DEAR News Of The Area
Back in February 2025, I wrote to this paper voicing concerns about the free campers getting out of control in the Nambucca area. Well, that ship has sailed.
More and more residents are seeing the impact on our area, just look on the Nambucca Valley Community Notice Board facebook website to see the impact.
We are not talking about homeless people in cars here: these are caravans, camper vans and roof topper tents.
For a car and caravan to just park up at Shelly Beach and take up five prime parking spots for two days, because they think they can, is unbelievable.
Just take a general walk around our area, Stuart Island, tennis court carpark, V-Wall carpark, Shelly Beach, Bilbi Beach and Main Beach – they’re everywhere.
If you can afford the vehicle and the Rego, you can afford a campsite, obviously the real free camp area at Macksville isn’t the place for them.
The above-mentioned car and caravan at Shelly Beach was moved on – by the police.
These hard working officers don’t need to be out there doing this, the Council erected the signs that state “NO CAMPING”, so the Council Rangers need to do their job – not walking through the main street giving out parking fines.
Again, I stress that this is not a go at the homeless.
These are people who know they can do it, and continually do it, because there are no consequences.
Michael Glew
Nambucca Heads.
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