Dongara shows pathway to trails success
Applications for the 2010 cycle of the Lotterywest Trails Grants Program close on 19 March. If your not-for-profit, community organisation or local government has a project on the horizon involving trail planning, trail construction, upgrading trails or promoting one of Western Australia’s many beautiful trails, follow the Shire of Irwin’s lead and apply today.
12 March 2010
Dongara and Port Denison are
located within the Shire of Irwin, approximately 360km north of Perth.
The Shire has a population of around 3500 residents, and the rapidly developing area features beautiful beaches, a marina in Port Denison, the Irwin River estuary and adjacent farmland.
With the assistance of the Department for Sport and Recreation and Lotterywest through the Trails Grants Program, footpaths, boardwalks and walk trails have been installed and extended over the past 10 years in the twin towns of Dongara and Port Denison.
Pedestrians and cyclists can now walk or ride from South Beach in Port Denison to the Race Course and North Shore Estates north of Dongara.
The walkways consist of dual-use concrete footpaths in most areas, boardwalks along the Irwin River Estuary and gravel walkways along the Irwin River nature trail.
Care is taken that new developments incorporate footpaths into the road design to ensure a safe environment for pedestrians and children is maintained.
The installation of user-friendly footpaths, boardwalks and steps to lookout points allows the public to enter sensitive areas without trampling on and degrading vegetation, which in the long term could lead to erosion. It also encourages the public to walk or ride bicycles to reduces traffic and it promotes social interaction and exercising, leading to a healthier community.
Walkways, boardwalks and lookouts are popular with tourists and locals alike. The walkways are well used, particularly in the mornings and evenings, by members of the community of all ages. Children and parents walk or ride to school, locals and visitors use them to maintain their fitness and pensioners ride their gofers along the paths into town.
Lotterywest has sponsored the Trails Grants Program since 1997. Since that time over $1 million worth of funding has been allocated to a variety of projects.
For more information visit:
Trails funding
The Department of Sport and Recreation (DSR) and Lotterywest have partnered to deliver the Lotterywest Trails Grant Program since 1997.
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