections Hawks Nest, first stage of a multi-stage upgrade to the site that brings thousands of tourists to town each year.
