Ocean Beach Holiday Park now has beach wheelchairs available for use. The wheelchairs are free of charge to use and provide greater accessibility for our guests with special needs to visit our beautiful Umina beaches.

Please see our friendly reception staff for more information, or to book your beach wheelchair.

Over the past year, NRMA Holiday Parks, in conjunction with the Starlight Children’s Foundation, has donated 100 holidays to Australian families with seriously ill children.

One of NRMA Holiday Park’s many community initiatives, the program offered 100 Starlight kids and their 147 siblings and 211 parents / carers a chance to escape from the medical routine of hospitals and doctors and enjoy some great family fun in a Holiday Park.

NRMA Holiday Parks received such positive feedback that they have extended the program and also their disability services; ensuring beach wheelchairs are now available for use at Treasure Island Holiday Park, Darlington Beach Holiday Park and Ocean Beach Holiday Park.

Starlight Escapes offer families a welcome break from the stressful routine of a child’s illness, through entertainment and holidays.  Even the most simple of life’s pleasures, enjoyed regularly by other families such as spending quality time together, picnics and playing at the beach can make a big difference in lives of families with seriously ill children.

During their four-night stay, the families enjoyed all the Holiday Park facilities and attractions, with pools, jumping pillows and adventure playgrounds particular favourites with the kids.  As well as a whole range of other great activities on offer not often found near hospital beds!

One of the recipients of a Holiday Park getaway, the Farley family had a wonderful time, their child commenting, “My favourite part of the Holiday Park was the mushroom pool and cool jumping pillow and it made me feel very happy”.

The Stackman family also enjoyed the break, saying, “My family’s favourite thing about the Holiday Park was for us to be…on a family holiday for the first time in many years and…having fun, enjoying ourselves and not worrying about the next hospital visit”.

To read about other Starlight Foundation programs and stories and see how you can help, visit their website here.

Source: CRVA Website

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.