Continuation of new 4wd Access and Environmental Protection Signage.

We will be continuing the roll-out of new 4wd access signs at Cellito, Hawks Nest, Crowdy Head, Tuncurry and Blackhead beaches.

Following the completion of the new surf club, we’re undertaking works to improve pathways, beach fencing and shower amenities.

The car park has been sealed with line marking and bollards put in place. The viewing platform and stair access has been repaired, and new picnic tables, pathways and landscaping will be installed to complete the job.

Works to install a new surf club access ramp, foreshore landscaping and picnic tables are now complete.

New 4WD beach signage has been installed, providing new interpretive/regulatory information to ensure safety and environmental protection.

A new timber fence and safety mirror have also been installed at Manning Point 4wd Access .

Failed sections of track and boardwalk have been replaced, drainage improvements have been undertaken and bollards installed.

Recent improvements included:

• Car park spaces are now clearly marked and include a disabled parking spot.
• A concrete path will help beachgoers with a disability get on and off the beach more easily, and will also make leaving the beach in an emergency safer for all.
• Adding to the convenience is a new shower block and picnic table, providing a welcome after-swim rest stop.

Major maintenance works on the suspended footbridge along the beach reserve are now complete.

Works to maintain the existing boardwalk with replacement of badly damaged sections have been completed.

In December 2022, we partnered with National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) to establish a new access point for 4WD vehicles onto Kylies Beach in Crowdy Bay National Park. This project provides safer access onto Kylies Beach following damage sustained to the original access point in consecutive flood events in 2021 and 2022.

Forster Main Beach 4WD access point has been improved with the addition of stabilised gravel with cement mix, topped with beach sand. The rock walls either side of the ramp were also replenished.

Work on the viewing platform is underway and should be completed in March 2023.

The viewing platform has been replaced and new timber stairs and handrails installed at South Boomerang. A review of existing amenities will also be undertaken.

Works will include replacing the old timber stair access with a wider ramp and viewing platform, moving the shower from the carpark into a new position, providing new seating, and formalising the carpark.

The existing platform will be replaced.

Aboriginal Heritage investigations are ongoing. Once relevant permits are received, works will proceed and will include formalising access to the reserve, picnic tables and shelters, a new shower area, and beach access ramp.