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CARAVAN PARK & LICENSED FAMILY RESTAURANT, CROWS NEST, SOUTH EAST QLD

LOCATION/AREA

Crows Nest, near Toowoomba, South East Queensland

PROPERTY TYPE/SIZE

A well established caravan park in beautiful Crows Nest Township. The park includes a renovated 2 storey owners residence, luxury cabins, additional house, Laundromat, 9 hole golf course and facilities. The property also includes a very popular licensed family restaurant servicing the park guests plus locals and passing tourists. There is also room for more cabins/sites to be added.

PRICE RANGE

P.O.A. - UNDER CONTRACT

PROPERTY INFORMATION

This is a unique business with excellent turn over and profits. It also has huge potential for growth and new market trends (motor homes and 5th wheelers). This property is 7 acres and has main road frontage coming from Toowoomba.

Van Sites & Driveways	Motor Home Site	Shady Van Sites

Major features and benefits are:

• Licensed family restaurant with full kitchen and seating for 80 plus people (includes extra function/casual dining are)
• Laundromat used by guests plus other tourists and locals (only one in town)
• All facilities including toilet and shower blocks, bitumen roads, parking areas and gold phone
• Inground swimming pool with fences, shade sails and deck chairs
• BBQ areas and camp kitchen for park residents
• Office and shop in bottom storey of house (includes fridge unit and tourist items and info)
• Gas refills for park clients and locals
• Recently renovated owners 2 storey 3 bedroom residence with quality inclusions (as new and unused since renovations)
• Second 2 bedroom residence with reverse cycle air conditioning
• Potential for another 12 cabins (zoned for Special Facility Caravan Park, Refreshment Services)
• Ample room for 5th wheelers and motor homes with potential to expand into this rapidly growing market sector
• 9 hole, par 3 golf course for Park clients

Van Ensuite	Amenities Block	Amenities Block

The Caravan Park features include:

• Up to 60 paved sites available
• 4 powered caravan sites with ensuite
• Bitumen roads throughout
• Visitors parking area
• Concrete pads for caravans
• Excellent amenities with:
• Hot showers
• Soap provided
• Dry change areas
• Paper towels and hand dryers available
• Inground swimming pool with shade sail, pebblecrete surrounds and palms trees
• Large open grassed areas for tent sites (not powered)
• Beautiful gardens (entered in the Toowoomba Carnival Flowers competition, winning ‘Best Business Gardens’ for Crows Nest region)
• Pets welcome (on approval from management)
• Bird aviaries
• Gas and wood BBQs (gas and wood provided free)
• Open pit fireplace (excellent for group gatherings etc)
• Covered BBQ areas with tables, seating and food preparation benches
• Picnic tables
• Dump point for mobile home and caravan toilets (adjacent to amenities block)

Swimming Pool	BBQ Area	Picnic Area

Luxury Cabins

There are 13 deluxe cabins (7 with ensuite and 6 without) and feature:

• Lounge/dining room with TV
• Quality kitchens with full cooking facilities including microwave oven
• Separate sleeping areas
• Air conditioned
• Tea and coffee facilities
• Linen provided
• Carport

Licensed Restaurant/Function Centre

This is centrally located within the park and used by park guests/visitors, local residents and other tourists. There is also the potential to lease out the restaurant/function centre. It is a very good cash flow business with potential to expand further i.e. breakfasts and morning teas etc. If the park was run by 2 families, this would be an ideal part of the operation as there is minimal local competition with the added advantage of a liquor licence (ideal for functions, special occasions and daily patrons).

Luxury Cabins	Deluxe Cabins	Basic Cabins

The restaurant/centre features:

• Seating for up to 100 people in the main dining area
• Fully licensed (10am till midnight)
• Trades 6 nights per week
• Provides up to 600 meals per week in peak times
• Operates on a smorgasbord/buffet basis (easy to manage)
• Outdoor function area for up to 150 people with roll down vinyl walls/blinds and gas heaters (ideal for all seasons)
• Caters for weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and private functions
• Includes a bar area with excellent sales level
• Very profitable and easy to operate (requiring only one casual employee)

There is a fully equipped camp kitchen for park guests with a huge undercover seating area (suitable for camp gatherings), features include:

• Stove, oven, microwave oven and kettle
• Fridge
• Double kitchen sink
• Ample bench and cupboard space
• Tables, chairs and bench seats
• 2 free gas BBQ's
• 2 free wood BBQ's with wood supplied
• 2 covered BBQ areas
• TV

Restaurant/Function Centre	Outdoor Dining Area	Bar Area

The park has a fully operational Laundromat, used by park guests, locals and tourists. The Laundromat features include:

• Heavy duty washing machines (hot and cold cycles)
• Driers
• Irons and ironing boards
• Laundry tub

The Second Residence

The property includes a 2 bedroom relocatable home which is fully furnished with reverse cycle air conditioning. It is in excellent condition, currently providing an excellent return and would be ideal for renting on a permanent basis.

Commercial Kitchen	Camp Kitchen	Laundromat

Owners Residence

• This is a recently renovated 3 bedroom family home with the upper level left unused since renovations. The luxury home is in a perfect location with lovely rural views from the upper level verandas and living areas. It also includes a large storage shed at the rear of the house plus lawns and gardens. The ground level incorporates the office and shop as well as:
• Bedroom
• Kitchen
• Toilet
• Work area

The ‘as new’ upper level features:

• 2 bedrooms
• Living area
• Dining area
• New kitchen
• New bathroom
• New carpets throughout
• Wide timber verandas on 2 sides
• External staircase

Main Residence	Office (ground floor)	Park Shop

Future Potential

The park has approval to build and operate another 12 cabins (zoned for Special Facility Caravan Park). The ground is fully prepared (levelled) and the roadway is set for sealing. The area is also ready for landscaping and is ideal for cabins or relocatable homes. This development will greatly increase turnover and profits, as the current cabins are regularly fully booked with visitors and workers from nearby projects.

About Crows Nest

The town of Crows Nest has all large town conveniences with banking, shops, medical facilities (ambulance, hospital and doctors), tradesmen and builders. There are ample businesses and services in the area as well as a variety of community organisations, sporting and cultural clubs . This is a growing town with new subdivions and developments. It is within an easy drive to Toowoomba and other nearby towns with guaranteed continuing growth and expansion from existing and developing industries such as:

• Wind farms
• Local mines (opening soon)
• Coal deposits nearby

Kitchen (1st floor)	Dining Room (1st floor)	Views from Veranda

BEST FEATURES

• Freehold Caravan Park with regular clientele and positive cash flow
• Easy to operate and manage operation with a high occupancy rate (cabins, caravans and camping sites)
• Excellent turnover and profits from the Park, restaurant/function centre, Laundromat etc
• Easy to run family restaurant/function centre with liquor licence
• Fully licensed from 10am to midnight (potential plus)
• Quality cabins with room for expansion
• First class amenities blocks plus camp kitchen, BBQs etc
• Features include bitumen roads, inground swimming pool and golf course
• Close to both Toowoomba (30 minutes) and Brisbane (2 hours)
• Located in a growth area with developing industries

Storage Shed	Golf Course	Golf Course & Windmill

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This business and property has it all. Its got great cash flow and profits plus freehold real estate in a lovely rural area close to both Toowoomba and Brisbane. The business has potential in many areas (leasing out the restaurant/function centre, adding more cabins etc) and would be ideal for 2 families to own and operate.

Phone the owners to arrange an inspection of this proven profit maker. It’s in immaculate condition and displays the years of hard work devoted to developing it to its current high standard.

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