Contracts for the sale of the Timbertown Heritage Theme Park at Wauchope were exchanged late last week and are expected to be settled on the 1st June.
The decision by Port Macquarie-Hastings Council to sell the park followed lengthy community consultation and now ensures the future of the theme park.
Council Administrator, Garry Payne said, “Council negotiated a sale price of $1.575 million which was the best price possible in the current economic climate.
“The sale means the annual operating cost incurred by Council is avoided, as well as Council not having to spend millions of dollars upgrading the park.
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These holidays Timbertown Heritage Theme Park will be the perfect day out, with lots planned for both the adults and kids!
The Port Macquarie ‘Timeless Quilters’ will hold a display of their handcrafted quilts and embroidery from Sunday 4th of October through to Sunday the 18th.
Wauchope Bonsai Show will be on all weekend of the 10th & 11th October, with live demonstrations and discussions at 10.30am and 12.30pm daily.
From our ‘Enchanted Forest’ series, ‘The Fairyland Tea Party’ is a children’s theatre production for all visitors to Timbertown these October school holidays.
This FREE interactive theatre show is a great way of meeting and having fun with story book characters from the past. Shows times are 11am and 1pm daily on 3rd to 7th and 14th to 18th October. Bring your children along for this fun filled theatre experience, presented by the Timbertown Performing Arts Youth Company.
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Oxley MP, Andrew Stoner has today sent a petition to Port Macquarie Hastings Council signed by over 4500 people opposed to any plans by Council to close or downgrade Timbertown at Wauchope.
“This petition demonstrates the overwhelming public support for the continuation of Timbertown and also its significance to the local community,” Mr Stoner said.
“With the consultation phase in progress, it is important that the public’s strong views on Timbertown’s future are known to Council.
“People from all over Australia have signed the petition, no doubt each one of them touched by the magic of Timbertown.
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After widespread community consultation, a report presented at last tonight’s Council meeting has identified seven options for the future of Timbertown.
The options included in the report range from closure of Timbertown, offering a long term lease, appointing a board of management to full redevelopment plus several other options. Council will now analyse the viability of each of the proposed operating models and will report back to the Administrator.
Administrator, Garry Payne said, “While Council still has no preferred position on Timbertown, the report presented tonight does include seven potential operating models that will be further considered in the coming months.
“I have asked that the proposed operating models be referred to Council’s Opportunities Board for them to form a view as to the viability of these options,” Mr Payne said.
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Timbertown is considered by many to be one of Australia’s finest Heritage Parks. Since opening in 1976, approximately 2,000,000 people have visited the park from all parts of Australia and from around the world.
One very special volunteer at Timbertown who shows a dedication far beyond her years is Mary-Anne Warner – Australia’s youngest bullocky. She can handle, yoke, unyoke and work a bullock team better than most, and she is just 13 years of age!
Although originally starting at the heritage theme park as part of the Timbertown Performing Arts Troupe, she is now bullocky Craig Lockwood’s offsider.
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Port Macquarie-Hastings Council has entered into a new era of community engagement and consultation with the launch today of an online discussion forum.
www.pmhclistening.com.au is a dedicated community consultation website where Council will post discussions, detailed plans and surveys and seek input from residents. Working in combination with traditional face-to-face community consultation, the online discussion will create an opportunity for more people to gain access and have their say.
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As part of Port Macquarie-Hastings Council’s review of Timbertown, more than 600 local residents are being surveyed this week on the planning options for theme park.
The information gained from the survey, as well as a series of community and online discussion forums, will help Council to determine the future of Timbertown.
The aim of the public forums at Wauchope, Port Macquarie and Laurieton is to give residents the opportunity to gain an understanding of the facts behind the current position of Timbertown and to discuss options for the future.
Council’s Business Services Manager, Craig Swift-McNair said, “The format of the forums will be similar to that of the recent 2030 Community forums conducted by Council whereby groups were formed to discuss four or five key topics relating to the future direction of Timbertown.
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