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Dilli Village reopens
1 October, 2004
Dilli Village, located on Fraser Island, is again open to the
public.
After extensive negotiation with the Environmental Protection
Agency, the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) has signed a
15-year lease to provide an environmental education camp that will
double as a public campsite.
Dilli Village is now an environmental education camp for
secondary and tertiary students, located among sand dunes just 400
metres from the beach.
It provides an eco-edu-tourism experience for island visitors,
and study groups with environmental interests in the region are
encouraged to use the site.
Families and day visitors are also welcome.
The site includes five self-contained cabins (sleeping
four-five), 20 bunk-style dormitory rooms (sleeping two each) with
a grassed and dingo fenced campsite.
The original cabins and bunk-rooms have had extensive makeovers,
including repainting, new roofs and foundations, new beds and
mattresses and all new kitchen appliances.
The University is also investigating the replacement of the
diesel generators currently on site with new solar dish
technology.
The University has been keen to keep the original image and
'feel' of the site intact.
Study groups of up to 50 people can be catered for, though later
in 2005 the University expects to increase this capacity to 100
with the building of a new ablutions block and an increase in the
dining hall capacity.
Working in partnership with Kingfisher Bay Resort and Village,
the University is able to cater for large groups and deliver
tailored study tour packages.
For bookings and further details, please contact Dilli Village
on (07) 4127 9130.