Camping in school grounds???

hako · Guru

Camping in school grounds???

Aus-Kiwi · Guru

OK till some bogan makes a mess of things.. Places we stay at we make sure everything is clean and tidy..
YES gov property should be available to the public.. Just as national parks..

GarrynLyn · Senior Member

If proper controls and checks are in place, should help with controlling vandalism and arson in schools.

greyhoundtom · Senior Member

What a great idea.

This can only help in keeping down the cost of camping facilities and provides another option for travelers seeking overnight or short term stays that during peak times some van parks are not too keen to provide.

As far as regulating and maintaining this types of facility and ensuring that they are not abused by travelers, that's squarely in the corner of those providing them for monetary reward.

rockylizard · Guru

Gday...

That news article is almost two years old. cry

Unfortunately, my memory is not what is used to be (or should be hmm ) but I recall that the various Councils in SE-QLD decided to not allow the use of schoolgrounds as camping during school holidays.

I have spent a bit of time trying to find a link/advice to confirm that, but have not been able to. hmm

I believe it was the usual "reasons" - lack of insurance (property and indemnity), impact on other 'commercial' alternatives, etc etc.

Perhaps someone from the Sunshine/Gold Coast/SE-QLD will have a better memory - or be able to prove my recollection incorrect.

Cheers - John

brickies · Guru

Humpybong state school at Redcliffe north of Brisbane has been doing this for a long time don't know if it still happen , The school P&C used it has a fund raiser and they managed the camping . But in the few years high fences have been built around most schools to keep people out so don't know if it's still happens .

Spydermann · Senior Member

When I was a kid and we often did overnighters during schools hols in country school yards in the car (Vanguard that the bench seats folded down to a bed, then the XL Falcon wagon). They had water and a toilet as most country schools didn't lock their toilets.

Bugsy · Veteran Member

These schools on the Sunshine Coast only allow club events. The two schools I know of they are CMCA events for their members and not open to the general camping public. Caravanning Qld kicked up quite a stink about it a couple of years back, but it backfired on them with quite a bit of backlash on social media and the local radio and newspaper. There is quite a bit on it here www.freechoicecamps.com.au/sunshine-coast-qld.html

03_Troopy · Guru

Bugsy wrote:
These schools on the Sunshine Coast only allow club events. The two schools I know of they are CMCA events for their members and not open to the general camping public. Caravanning Qld kicked up quite a stink about it a couple of years back, but it backfired on them with quite a bit of backlash on social media and the local radio and newspaper. There is quite a bit on it here www.freechoicecamps.com.au/sunshine-coast-qld.html

Actually, unless the CMCA is paying for the privilege, that is a bit discriminatory.

Lorries · Veteran Member

03_Troopy wrote:
Bugsy wrote:
These schools on the Sunshine Coast only allow club events. The two schools I know of they are CMCA events for their members and not open to the general camping public. Caravanning Qld kicked up quite a stink about it a couple of years back, but it backfired on them with quite a bit of backlash on social media and the local radio and newspaper. There is quite a bit on it here www.freechoicecamps.com.au/sunshine-coast-qld.html
Actually, unless the CMCA is paying for the privilege, that is a bit discriminatory.

I am sure that if your RV Club approached a school to do likewise you would not say what you just said.

Bugsy · Veteran Member

03_Troopy wrote:
Bugsy wrote:
These schools on the Sunshine Coast only allow club events. The two schools I know of they are CMCA events for their members and not open to the general camping public. Caravanning Qld kicked up quite a stink about it a couple of years back, but it backfired on them with quite a bit of backlash on social media and the local radio and newspaper. There is quite a bit on it here www.freechoicecamps.com.au/sunshine-coast-qld.html
Actually, unless the CMCA is paying for the privilege, that is a bit discriminatory.

Yep, one school P&C I know makes about $30,000 out of it each year, not sure about the details of the second one. I guess you could call that discrimination. And by the way, I believe it is an agreement between the schools and the education dept as who and what is allowed.

03_Troopy · Guru

Looks like Bugsy and Lorries didn't read my post. I Said UNLESS the CMCA is paying for the privilege, it is discriminatory, that it is exclusive to CMCA members (no guessing about it).... If they want to pay to stay in a school yard, good on them, but personally I couldn't think of anything less enjoyable. However, if they were staying there for free, and there was a stipulation that only CMCA members could stay there, then it is a completely different story.