A NEW South Wales caravan park has been thanked for helping save the life of a seriously ill boy.

Seven-year-old Patrick Walsh is now recovering after open heart surgery at the world-renowned Mayo Clinic in the United States.

The four-star, 230-site Nyngan Riverside Caravan Park staged a charity concert and raised around $6000 towards Patrick's huge medical bill.

The boy, whose grandparents live in Nyngan, suffered Ebsteins Anomaly which is a very rare heart defect.

Parents John and Melanie Walsh have now expressed gratitude to the caravan park and other supporters who together raised around $60,000.

"It is hard to put in to words how much we appreciate everything the town of Nyngan has done for our family," they said.

Caravan park owner Dione Carter told Caravanning News that its concert featured Channel Seven's X Factor star Jason Owen and local entertainers Bill Amos and Royden Donohue.

"It was a great night and over 300 members of the local community turned up to support the great cause," she said.

Performers did not charge and the local Tritton mines had sponsored the sound equipment and insurance costs, she added.

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