The Minns Labor Government has partnered with Federation Council to fund $2 million in upgrades to RT Ball Park in the historic town of Corowa, turning a Crown reserve on the Murray River foreshore into a dynamic, thriving community space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Crown Lands, part of the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, invested $1.8 million towards the project via its Crown Reserves Improvement Fund. Federation Council funded the balance of the project to a total cost of $2.1 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The extensive work has turned the reserve into an area catering for a variety of recreational opportunities. Runners, cyclists and pedestrians are benefiting from 2.9 kilometres of new shared pathway that winds through the beautiful reserve and connects to other nearby parks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2.5 metre wide pathway allows everyone to enjoy the reserve, whether they are families with strollers, cyclists, runners or pedestrians out for a leisurely stroll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Picnic tables built by the local Men\u2019s Shed have been installed at convenient spots throughout the reserve. Two pedestrian bridges were also constructed, along with a viewing platform that allows visitors an unparalleled view of the majestic Murray River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The funding also removed a derelict boat shed, replacing it with a sandy bank that will make it much easier for visitors to swim and enjoy other water-based recreational activities. Excess weeds were removed to establish picnic areas, allowing families to enjoy foreshore views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The reserve is now accessible for cars as well as pedestrians. A new sealed internal road to the lagoon carpark has been completed, and another carpark to accommodate more visitors to the reserve. A third carpark has been sealed, allowing for more vehicles to park at the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minister for Lands, Property and Tourism Steve Kamper said: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe NSW Government is focused on building better communities, and this $1.8 million grant together with Federation Council\u2019s contribution has transformed RT Ball Park into a premier outdoor recreational space that caters for the whole community and will also support local tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThese upgrades were designed to make the reserve accessible for all to enjoy a day out by the majestic Murray River foreshore. Some of our most beautiful natural sites are on Crown land and RT Park is no exception.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Minns Labor Government has partnered with Federation Council to fund $2 million in upgrades to RT Ball Park in the historic town of Corowa, turning a Crown reserve on the Murray River foreshore into a dynamic, thriving community space. Crown Lands, part of the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, invested $1.8 million towards … Continue reading “$2.1 million investment revitalises Murray foreshore reserve”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34695"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34696,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34695\/revisions\/34696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}