The Great Kia'mia Way

Latest News - November 2004

Welcome

The aim of the Great Kai'mia Way project is to create a network of way-marked routes for informal recreation linking river foreshores, parks, bushland reserves, public transport and other facilities in the Georges River region, by making connections between existing tracks and trails; encouraging this and future generations of people to explore and experience:

The rich diversity of wildlife and plants
Rivers waterways and catchment processes
A wealth of Aboriginal heritage
Stories of the area's colourful history

Inghams are the first Sponsor for the Great Kai'mia Way!
$5,000 donation to help impliment the project.

This is an exciting stage in the evolution of the project, and hopefully the first of many corporate sponsors.

How Can My Company Become Involved?

To find out ways in which your company can benefit from sponsoring the Great Kai'mia Way project please click here to download a brochure.

Corporate Sponsorship
Thankyou to Robert Symington

A huge thankyou to Robert (Bob) Symington who helped to negotiate the donation with Inghams, as part of his work as consultant seeking corporate sponsorship for the project.

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Botany Bay Trail Pre-Feasibility

A downloadable version of the Botany Bay Pre-Feasibility Study is now available. This report was first presented at the Trails Forum in September 2002 when delagates also heard first hand about the sucessful San Francisco Bay Trail from Trail Manager Janet McBride.

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Woronora Way Upgrade Complete - September 2004

The Gandangara Community Development Employment Project (CDEP) team completed improvements to the stone walking track through Burnum Burnum Sanctuary.

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Porcupine Track Action Group (PTAG)

Residents of Helensburgh have formed an action group – PTAG - to assist their campaign to keep open and improve an historic track which is part of the Great Kai'mia Way.

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World Environment Day on Great Kai'mia Way

The day dawned clear and crisp. There was a general stamping of feet and rubbing of hands to ward off the cold as a group prepared for an expidition along the Como-Jannali-Woronora section of the Great Kai'mai Way.

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Minister Craig Knowles Launches the Great Kai'mia Way Feasibility Project and Report

Report Available

The full report is now available online. To read hit, click here. Or to find a specific part, clicking on the following links:

Executive Summary
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Background, about the Great Kai'mia Way, and benefits.
Chapter 2 - Advisory Board, working groups and the community, survey and sample use of the way, and stakeholders contributions.
Chapter 3 - Standard information, Detailed information on the Georges River and its trails.
Chapter 4 - Detailed information on the Woronora Rives and its trails.
Chapter 5 - Walking, cycling, and canoeing the GKW, signage, materials.
Chapter 6 - Final Summary
Glossary
Appendicies

The feasibility report on the Great Kai'mia Way is now available for viewing and downloading (in .pdf format). To Download: Right-click on one of the links below and choose "Save Target As" and save it to your computer (Note! these are large files and it could take up to an hr if you are downloading by a 56K modem)

Note: You will need adobe reader to view these files. If you do not have it, it is available as a free download from www.adobe.com .

Report Coverpage (94KB)
Executive Summary (102KB)
Introduction and Chapters 1, 2, and 3 (3.34MB)
Chapter 4 (5.32MB)
Chapters 5, 6, and Appendixes (1.19MB)
Georges Lower Reaches - A3 Map (762KB)
Georges Middle Reaches - A3 Map (553KB)
Georges Upper Reaches - A3 Map (200KB)
Woronora River - A3 Map (220KB)

Like the idea?

"The Great Kai'mia Way" is the name chosen for a potential 200km network of largely existing routes and it is the theme for 3 distinctive proposals:

What does Kai'mia mean?

Kai'mia is the Aboriginal Dreaming story of Botany Bay and the Georges River catchment. It refers to the spectacular Gymea Lily, the symbol of the region.

How can I contribute to the study?

Maybe you are involved with a community group. Perhaps you know a story related to a local track, or about heritage items. Maybe you have developed an informal nature trail to help educate local children, or you may think there is scope in your area for access to facilities for those with limited mobility.

Any snippet of information, however great or small, will help us to build a picture of what a future route network might look like - a "virtual way"!

SSEC is an independent not-for-profit association. The Centre's vision is one of local environmental action in which community, business and government work in partnership to bring about a sustainable environment and a productive healthy society based on ESD principles for our bioregions.

GREA is an umbrella organisation for as many as 200 local community groups along the Georges River.

If you live within, or are close to the area of study we would love to hear from you. Your help will be acknowledged and is very much appreciated.


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