Johns River

The Koolyangarra boardwalk is under construction with handover to Council on 15 April!

Over 2300 screws are going in now, into the kiln-dried hardwood planks from the mill at Heron's Creek.   Matt Worth and his crew have been working feverishly on-site using prefabricated trestles, spanning over 15 metres from the Koolyangarra Reserve entrance down to the pedestrian bridge over Washtub Creek in Johns River.

This is just the first of four main segments planned from Station Street up to Royan Street, with your JRCPA Management Committee and Greater Taree City Council seeking funding through grant-writing and other sources to get the projects completed.

Despite one or two heavy patches of rain, the crew has done exemplary work in getting the structure together and to specification.  You can see the actual plans done by GTCC for the project in our Plans Gallery here.  

Thanks must go to all villagers for walking around this project whilst the timber treament and the paint dries over the next week, as well as to the Abbotts of Station Street for most kindly supplying both electricity and water to enable the concreting of the staunchions. 

Read more on the background and plans here

The Koolyangarra Reserve was rededicated as part of the 150th Jubilee celebrations in Johns River, and will feature more landscaping, benches, and information panels on the Three Brothers legend.