Grand plans are being made to revitalise the "jewel" of Darlington Point in a bid to make the MIA town one of the top tourism destinations in the region.
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Murrumbidgee Council has released the master plan for a $9 million upgrade to the Riverside Caravan Park.
The plan would see the idyllic caravan park completely revamped with 15 brand new elevated cabins, a new reception, a new playground and river viewing deck as well as general upgrades across the whole site.
Council general manager John Scarce said the revamp would create 30 new local jobs and inject more than $15 million into the local economy.
"It would be a huge economic stimulus to the area once we get it fully developed, fully functioning and full of people," Mr Scarce said.
"Being on the banks of the Murrumbidgee, an iconic river, we'll see people who choose this as their holiday destination if we get it right.
"We don't want it to just be an overnight stay for people on their way to Victoria or Queensland."
Mr Scarce said with the Altina Wildlife Park just down the road and the Whitton Malt House and wineries nearby as well, the caravan park would be the perfect central hub for visitors to the area.
Murrumbidgee mayor Ruth McRae said upgrading the caravan park was a unique chance to create an iconic tourist destination for the region.
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"The caravan park here in Darlington Park is certainly one of the jewels in our council footprint," Councillor McRae said.
"There's such a great opportuntity to develop something truly unique and very attractuive for this part of the world.
"Council is very supportive of this idea and we hope that we can move it along."
The new master plan is currently on public exhibition on the Murrumbidgee Council website but Mr Scarce said council is already brainstorming potential ways to fund the ambitious project.
"We are currently in for a $2.5 million grant with the federal government and council has another $3 million to match that," he said.
"If we get that grant from the federal government we'll be putting $5.5 million into the first stage of the development within the next 12 months if everything goes ahead and from there we can start chipping away at the other stages."
The plan will be on exhibition until August 31 and council will be accepting submissions until September 14.
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