Several years after bushfires ravaged parts of Beowa National Park (formerly Ben Boyd National Park) on the NSW south coast, two fully revamped visitor areas are to open again today.
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) South Coast Director, Kane Weeks, said works at the popular Bittangabee Bay precinct are now complete, with campsite bookings reopening for summertime visits.
“We are very pleased to be able to reopen this precinct following months of work that has resulted in new BBQ shelters, picnic tables, car parking, safer beach access, more and better-defined campsites,” Mr Weeks said.
The visitor precinct, that includes Boyds Tower, has undergone a complete transformation with five brand new lookouts, new seating areas and new amenities that can all be accessed by people with limited mobility.
Bushfires caused significant damage on the NSW South Coast a few years go. PIC: Pixabay
“Improved access from the car park to the tower and walking track means that, for the first time, people in a wheelchair can comfortably access the most spectacular lookouts on the headland,” Mr Weeks said. “Much of this infrastructure was damaged during the 2019–20 bushfires and while we were able to open the area back up, it’s fantastic to see these brand-new facilities ready for visitors to enjoy.”
There will also be a new Aboriginal Cultural Camp where works are nearly complete on a communal firepit, barbecue shelter and picnic table, toilets.
The projects in the park cost around $3 million, and are part of the largest ever investment in NSW national parks history, with $450 million committed for more than 200 visitor infrastructure projects across the state.
Earlier this year Beowa National Park was renamed in consultation with Aboriginal people to celebrate culture and a connection to the ocean and totemic orcas or killer whales.
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