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Witton Bluff Base Trail

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OUTCOMES

Community Engagement was undertaken in September 2020 to consult with the community on the desired outcomes of the project, gather information to be considered during the design and construction process and to inform the community and stakeholders of the project.

Thousands of community members were made aware of the project through the Your Say website (1254 visits), letterbox drop (5000 households) and Facebook post (30,449 people reached).

The engagement allowed the community to express their views on the concept design with the majority of people interacting with both the social media posts and Your Say website supporting the concept. The Yoursay survey as part of this engagement had 81 people (64%) support the concept and 45 people (35%) not support the concept. On Facebook, 934 people (99.7%) had positive reactions to the concept.

Many people who completed the survey also contributed to other items that they thought council should consider when designing and delivering the project. A number of opportunities and considerations identified will be further reviewed and explored as part of the design development.

Read the full Engagement Feedback Report.

NEXT STEPS

Development of the concept and detailed design of the WBBT project will be progressed guided by technical investigations, state funding requirements, and feedback provided by the community and stakeholders.

The engagement identified considerations and opportunities that will be reviewed and considered as part of the design development.

Once the design has been completed construction work on the base trail will be progressed.

BACKGROUND

Initial work is commencing on the Witton Bluff Base Trail after Council was recently successful in obtaining a grant from the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure towards the design and construction of the project.

The Witton Bluff Base Trail project involves the construction of a shared use pathway around Witton Bluff, between the foreshore at Christies Beach and Port Noarlunga. The project is to seal the existing gravel path from the Christies Beach foreshore to the Bluff and continue with a new boardwalk pathway around the base of the cliffs and above the limestone shelf to the Port Noarlunga foreshore.

The Witton Bluff is an area of significant Aboriginal heritage. We look forward to working with the Kaurna community to incorporate Kaurna cultural aspects in how this important project is delivered in this special location. There is of course notable European heritage at Witton Bluff too and we also look forward to working with the broader community on recognising this through the project.

It will provide a considerable tourist draw card, creating a unique experience with the shared use path close to the water’s edge.

It forms part of the State Government's Coast Park vision for Greater Adelaide to develop a coastal linear park including a 70km shared use path from North Haven to Sellicks Beach. Within our council area we have 31km of the Coast park trail we have divided into three sections; Northern, Central and Southern. Seventeen kilometres (17km) has already been completed. To learn more about each section, including timeframes for construction, please view the Coast Park Plan 2019.

This project also contributes to the City of Onkaparinga Tourism Strategic Plan 2019 – 2023, which identifies Port Noarlunga and Christies Beach as two key coastal villages; with the Port Noarlunga reef named as one of the most dived spots in South Australia and Port Noarlunga and Christies Beaches promoted by South Australian Tourism as part of the 5 best beaches in Adelaide.

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OUTCOMES

Community Engagement was undertaken in September 2020 to consult with the community on the desired outcomes of the project, gather information to be considered during the design and construction process and to inform the community and stakeholders of the project.

Thousands of community members were made aware of the project through the Your Say website (1254 visits), letterbox drop (5000 households) and Facebook post (30,449 people reached).

The engagement allowed the community to express their views on the concept design with the majority of people interacting with both the social media posts and Your Say website supporting the concept. The Yoursay survey as part of this engagement had 81 people (64%) support the concept and 45 people (35%) not support the concept. On Facebook, 934 people (99.7%) had positive reactions to the concept.

Many people who completed the survey also contributed to other items that they thought council should consider when designing and delivering the project. A number of opportunities and considerations identified will be further reviewed and explored as part of the design development.

Read the full Engagement Feedback Report.

NEXT STEPS

Development of the concept and detailed design of the WBBT project will be progressed guided by technical investigations, state funding requirements, and feedback provided by the community and stakeholders.

The engagement identified considerations and opportunities that will be reviewed and considered as part of the design development.

Once the design has been completed construction work on the base trail will be progressed.

BACKGROUND

Initial work is commencing on the Witton Bluff Base Trail after Council was recently successful in obtaining a grant from the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure towards the design and construction of the project.

The Witton Bluff Base Trail project involves the construction of a shared use pathway around Witton Bluff, between the foreshore at Christies Beach and Port Noarlunga. The project is to seal the existing gravel path from the Christies Beach foreshore to the Bluff and continue with a new boardwalk pathway around the base of the cliffs and above the limestone shelf to the Port Noarlunga foreshore.

The Witton Bluff is an area of significant Aboriginal heritage. We look forward to working with the Kaurna community to incorporate Kaurna cultural aspects in how this important project is delivered in this special location. There is of course notable European heritage at Witton Bluff too and we also look forward to working with the broader community on recognising this through the project.

It will provide a considerable tourist draw card, creating a unique experience with the shared use path close to the water’s edge.

It forms part of the State Government's Coast Park vision for Greater Adelaide to develop a coastal linear park including a 70km shared use path from North Haven to Sellicks Beach. Within our council area we have 31km of the Coast park trail we have divided into three sections; Northern, Central and Southern. Seventeen kilometres (17km) has already been completed. To learn more about each section, including timeframes for construction, please view the Coast Park Plan 2019.

This project also contributes to the City of Onkaparinga Tourism Strategic Plan 2019 – 2023, which identifies Port Noarlunga and Christies Beach as two key coastal villages; with the Port Noarlunga reef named as one of the most dived spots in South Australia and Port Noarlunga and Christies Beaches promoted by South Australian Tourism as part of the 5 best beaches in Adelaide.

Further Information