Lancelin: Entire caravan park in tiny WA coastal town is slowly crumbling away
A caravan park in Lancelin, Western Australia, is facing destruction due to severe coastal erosion caused by recent storm surges. Local residents and business owners are calling for an emergency seawall to protect the town's infrastructure.
Why it matters
The situation highlights the growing threat of climate-driven coastal erosion to small tourism-dependent communities and their local economies.
- 9.49pm . First published at 9.21pm
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Jan and Gary Screaigh have owned Lancelin North End Caravan Park in the small tourist town for 42 years.
Jan and Gary Screaigh have owned Lancelin North End Caravan Park for 42 years. Supplied
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Their business is struggling against the same severe coastal erosion that is threatening to wipe out a popular pub.
While Lancelin Sands Hotel owner Glenn Trebilock desperately raised $150,000 to save his establishment from being washed away, the couple’s caravan park is facing a similar disaster.
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