Last link on coastal walkway/cycleway set to be completed
27 June 2017
Various pedestrian projects in Kingscliff and Tweed Heads also announced
Council has welcomed $520,000 in State funding to complete a missing link in the coastal cycleway/walkway network, located on the northern side of Cudgen Creek at Kingscliff.
Minister for Planning Anthony Roberts made the funding announcement on site at Cudgen Creek this morning, alongside the Member for Tweed, Geoff Provest and a number of Tweed Shire Councillors.
A suspended concrete boardwalk and concrete path would replace the current old timber boardwalk section and asphalt path.
Once work on the 125-metre section is completed, the cycleway/walkway will extend unbroken from Pottsville to the border, improving opportunities for both healthy lifestyles and tourism.
“The funding of this missing link and the revamp of the cycleway/walkway is more great news for our community,” Mayor of Tweed, Councillor Katie Milne said.
“It will provide major public access and health benefits by allowing people to more safely and easily walk and ride from one end of the coast to the other.”
The boardwalk project is expected to be completed in the 2017/2018 financial year.
Funding was also announced for a number of pedestrian improvement facilities at a variety of locations in Tweed Heads and Kingscliff. Council will provide 50-50 funding with the NSW Government for these pedestrian projects.
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Caption: Minister for Planning, Anthony Roberts, Mayor of Tweed, Councillor Katie Milne and Member for Tweed, Geoff Provest, at the announcement of $520,000 in funding for a new section of boardwalk along Cudgen Creek
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Caption: Happy to hear about the new boardwalk were Casuarina residents Oscar and Alison Fincarik and their children Savannah, 4 and Torah, 3. They’re pictured on a section to be rebuilt with the Minister for Planning, Anthony Roberts, Mayor of Tweed, Councillor Katie Milne and Member for Tweed, Geoff Provest