Chapter Three |
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GMR 2 - Picnic Point |
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| Sub-section |
| Start and finish |
Little Salt Pan Creek / East Hills |
| Distance |
8.5km (walking) 5.5km (cycling ) |
| Grade |
2-3 |
| Main features |
- Georges River National Park and Picnic Point Reserve
- Fitzpatrick Park and East Hills Park and Yeramba Lagoon
- Monash Reserve and Lambeth Reserve
- Sylvan Grove Native Garden at Picnic Point
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| Description |
Walking track through GRNP - mostly existing, minor section under construction from Cattle Duffers Flat to Yeramba Lagoon (NPWS/ GRFIP project). Track goes through Fitzpatrick Park, Picnic Point Reserve, Lambeth Reserve, along Henry Lawson Drive, Monash Reserve and East Hills Park and footbridge over Georges River to Voyager Point track network.
Cycling route follows on-road shoulders along Mars Street, west along Tower Street, across railway at Park Street, south on Childs Street and into Kelso Park. Spur link along Park Rd to East Hills footbridge - to join up with Voyager Point track network, and another along Picnic Point Road to Monash Reserve |
| Opportunities and constraints |
- Opportunity for continuous public foreshore access from Little Salt Pan Creek to Kelso Park (7.5 km) - three minor sections (total of 1.0 km) along Henry Lawson Drive footpaths
- Picnic Point Regional Accessway (2.5 km) under construction (BCC/GRFIP) - well designed foreshore link with walking tracks and boardwalk
- GRNP section - scenic and environmental values - track improves access to popular fishing spot and vantage points
- Yeramba Lagoon - potential walking link to Kennedy Street and on to Boomerang Reserve to create (4.5 km) walking loop around GRNP
- Potential walking track link with Revesby Station through Little Salt Pan Creek Reserve/ Virginius Reserve/ Montgomery Reserve
- Monash Reserve - potential to upgrade facilities, signs, carparking area, build path and bush regeneration (local RSL might be interested in project as park is named after WW1 Australian general)
- East Hills Park - BBS bushcare project in eastern park section (remnant bush) - more sustainable park management required to maintain regenerated bush areas
- Potential pedestrian link to railway bridge to eastern park with footpath to shop East Hills footbridge to Liverpool LGA (reopens late 2003)
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| Actions |
- BCC plan and construct (1.6 km) walking track from Little Salt Pan Creek through Boomerang Reserve to GRNP at Morgans Creek
- NPWS restore and upgrade track along eastern side of Yeramba Lagoon to Kennedy Street and on to The River Road
- BCC - footpaths through Monash Reserve, bush regeneration and park facilities upgrade, TC approach RSL park signs upgrade
- BCC - East Hills eastern park to be natural regenerated bush land with minimal council maintenance, build path alongside railway linking western park and shop - minimise tracks through eastern park
- RTA - investigate feasibility of pedestrian link attached to railway bridge over Henry Lawson Drive
- BCC - sign trail intersections - Little Salt Pan Creek, the River Road, Yeramba Lagoon and East Hills footbridge
- BCC/ LCC / DIPNR / NPWS / Georges River Keeper (WA) - develop strategic plan to sustainability restore foreshore banks avoiding over-engineered options
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| Priority |
B |
| Estimated cost |
$300k |
| Key stakeholders |
BCC/ DIPNR / LCC / WA/ TC/ BBS/ SW BUG |
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| Rationale: The walking route follows existing tracks through the Georges River National Park and tracks and boardwalk through Picnic Point Reserve and Lambeth Reserve. This subsection has over 5km of continuous foreshore access, through areas with high scenic and environmental values (8.5km when linked to Padstow Heights subsection). The cycling route avoids dangerous Henry Lawson Drive, follows local streets and links with East Hills Park and footbridge to Voyager Point.
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