Palm Cove
Holiday Park
Ecotourism Australia
At NRMA Palm Cove Holiday Park we take pride in our continued commitment to sustainable practices and providing high quality nature-based tourism experiences which protect the Wet Tropics Area and Great Barrier Reef, adjoining World Heritage Areas.
NRMA Palm Cove Holiday Park acknowledge the Yirrganydji Traditional Custodians of the lands on which our Holiday Park operates and pay respect to the Elders past, present, and emerging.
We are proud to have achieved Ecotourism Certification with Ecotourism Australia. The ECO Certification program assures guests that certified products are backed by a commitment to sustainable practices that look after the environment and provide high quality nature-based tourism experiences.
NRMA Palm Cove Holiday Park have an Environmental Sustainability Policy and Environmental Management Plan which are subject to review annually. We aim to minimise adverse impacts on the environment and to achieve this objective, conduct all operations with a view to prevent, reduce or mitigate harmful effects on natural resources and meet requirements of all relevant regulations and codes
We have measures in place to improve sustainability across our operations, such as:
LED Lighting and solar powered lighting upgrades throughout the park,
Waste management with a 3-bin system and recycling of all cardboard, cans, plastics, and bottles
Refillable soap dispensers to eliminate single use plastics
We host a range of fundraising events and activities to support local community and conservation projects
To enable annual monitoring of resource use and carbon emissions we participate in the ecoBiz Program. EcoBiz is a free program funded by the Queensland Government and run by the Chamber of Commerce & Industry Queensland (CCIQ) that helps Queensland businesses audit their resource use and reduce costs from waste, water, and energy bills.
We encourage guests when travelling to support sustainable tourism through the following simple actions:
