Our Sustainability Pledge

Tumut Valley Holiday Park has signed the Sustainable Tourism Pledge, to demonstrate our commitment to improving sustainability, preserving and protecting our communities, the environment including recycling, reducing energy consumption, protecting wildlife and the sustainability performance of our business between now and 2030.

Our Local Community
Our environmental commitment extends to our local community and the local economy. We employ a local workforce and use local tradespeople and other suppliers where possible.

We promote local products, services, and attractions to all visitors to our park as well as on our website and other digital channels. We regularly provide sponsorship and donation of prizes to local events. We are dedicated to attracting visitors to The Snowy Valley and have and will continue to invest in enhancing the visitor experience with local community projects.

Our ‘sustainability pledge’ is communicated to all staff members and park visitors and we actively encourage sustainable behavior at home as well as in the parks.

Achievements to Date

  • Remove single use items from motel rooms. eg: single use plastic wrapped soaps.
  • Reduced chemicals usage with Agar’s range of high-performance cleaners and training.
  • Replaced all motel lighting with LED’s.
  • Installed recycling bins for guest and staff.
  • Planted more the 2000+ native plants and grasses.
  • Protect the natural biodiversity in our parks by planting native species.
  • Reduced Water consumption by 20%
  • Reduce our power consumption by 15%
  • Reduce our landfill waste by 20%.
  • Installed energy efficient water pump for mains water.
  • Installed more energy efficient water filtration – less water wastage and power needed.
  • Added extra water tanks to the park network to reduce stress and electricity used.
  • Started installing dual flush toilet.
  • Installed LED Skylights to main reception building to reduce our electricity usage.

By 2025 we pledge to:

  • Reduce our power consumption by 30%.
  • Transition to renewable energy options where possible.
  • Reduce our landfill waste by 50%.
  • Protect the natural biodiversity in our parks by planting native species.
  • Protect the wildlife in our parks by informing all visitors of ‘care’ zones.

We will do this by:

Raw material & recycling

  • Provide different bins in our park to separate general and recyclable waste produced by guests and staff.
  • Use recycled and/or sustainable building materials wherever possible.
  • Review chemical usage in the park to attain minimal environmental impact.
  • Electronic filing instead of paper filing, use recycled paper for printing and in-house printing on scrap paper.
  • Shred unwanted paper documents and compost for use in our park.
  • Collect and provide local charities with glass bottles as a means of fundraising.
  • Cabin furniture is donated to charity when replaced.
  • Recyclable hand towels are provided in place of hand dryers.

Water, Energy & Fuel

  • Monitor water consumption through state-of-the-art leak detection technology.
  • Foster relationships with local environmental groups to achieve outcomes for environmentally sensitive locations.
  • Locate rainwater tank to collect rainwater, used to water the gardens and clean down the cabin and facility exteriors.
  • Fit low energy light bulbs to all motel room, cabins, office buildings, and park facilities.
  • Install motion detectors to park facilities such as camp kitchen and laundry.
  • Guests are politely requested to keep shower times to a minimum.
  • Air conditioning is provided in all motel rooms, cabins and guests are reminded to turn off if the cabin is unattended and use natural ventilation when possible.
  • Linen is washed by an external company.
  • Motel rooms and cabins handwash bottles – refill.

Nature & Wildlife

  • Identify reserves with significant vegetation and prepare vegetation management plans.
  • Preservation of native Australian species.
  • Rainwater collected and used to water park gardens.
  • If necessary to remove vegetation, this is woodchipped for use in park gardens.
  • We have planted specific plants for the native bees, birds and wildlife.


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