More beds for visitors
In February, the Apmere Mwerre Visitor Park opened its doors and already 18,971 people have booked and stayed this year.
The park, is one for four new facilities that have opened their doors to address overcrowding and homelessness in Alice Springs as part of the Alice Springs Transformation Plan. These facilities include Alyerre Hostel; Akangkentye Hostel; and the Aherlkeme Transitional Accommodation Village
Aboriginal Hostel Limited (AHL) Regional Manager Jean AhChee said the Apmere Mwerre Visitor Park team is seeing some great results with visitors staying at the facility.
"The Park has had a variety of groups staying from many remote communities across Central Australia and other parts of Australia including Western Australia, New South Wales and South Australia," said Ms AhChee.
"There has been a mixture of groups staying from families coming for events in town to people looking for work opportunities. There are certainly influxes in visitor bookings when special events are on in town like the Easter Football Lightening Carnival and Desert Festival."
"As part of our AHL policy children who stay longer then two weeks need to go to school. So our staff offer visitors assistance to enrol children while staying at the park.
The Visitor Park is open 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with a dedicated team available to ensure people have a safe and comfortable stay.