Chapter Four |
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W2-A5 - Woronora Village |
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| Sub-section |
| Start and finish |
Jannali Reserve Boat Ramp to end Thorp Road |
| Distance |
1.8km |
| Grade |
2 |
Time |
1hr |
| Main features |
- New and old bridge
- Prices Reserve
- Footbridge
- Prince Edward Park
- Forbes Creek
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| Description |
65% on quiet streets in the heart of the Woronora Valley, 35% through foreshore reserves, two river crossings. From Jannali Boat Ramp via access road to Prince Edward Park Road and across old bridge. South into Prices Reserve. Via Prices Circuit to Woronora Public School. Descend to cross river via footbridge through PEP to RSC across Forbes Creek and turn into Thorp Road. Ascend to end of road. |
| Facilities |
- Caravan Park, Cafes
- Restaurant
- Beaches
- Boatshed
- Lifesaving Club
- RSL
- Boat Ramps
- Football Oval
- Toilets
- Shop
- BBQ
- Picnic Area
- 2 x play areas
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| Opportunities and constraints |
- Attractive Riverside Environment - added reason to upgrade PEP foreshore retaining wall
- Increased visitors will benefit local businesses
- Very narrow footbridge
- 2 Main Street Crossings
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| Actions Required |
- Better segregation of cyclists and walkers
- 1 x Display Shelter in PEP (type 1)
- 5 x Waymarking Signs (type 4)
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| Current Status/Zoning |
Foreshore Reserve owned by SSC Prince Edward Park is Crown Land managed by SSC, zoned 6(a) |
| Priority |
A |
| Estimated cost |
$10k |
| Stakeholders Community |
Billies Bushies, Sutherland Shire Bushwalking Club, NPA, BBaCA, Precinct Residents Association, Volunteer Bushfire Brigade, Public School, Lifesaving Club, RSL, Caravan Park, Star Boatshed, Forbes Creek, The Crescent, and Prince Edward Park Bushcare Groups, Scouts and Guides, Church Groups |
| Agency/Land Manager |
SSC, DIPNR, Sydney Water, SSCMB, Gandangara LALC |
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Rationale:
This route keeps to the low-lying foreshore through Jannali Reserve to Prices Reserve and Prince Edward Park. The heart of the Woronora valley and the section most people associate with the river. It is where the river changes character from a narrow twisting valley to a more open channel. |
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It offers an opportunity for close interaction with the river itself with two river crossings. Potential for development of wheelchair accessible route for two kms from Prices Reserve to north end of Bonnet Bay Reserve.
Between the Old Bridge and Prince Edward Park there are two alternative routes along either bank of the river. Both banks of the river have pinch points obstructing the route where properties sit adjacent to the high tide mark, often with private jetties. As a result, 0.7km of each route option is on street pavements.
The factors influencing the choice of the west bank of the river are:
- The facilities which include visitor accommodation at the caravan park, a restaurant, café, toilets and car park.
- Prices Circuit has less traffic than Prince Edward Park Road.
- It is a more even route with no steep gradients - graded 2.
- It uses the footbridge, from where the changing river character can be viewed.
- It connects Woronora Public School.
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• The Glen 
Sutherland Shire Environment Centre | Suite 4 (1st Floor), 2-4 Merton Street, Sutherland NSW 2232