Shire of Quairading

avanning clubs particular have been paying a marked interesting in spend- ing time here. “We’ve actually been targeting car- avan clubs through caravanning as- sociations. We’ve even been to cara- van and camping trade shows in Perth where we advertise the park, as well as being promoted by the Caravanning Industry Association of WA in the East- ern States. We’re on a recognised tour- ist route “Wave Rock Pathway” which also helps a lot,” he adds. This has been Quairading’s tourism strategic communications plan thus far, with increased events in the pipe- line to further attract visitors. Positively, the chamber of commerce and traders have reported on more and more visitors to their business- es, while tenancy and occupancy rates have increased as a direct spin-off. Swimming Pool The swimming pool was a whopping $3 million project which was complet- ed late last year. The council met the six-month, off-season construction timeframe which followed 10 years of saving, five to seven years of planning, and a four year design phase. The council was not messing around with this. “We dove into the full public con-