Foreshore plan for Hardys Bay

A Hardys Bay Foreshore Master Plan has been presented to the community at the Hardys Bay Community Church on Monday, July 9.

The plan was prepared based on the input by the Killcare Wagstaffe Trust by a student of Landscape Architecture Ms Maree Brown who was undertaking work placement with Council.

At the meeting, the Council was represented by Parks, Playgrounds and Foreshores coordinator Ms Kim Radford and Parks development officer Ms Emma Wallace.

The plan recommends substantial repairs or replacement of the seawall, rehabilitation of the soil and the drainage of the foreshore.

The landscaping involves the planting of low shrubs and trees to break the area up without impeding free passage from one end of the reserve to the other.

Additional picnic tables and seating was also proposed.

There are two versions, one with a path and one without.

The meeting was told that any path would have to be made from concrete although this can be coloured and stencilled to soften its visual impact.

Extra shade trees would be tuckaroos.

Other shrub-like plants would be planted in beds to help break the space up a little.

These would include dianellas, dwarf lilypillies and native geranium.

Newsletter, 27 Jul 2012

David Legge, Killcare Wagstaffe Trust