CAMPERS who have been holidaying at the Ball Park Caravan Park in Corowa for multiple generations are concerned about the future of their sites with changes in the works.
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About 150 people, who were at the caravan park for Easter, gathered on Saturday to discuss changes planned for the Bridge Road site.
The caravans and annexes will have to be removed but the occupants are yet to be given official notice.
It's unclear what will happen to the structures once the changes have been made.
The council is keen to see millions of dollars of upgrades at the precinct, including a cafe, new cabins, a splash park and river walks.
Melbourne man Craig Morris has attended the park for 40 years and spoke at Saturday's gathering after meeting mayor Patrick Bourke.
"The biggest fear with people here is they don't know what's going on," he said.
"No-one knows.
"There are concerns people won't have somewhere to go."
Park occupancy agreements won't be renewed after June 30.
Mr Morris said he would be happy not to attend the park while the changes were made, if it means he could return.
He had a tree fall onto his annex and knows of three or four people who have been injured at the site.
Jenny Edmanson of Geelong first attended the caravan park with her parents in the 1970s.
"There's a lot of questions and no answers," she said.
Her father, Maurie Redfern, said "we're anxious ... very anxious", and added he didn't want to lose his site.
Cr Bourke said major changes were needed at the caravan park to bring it into line with regulations.
He said the changes would be "fantastic" and said the council wants to work with the affected site holders to make it "as painless as possible".
"There's always been a goal to achieve the most out of the area because of the view," he said.
"It's a beautiful part of the river and it really needs to be capitalised upon."
"We'll have to deal with the safety issues straight away because ultimately the safety aspect is important to us.
"We've got those safety issues which we can't ignore."
