If you have guests arriving for Christmas and over the summer break, Maldon Caravan Park is once again an option for accommodation. After more than six months of closure, Gay and Des Stormon were brought in to have the Park ready for the recent Maldon Folk Festival. “We had to get it ready for the folk festival. We weren’t totally happy with what we got done in the month, but we did the best we could with the time and resources we had. We’re continuing to clean up the Park… after six months of being closed, it was a bit of a mess,” said Gay.
The couple retired five years ago, but admit to getting a bit bored. “I think we retired too young,” said Gay. “We started travelling in a motor home and did that for a couple of years. We then decided we might go and actually do some things.”
What followed was looking after a cattle property, then a sheep property. Gay and Des admitted to always liking to getting in and cleaning things up because “we hate sitting around doing nothing.”
Their first caravan park was in northern Western Australia.
“We had 600 people in the park every night. 90 vans in and out would be a normal day. We’ve done a lot of things since then, but all different things. We work for Caretakers Australia now. Caretakers said, ‘Have a look at Maldon Caravan Park’. So, we came out, had a look and thought, oh yeah, lots of work, lots of cleaning up to do, only the two of us, no staff. Perfect!”
Their role was to get the Park open, up and running. The Park now has 11 cabins open, 24 powered sites, and 25 unpowered sites. “They’re all good. They’re all good to go,” said Des. “We’ve modified the grounds a wee bit, as we can fit the bigger vans now.”
For those with guests arriving over the summer, the website is not yet up to date. “We’re working on it,” said Des. “The information is incorrect. We need people to ring us (5475 2344) so we can discuss their situation.”
This article appeared in Tarrangower Times, 8 December 2023.
