In May, Reflections CEO Steve Edmonds issued a statement which read “to ensure visitor safety, it is not permitted to carry fuel into the parks for vehicles and/or boats which needs to be decanted” and boat owners could only “bring in fuel that is within their boat tanks”.

But in a new letter posted to its Facebook page, Reflections told park patrons it had purchased “dangerous goods compliant shipping containers for the affected parks, which will be utilised as secure fuel storage facilities”.

Reflections says the shipping containers are “ventilated and self-bunded to contain spills”.

Park visitors will be able to place their fuel containers in a “decanting area adjacent to the containers which will be monitored and controlled by authorised staff”.

“Our staff will be inducted and trained on the correct safety procedures to operate and manage this area for guests and it will be equipped with fire extinguishers, spill kits and other relevant safety items,” the latest letter explained.

“Staff will play a role in the retrieval of guests’ fuel from the locked container, decanting the fuel on their behalf whilst following our strict safety procedures,” they said.

Social media reactions to the decision has been mixed.

On social media Joy Dunn-Russell posted she has camped at Wyangala since she was three years old and described the move as the “most short-sighted decision I’ve seen in regards to Wyangala”.

“The township visitors, the seasonal visitors, the regular weekend visitors will leave and not come back,” she posted.

In contrast Craig Dolbel posted “it definitely is unfortunate and going to turn a lot of people away. But keep in mind, I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t of been an easy decision. Hopefully it’s a temporary situation that will be sorted out quickly”.