Work begins on Broken Head track improvements
The popular Three Sisters, Kings Beach and Whites Beach walking tracks located in Broken Head Nature Reserve on the Far North Coast are getting a make-over.
The work includes improving drainage, levelling the walking surface, constructing new steps, improving safety fencing and installing new information signs.
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Tweed Byron Area Manager Jenny Atkins said the track upgrade will greatly improve visitor's experience of Broken Head.
"Visitation to Broken Head Nature Reserve has increased considerably over the past few years.
"This has meant a lot of wear and tear on the tracks but also a lot more interest in the area and its values.
"The new works will provide a more comfortable and safer walk as well as providing visitors with more information on the reserve's plants, animals and it's cultural significance to local Arakwal people," said Ms Atkins.
"The work will be carried out by specialist track contractors with assistance from NPWS staff and Bundjalung of Byron Bay Arakwal people.
"The track works provide a great opportunity for Arakwal people to work on Country and develop skills in track construction," she said.
Work on Kings Beach track is scheduled to start Monday 14 February 2022 with work to follow on Whites Beach and Three Sisters tracks.
Planned completion for all track work is early May 2022.
During construction tracks being repaired will be closed to the public. Kings Beach car park will also be closed for some of the period.
The project is part of the biggest infrastructure investment in NSW national parks history, delivering $450 million of priority works that benefit the community and boost nature-based tourism across the state.
