Updates to Central Park design

The removal of ramps for beach access and the retention of the existing Kingscliff Beach Holiday Park amenities building, to provide public toilet facilities, are among a handful of updates to the design for Kingscliff Central Park.

Ramps have been removed from the design for the beach accesses because:

• Investigations with other local government revealed the ramps would:

1. be difficult to maintain
2. significantly increase cost of wall’s construction
3. create a weak point in erosion protection provided by the wall

• An audit with Council’s Aged and Disability Officer and a representative from Council’s Access Committee determined that an access ramp within the wall structure was not necessary or the best solution. A better outcome would be provided by improving accessibility at a number of locations along the beachfront between the Cudgen Headland Surf Lifesaving Club and Cudgen Creek.

A Kingscliff Foreshore Access Plan has been produced and recommends a number of actions to make the beach accessible for all users.

A proposed beach access for the surf club, north of the club building, has been removed from the design. Instead, the existing access south of the club will be extended to provide better year-round access.

The holiday park amenities building will be retained, after a Conservation Management Plan identified the building had a high conservation value. It is now proposed to utilise this building to provide public toilets for the central park.

As a result, a proposed public toilet within the park has been removed from the design, along with a realignment of internal paths providing access to the toilets.

It is proposed to close the existing toilets under the surf club and return this area to the club.

To maximise the potential uses of Kingscliff Central Park’s open spaces, the large grassed area in the park’s northern section has been expanded.