Narooma old-timers have been treading the Mill Bay boardwalk for 25 years.
What started as a community idea, pushed along by patient locals and volunteer grit, became a ribbon of timber, edging Wagonga Inlet's crystal water.
This boardwalk has hosted sunsets, prams, pelicans, proposals and more than a few strolling philosophical chats. But even the very best-loved things age and it's time to start planning its next incarnation.
Don't fret – we're not rushing in with the chainsaws just yet. Instead, a two-stage project. First we'll seek funding to assess and design a replacement boardwalk, with the approval processes that follow. This careful groundwork matters – if it's not in our operations plan, it's not a priority - then we can go about finding the money to actually build the thing.
There'll be thorough conversations with the community along the way about its style and materials. Everything's on the table during the first phase – where concept designs can fuel discussion on what the boardwalk will look like.
Whatever comes to pass, the boardwalk began with community support decades ago and its future will start the same way.
This story was first published in Council's quarterly newsletter for residents, Living in Eurobodalla. A printed edition is delivered to Eurobodalla's 26,000 households.
