Nowhere to go: NSW caravan park residents in the dark about proposed ban of permanent stays

The inquiry heard stories of vulnerable people being evacuated from their homes and the dire situations many of the residents were in before recommending a ban on caravan parks below the risk-based flood planning level hosting permanent tenants.

Working out how to tackle the complex issue will be a task of the yet to be formed NSW Reconstruction agency announcedin Lismore last week, according to the Department of Planning and Environment.

Figures from the Caravan Camping Industry Association of NSW (CCIA NSW) show more than 36,000 people were living in land lease communities, including caravan parks, last September.