Five Ways caravan park in Dingley Village, Melbourne, is closing on August 25 after 52 years of operation. The landowner, AlphaMAC Property Group, plans to build a residential complex with 56 houses and, according to different sources, either a five-storey apartment building or five apartments.
Of the 85 sites, some are occupied by permanent residents — about 30 people, many of them pensioners and people with disabilities. They report unaffordable rents and a lack of vacancies in other parks. The state government offers counselling and relocation assistance.