The Umina Recreation Area is due to open in 2010 and is a great addition to Umina Beach. The park is located at the entrance to Ocean Beach Holiday Park.

The precinct will include a new playground, all ages fitness equipment, park furniture (BBQ's, seating, tables, shelters, drinking fountains), outdoor lighting, pathways/cycleways, landscaping and bush regeneration, a Café with public amenities, tennis facility upgrade, Umina clubhouse upgrade, car park upgrade and other landscaping enhancements.

"The $4.3 million Peninsula Recreation Precinct project is one of the largest outdoor recreation developments to be undertaken within the Gosford Local Government Area and has received over $3 million in funding from the Australian Government under the Regional and Local Community Infrastructure Program", said Clr Holstein.

"In addition to providing state of the art sporting facilities for the Gosford City community, the Precinct offers a variety of health, socialisation and recreation opportunities and local businesses will benefit from increased visitation to the area, which will create a positive flow on effect for the entire community".

To view the Peninsula Recreation Precinct Masterplan, please click here.

"The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce would like to express their appreciation to you and the staff at NRMA Ocean Beach Holiday Park for the sponsorship for the Brisbane Water Oyster Festival 2009. This contributed to the success of the festival, making it the best ever"!

To read the complete Thank You letter from Matthew Wales, President of the Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, please click here.

"I wish to convey Council's appreciation for the ongoing support of Ocean Beach Holiday Park for the Peninsula Recreation Precinct project, in particular the assistance provided by the employees of Ocean Beach Holiday Park at the Peninsula Recreation Precinct Community Open Day held on Sunday 29 November 2009".

To read the complete Thank You letter from the Mayor of Gosford City, Councillor Chris Holstein, please click here.

Ocean Beach Holiday Park has recently been named the 5th Best Holiday Park in Australia by Holidays with Kids magazine. Blue Dolphin Holiday Resort came in at number 1! Please click here to read full article from the Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne). The article was also featured in the Sunday Tasmanian on 30 Aug 2009.

Source: Sunday Herald Sun, Escape Section, 30 August 2009, Melbourne Circulation
Source: Sunday Tasmanian, Escape Section, 30 August 2009, Hobart Circulation

Ocean Beach Holiday Park was recently awarded as the ‘No. 5 Family-Friendly Holiday Park in Australia for 2009’ by Holidays with Kids Magazine – an Australian family travel magazine. Click here to read more.....

Source: Holidays with Kids Magazine, Spring 2009. Holidays with Kids Magazine is available from newsagents nationally.

Holiday Parks are the best place to reunite with friends.

The caravan industry is riding the crest of a wave with more and more people choosing caravan and holiday parks as a place to have a family holiday, celebrate a special occasion, or make some new friends. Click here to read more.....

Source: Australian Caravan + RV magazine, Apr/May 2009. Australian Caravan + RV is available from newsagents nationally. For more information or to subsribe please phone 1300 782 312.

Read the latest (May 09) NRMA Open Road article about Ocean Beach Holiday Park and other fantastic NRMA Holiday Parks in: "The Great Holiday Park Soul Search - A voyage of discovery to NRMA's coastal holiday parks has surprising results", written by David Naylor. Please click here to read the full article.