A Minute With The Mayor

Lake Proserpine is quickly becoming the mainland jewel in the crown for drawing visitors to the wonderful Whitsundays with Council’s staged masterplan upgrades capitalising on the famed site’s natural splendour.
 
Council has now started hosting events at Lake Proserpine and one of the most popular has been our Kids Fishing Day which returns on Saturday, October 5 on the King’s Birthday Long weekend.
 
Lake Proserpine has become renowned as an angler's paradise, boasting the highest number of barramundis over one metre in length than any other impoundment in Australia.
 
At the Kids Fishing Day, local fishing clinic operator Mudskippa will be on-site with fishing education and activity stations, offering expert tips and tricks. There will be a casting competition and the children get the opportunity to participate in a special release of barramundi fingerlings, thanks to Coral Coast Barramundi, with a marine biologist on-site to answer questions. A variety of stallholders, food vendors, a jumping castle, and plenty of giveaways for the kids will be available on the day!
 
Council and Lake Proserpine will also launch a new competition - the Barra Cash Dash! Anglers have the chance to win big by catching the tagged Golden Barra, with a $20,000 prize up for grabs, or one of the two Platinum Barras for a chance to win $7,500 each. The Barra Cash Dash is designed to lure fishing enthusiasts to play, stay, and enjoy all that Lake Proserpine has to offer.
 
In social terms, the transformation of Lake Proseprine has been amazing since Council delivered the first stages of the Masterplan with the addition of camping sites, upgraded recreational facilities, overflow parking areas, pontoons for enhanced access between the water and landslide areas, an enhanced arrival and information facility, upgraded boat ramps and accessibility to rationalised water-based recreation areas.
 
These improvements have seen the area become a major tourism experience for travellers and locals alike, and it is certainly becoming a source of incredible pride for Proserpine locals.
 
Mark and Ilze are our amazing onsite managers at Lake Proseprine and their passion for promoting the stunning campgrounds and location in our own background saw them host their 20,000th booking in July this year.
 
In their words, “Walking around the busy campground and speaking to the many happy campers, we feel privileged and humbled to have the opportunity to showcase what camping in the Aussie bush looks like.”
 
These increased numbers have a great flow on effect to the businesses, not only in Proserpine, but the wider Whitsundays Region. Everything at Lake Proserpine is a great addition to the wonderful Whitsunday Region.
 
“It’s a land-based destination, which is totally different to the beaches and islands, and caters for a completely different kind of holiday maker.”

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