- Project StatusCompleted
- Where
Hawke Street, Huskisson 2540
- Last reviewed
05 August 2024
About the project
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Council has now complete beach access upgrades at Shark Net Beach Huskisson that commenced on 20 March 2024.
The beach access upgrade works were initiated by a local Community group and has delivered dramatic improvements to public safety, public asset resilience, environmental protection and associated amenity and accessibility conditions at Shark Net Beach Huskisson through the construction of a pedestrian beach access ramp.
This foreshore reserve is one of the LGAs most popular due to proximity to Huskisson shopping precinct and to the public park. It is considered that the outcomes of this project represent the highest standard of planning, design and construction for beach access infrastructure that is subject to coastal hazard impact risk in highly valued and utilized public coastal areas and have enabled a great outcome for the local community and area as a whole.
This project was supported by a funding partnership with NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW).
Background
This project involves an upgrade of pedestrian beach access infrastructure to improve accessibility, public safety and reduce use impacts on the coastal environment.
The two (2) existing accessways at the southern end of Shark Net Beach comprise of sleeper stairs which do not currently extend down to the beach. The upgrade works involve construction of a Fibreglass Reinforced Polymer (FRP) ramp at the southern accessway and an extension of timber sleeper stairs at the northern accessway. A concept plan is provided as Attachment 1 on this project page.
The outcomes of these works will improve pedestrian beach access from the main carpark off Hawke Street and Bowen Street, meeting Councils obligations for management of safety, quality and amenities. The works will also result in a reduction of erosion risk and will assist to improve the natural resilence of the immediate coastal environment.
The works are progressing with contribution from a grant funded partnership with the Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) under the 2021-2022 Coastal and Estuary Grants Program – Implementation Stream.