Kingscliff Foreshore Revitalisation

Pouring of concrete is well underway to form the steps that will link Kingscliff Central Park to the beach.

Visit the photo gallery to see birds-eye-view images of the revitalisation works as the progress.

The seawall is taking shape, with the steel reinforcing in place for the concrete steps that will link Kingscliff Central Park to the beach.

At the other end of the worksite, the rock wall is close to reaching the existing wall along the Kingscliff Beach Bowls Club.

Visit the photo gallery for birds-eye-view images of the work as it progresses. New photos from the time-lapse cameras are added every couple of days.

A new footpath beside the Marine Parade carpark has been completed and all parking spaces have been restored.

Safety fencing is being returned between the carpark and new footpath for about three weeks, while connecting paths are constructed.

The fencing will then be moved further back onto the worksite, reinstating access along this path to the pedestrian crossing in front of the cenotaph.

Sections of Kingscliff’s Marine Parade carpark will be closed during coming weeks, while the adjacent footpath is replaced as part of the Kingscliff Foreshore Revitalisation.

Work is scheduled to begin next week, with only a portion of the carpark closed at any time and full access to parking restored on weekends to minimise interruptions to car parking in the central business district of Marine Parade.

The replacement of the footpath is among the latest stages as the revitalisation progresses steadily, to construct a more permanent rock wall, establish Kingscliff Central Park and upgrade Kingscliff Beach Holiday Park.

It is anticipated the footpath construction will take approximately three weeks, construction fencing next to the carpark will then be shifted back, reinstating access along this path to the pedestrian crossing in front of the cenotaph.

Residents and visitors can now watch as the revitalisation site takes shape.

Time-lapse cameras have been installed at either end of the site to provide regular images as the project progresses.

Images will be updated regularly and are available here.

Viewing locations have also been established on the Marine Parade boundary of the site, allowing people to safely see into the site and watch revitalisation project progress.

Community feedback has contributed to a number of design updates to the Kingscliff Foreshore Redevelopment, including an increased number of van sites at Kingscliff Beach Holiday Park and improvements to beach accesses from Kingscliff Central Park.

See the photo gallery for updated designs for the Central Park and Kingscliff Beach Holiday Park.

Reviews of design, accessibility, holiday park occupancy rates and public input - including feedback during the Kingscliff Matters shopfront in Marine Parade from February to April - led to a handful of updates before tenders are put in place for a contractor to construct the project.

Tenders are scheduled to close on 16 November and Council is working with a shortlist of contractors.

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.