Re: Dysart
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 7:57 am
"tanks" here---
I am informed that some years past the CP was a Council operation. However, as part of the land deal for the mine site camp (to accommodation several thousand workers) the CP was taken over, upgraded, and operated bu COSCO.
The overnight prices were elevated to discourage casual or overnight camping/caravans/motorhomes.
The workers who lived in their vans with their family were exempt from paying the rates/fees, after CFMEU Union "encouragement". It is thought that B.M.A. (B.H.P. Mitsubishi Alliance) paid the fees to Cosco to maintain "harmony" at the minesite ---read that to mean the workers would keep working ---the same terms as the construction of the Olympic Swimming Pool to keep the wife and kids happy and occupied while the workers were on their 12 hour shift. Plus a few extra sports grounds for any known sport and kids play grounds around town.
sevg
Moving on: several years later now, after the closure of several of the coal mines and very limited use of the Cosco camp the CP gets very little use. The CP has 30 sites and each site has twin water/tv/electric outlets for each caravan and a fire hose reel between each 2 sites. The grounds are well maintained by Cosco employed maintenance gardeners. There are several sites for extra long vans or coach type motorhomes as part of the complex, in addition to the 30 caravan sites.
There are washing machines, clothes driers, laundry, disabled facilities in the service unit. The s/steer gas bbq's , tables and chairs are all duplicated at each end of the service building. There is an absence of kids jumping castles so the "oldies" will have to find other methods to entertain them self.
In the event of a group of forum members were to visit this place, the Cosco manager may consider reducing or waving the fees----who knows---BMA may pick up the tab if approached, as a benefit to the town.
What is there to see and do here and the surrounds----refer to the Shire website of Google.
Keith.
I am informed that some years past the CP was a Council operation. However, as part of the land deal for the mine site camp (to accommodation several thousand workers) the CP was taken over, upgraded, and operated bu COSCO.
The overnight prices were elevated to discourage casual or overnight camping/caravans/motorhomes.
The workers who lived in their vans with their family were exempt from paying the rates/fees, after CFMEU Union "encouragement". It is thought that B.M.A. (B.H.P. Mitsubishi Alliance) paid the fees to Cosco to maintain "harmony" at the minesite ---read that to mean the workers would keep working ---the same terms as the construction of the Olympic Swimming Pool to keep the wife and kids happy and occupied while the workers were on their 12 hour shift. Plus a few extra sports grounds for any known sport and kids play grounds around town.
sevg
Moving on: several years later now, after the closure of several of the coal mines and very limited use of the Cosco camp the CP gets very little use. The CP has 30 sites and each site has twin water/tv/electric outlets for each caravan and a fire hose reel between each 2 sites. The grounds are well maintained by Cosco employed maintenance gardeners. There are several sites for extra long vans or coach type motorhomes as part of the complex, in addition to the 30 caravan sites.
There are washing machines, clothes driers, laundry, disabled facilities in the service unit. The s/steer gas bbq's , tables and chairs are all duplicated at each end of the service building. There is an absence of kids jumping castles so the "oldies" will have to find other methods to entertain them self.
In the event of a group of forum members were to visit this place, the Cosco manager may consider reducing or waving the fees----who knows---BMA may pick up the tab if approached, as a benefit to the town.
What is there to see and do here and the surrounds----refer to the Shire website of Google.
Keith.
