THE jumping pillow at Bridgewater caravan park will be packed away after insurance companies excluded the outdoor activity from a new pubic liability insurance policy.
New park lessee Kristy Hourigan said insurance companies had classed the in-ground rubber pillow the same as an inflatable bouncing castle,
“You just cannot get insurance at a reasonable rate and we have now heard there are other caravan parks pulling out their jumping pillows as well,” she said.
“We are devastated to find out that we are unable to obtain insurance whilst we have a jumping pillow. Therefore, we have had to make the hard decision to remove it.”
Kristy said one caravan park had been offered insurance cover with a $70,000 price tag compared with $10,000 if the pillow was removed.
“I spent two days on the phone to insurance brokers trying to get public liability insurance and every time I mentioned the jumping pillow, the answer was no.”
It was believed insurance companies had excluded inflatables from cover since the 2021 jumping castle tragedy in Tasmania that killed six children. “Things might change in future ... perhaps we’ll just put the jumping pillow into storage,” Kristy said.
The space at Bridgewater will be filled by a new outdoor activity for campers.