Work continues on repairing and replacing the infrastructure damaged in the 2021 floods.
There was widespread damage across a range of Council assets and infrastructure including pontoons, jetties and playgrounds.
In late 2022 MidCoast Council received a $5.5 million grant from the Regional NSW Community Local Infrastructure Recovery Program (CLIRP) to address the damage.
Crews have been busy since the beginning of the year carrying out those works.
Some of the completed boat ramp works include Andrews Reserve, Bohnock Reserve, Tinonee, Manning Point and Manning Waters while work is continuing at Croki to upgrade the swimming enclosure.
In Wingham stage one of the Riverside Reserve is complete with stage two under review. The riverbank stabilisation at the tennis courts is complete with the pedestrian footpath reconstruction underway and resurfacing of the courts expected to start mid-October and be complete by the end of October.
In Gloucester, the Billabong Park softfall material will be removed and replaced and the timber walkway structure will also be removed and replaced.
In Taree the damaged playground at Queen Elizabeth Park has been demolished and a new park will be installed at a nearby site with better flood resilience. The new park has been designed and work is expected to begin in early October.
In the same vicinity the replacement and or repair of damaged shelters, park furniture, planter boxes, pathways and landscaping is expected to take place in October pending contractor availability.
The breakdown of the funds are as follows;
- $3.25 million for aquatic infrastructure
- $414,000 for boat ramp repairs
- $900,000 for reserves and park repairs
- $1 million for recreation assets along Taree riverside
