Caribbean Park History

In 1945, the Spooner family acquired around 300 acres of land in Scoresby, now home to Caribbean Park. In the 1950s, the family established the Caribbean Boat Factory – a successful business to this day – and built Lake Caribbean to test new boats. The much loved Caribbean Gardens and Market opened in 1976. In the 1980s the next generation of the Spooner family began developing a technology and office park that blended into the surrounding environment.

FOR THREE GENERATIONS, THE SPOONER FAMILY HAS BEEN TRANSFORMING CARIBBEAN PARK WITH ABSOLUTE DEDICATION.


Timeline

  • 1940s – Property purchase in Scoresby
  • 1960s – Caribbean Boat factory is established
  • 1960s – Lake Caribbean is constructed
  • 1965 – Caribbean Gardens and Market is registered as a business
  • 1970s – Caribbean Market opens
  • 1970s – Chairlift was relocated from Frankston
  • 1980s – Rollerama opens
  • 1980s – Army tanks acquired
  • 1980s – Development of the Industrial Business Park begins
  • 2000s – Over 50,000 boats have been manufactured in Scoresby
  • 2010s – Development of the Office Precinct begins
  • 2015 – Celebrates 50 years of Caribbean Gardens
  • 2020 – Covid-19 forces the suspension and consequently the closure of Caribbean Market
  • 2020 – Caribbean Park becomes that largest and fastest growing office precinct outside of the CBD
  • 2020 – Celebrates 75 year of developing Caribbean Park
  • 2021 – Celebrates 40 years of Caribbean Rollerama