Coastal Walk up and running

Wednesday, 26 August 2009

A $700,000 Coastal Walk in Port Macquarie has been completed as part of the Nation Building – Economic Stimulus Plan.

Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, the Hon Anthony Albanese, inspected the Tacking Point Lighthouse Stairs yesterday, a key component of the nine kilometre tourist attraction.

"Before these stairs, residents and tourists had to scramble across the unformed track or walk along a very narrow roadway to get to the lighthouse and the recently finalised stairway leading from the lighthouse south to the beach," Minister Albanese said.

The Coastal Walk is a shared pedestrian and cyclist pathway stretching from the Town Green out to Lighthouse Beach.

The Australian Government contributed $103,000 towards the facility through its Regional and Local Community Infrastructure Program. 

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