Heritage walk around Wagstaffe and Pretty Beach

A heritage walk will be held from 10am to 1pm on Sunday, April 24 to show the aboriginal and European history of Wagstaffe and Pretty Beach.

The walk will explore the character of the suburbs and look at the visible effects of that fact they were water-access-only until the mid-20th century.

It will explore which heritage items are listed by Gosford Council and why and will discuss the differences between the Local Environment Plan heritage list and the proposed new list.

Its aim is to enable people to become more informed about what might be valued in the suburbs and about the history that has led to the current subdivisions and built forms.

A volunteer guide will meet participants at Wagstaffe Square in Wagstaffe Ave where buildings on three of its four corners are or will be heritage listed.

The walk will run for about three hours and will consist of easy, road-side walking in a loop back to the starting point.

Participants are asked to wear closed-in shoes, bring water and sub protection along with a morning tea to be taken at Turo Park on Pretty beach Rd.

Newsletter, 12 Apr 2016

Peta Colebatch, WTKCA