The Celebrated Community Of The Molongle Beach Caravan Park 

The Molongle Beach Caravan Park has undergone major improvements to modernise the space under the care of Amanda Wood, and Drew Blakeman, and provides a haven for locals and caravaners to enjoy.

The location, although not centralised to the Burdekin, attracts many locals on a Sunday from 10am to 8pm for their spectacular Sunday Funday events with a selection of lucky attendees walking away with a D n S Quality Meats meat tray.

The Sandbar Café was constructed from a Government Grant given to the Molongle Creek Boat Club, and officially opened Easter of 2023. The establishment has since provided locals, visitors and travellers with delicious meals, and a warm, friendly dining atmosphere from Thursday to Sunday. Serving woodfire pizzas as part of an overflowing menu, The Sandbar Café has received extremely positive feedback from the community since its official opening, however over the past couple of years, Amanda and Drew have received calls from the locals to build a community pool.

“The swimming pool itself was something that Drew and I had been constantly asked about since we started managing the park, because you can’t swim out here, so we started fundraising almost two years ago,” explained Amanda.

Plans are underway for the construction of a concrete community pool which will be built at the front of the café area, and the couple have been busily fundraising over the past 24 months.

“We held a boat raffle last year which raised just over $15,000 and we’ve had a few major donations from local businesses, and we also run meat tray raffles here every week with all the profits going directly towards our swimming pool fundraiser,” said Amanda.

Amongst the couple’s numerous fundraising events, Amanda recalls various occasions where businesses, and locals have shown their generosity sporadically, expressing their gratitude and support to the efforts of the pair.

“We had a local family donate $5,000, have received a Sporting and Recreation Grant, and to date from our recycling bins, we have raised over $12,500 from those bottles and cans,” explained Amanda.

The dedication of the Molongle Beach Caravan Park’s managers, Amanda and Drew, in providing a space for their community to enjoy is inspiring and commendable and extends far beyond the park in front of them.

“Once we construct the community pool, we want to start a community fund where any fundraising efforts go towards a family in need and we have already held a fundraising raffle here for a family who lost their home to a house fire which raised over $1,400,” expressed Amanda.

Together with the generosity of the local community, the pair have raised over $80,000 and are in the next stages of organising works to begin on constructing the community pool. Amanda and Drew invite the community to pop down to The Sandbar Café this Sunday for their funday festivities and a bite for tea, and additional information can be found on the Molongle Beach Caravan Park’s Facebook page.

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