Uralla’s Creek walk and the area’s waterway rehabilitation efforts are continuing to progress.
Over $400,000 has been invested into the project over the past 10 years.
An official opening of the Uralla Creek Walk will be incorporated into this year’s Thunderbolt Festival, October 26-28, with the function to include a morning tea.
Volunteer hours and funds for the Uralla Creek walk and resotoratin project have come from the Uralla River Care Group and the HiCUB initiative (High Country Urban Biodiversity, involving a number of organisations such as Uralla, Armidale, Walcha and Guyra councils). The beneficiaries will be visitors. The project is also aimed at helping locals to appreciate the natural resource on their doorstep, according to Uralla River Care Group’s Bev Stubberfield.
Through the work of HiCUB and the Uralla River Care Group, the waterway and its banks have been refreshed. Introduced species have been weeded out and areas along the creek have been enhanced as places of public leisure and recreation.
“A large tourist information sign that will map out Uralla Creek highlights has been created. This will be installed at the rear of the Visitor Information Centre (VIC) ,” Mrs Stubberfield said.
The Creek walk entails totem poles, tortoise stencils, bollards and directional signs. A new brochure has been created and has just become available through the Uralla VIC.
A great deal of work has gone into the recreational walk along the Uralla Creek. “This project has not just happened,” she said. “We’ve been working on this, here in Uralla, for 10 years.”
There has been support from Uralla Shire Council, supplying the manpower and equipment for the installation of signs and tortoise stencil paintings along the Creek Walk. Uralla River Care Group has been supervising the project.
“The walk is another activity for visitors. Plus, locals can go for a stroll, check out the creek ecology or take their dog for a walk. This is the beginning. In the future, we could see features like seats or lighting being added,” Mrs Stubberfield said.
