Straddie Camping is an innovative private enterprise where the Quandamooka People of North Stradbroke Island manage the camping grounds and beaches on North Stradbroke Island which, previously under the management of Redland City Council, and operated as Straddie Holiday Parks. It is the first commercial joint venture for the Quandamooka people and one in which they are highly engaged, and are immensely proud of.
The business is a partnership between the Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation (QYAC) as shareholders, trustee and Traditional owners of the land, and Indigenous Business Australia (IBA), a Commonwealth Statutory Authority, as the key investor. The joint venture operates the township camping grounds under Trustee Leases and manages the Main and Flinders Beach camping areas under a Service Agreement where Straddie Camping performs services in the Minjerribah Recreation Area on behalf of QYAC and the State of Queensland.
Straddie Camping is committed to delivering quality nature based camping experiences, in a safe, culturally sensitive, and environmentally sustainable manner. We support the principles of Ecotourism, ecologically sustainable tourism with a primary focus on experiencing natural areas, fostering environmental and cultural understanding, appreciation and conservation.
6 beachfront campgrounds offer powered & unpowered sites for tents, camper trailers and caravans, as well as 20 fully equipped cabins. There are also hundreds of natural beachside camping sites tucked away in the sand dunes overlooking the island's white sandy beaches.
North Stradbroke Island is driving distance from both Brisbane and the Gold Coast, and popular with 4WDriving enthusiasts, surfers and fishermen, the Island also offers scuba diving, swimming, kayaking, and bush walking, and is renowned for dolphins, turtles, manta-rays, kangaroos and koalas, as well as superb views of the annual humpback whale migration.