Chris Baynes

Interesting community management strategy

May 21 2018 Updated May 3, 2023

The Weekly Source

1 min read

We spied this ad last weekend in the Sydney Morning Herald – the recruitment of a complete management and operations team for nine holiday/caravan parks. An interesting approach.

Reflections is owned by the NSW Crown Holiday Parks Trust, which we understand is part of the NSW Government’s Crown Lands Departments.

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