Gumnut Awards

The Gumnut Awards Program

The Gumnut Awards Program is an environmental initiative by the Caravan and Camping Industry Association (CCIA) which provides a progressive rating scheme for holiday and tourist park members, manufacturers and dealers of caravans, recreational vehicles and accessories.

Brisbane Holiday Village has acheived a Silver Rating which symbolises that the Village has developed an integrated Environmental Management Plan (EMP).

To achiecve recoginition for a Gumnut Award we had to meet the following objectives and prove continued commitment across ten areas of sustainablity namely:

• Landscape
• Water conservation & pollution prevention
• Energy reduction
• Biodiversity conservation
• Air and noise pollution
• Solid waste
• Responsible business practices
• Sustainable work practice
• Local community
• Safety and Emergency Response Planning

The program aims to protect and reflect the uniqueness of the Australian environment and culture. Participation in this program benefits not just Brisbane Holiday Village but it benefits everyone involved - park visitors, holidaymakers, customers, residents, staff, the community and the environment of course.