The new walk has been carefully designed to ensure the natural and cultural values of the parks, including threatened species, ecological communities and Aboriginal cultural and historic heritage, are protected and conserved.
A review of environmental factors has been prepared to consider the environmental impact of the new walk on lands managed by National Parks and Wildlife Service.
The review of environmental factors includes detailed assessments of the proposed route's natural and Aboriginal cultural heritage values. It examines the significance of likely environmental impacts of the proposal and the measures required to mitigate any adverse impacts. Several modifications have been made to the review of environmental factors to accommodate the changes proposed through public feedback. The review of environmental factors and the modifications can be read in conjunction with the master plan to provide a detailed picture of the scope of works.
Extensive consultation and fieldwork with a range of interested groups, including the Widjabul Wia-bal Native Title Holders, the Wollumbin Aboriginal Consultative Group and Tweed Byron Local Aboriginal Land Council, have resulted in adjustments to the walking track route alignment to avoid areas of exceptional environmental and cultural significance.
The project will ensure a sustainable visitor experience while also maintaining, protecting and conserving park values in accordance with the National Parks and Wildlife Act.
The draft Tweed Byron Hinterland Trail master plan has been revised and is now known as the Gidjuum Gulganyi Walk Master Plan. The master plan provides a framework for the delivery of the 39-kilometre multi-day Gidjuum Gulganyi Walk from Mount Jerusalem National Park near Uki to Minyon Falls in Nightcap National Park, traversing the traditional lands of the Widjabul Wia-bal and Minjungbal people of the Bundjalung Nation.
