Families, locals and visitors can now enjoy easier and safer access through one of Brunswick Heads' most popular foreshore destinations, with the NSW Government completing a package of improvements at Torakina Reserve.
Set between the Brunswick River and Torakina Beach, the reserve is a much-loved community space where people gather to picnic, swim, walk, fish and spend time outdoors. The improvements will help people enjoy the foreshore while protecting and enhancing one of the area's most valued public spaces for future generations.
The NSW Government provided $220,950 through the Crown Reserves Improvement Fund to deliver new pathways, landscaping, signage, bollards and car park improvements to make moving around the reserve easier and safer.
The works improve movement through the reserve, create clearer separation between pedestrian and vehicle areas, and help safeguard landscaped sections from unauthorised vehicle access.
Delivered by Byron Shire Council, the project contributes to the ongoing care and enhancement of the Brunswick Heads foreshore precinct, ensuring the reserve remains a welcoming place for the community to enjoy.
The Crown Reserves Improvement Fund helps communities across NSW improve and maintain public reserves that support recreation, tourism, cultural and sporting activities, and recreational life of communities across NSW.
Minister for Lands and Property Steve Kamper said:
"Torakina Reserve is a much-loved community space in one of the North Coast's great seaside villages.
"This investment has delivered practical improvements that will help the reserve continue to serve the Brunswick Heads community and welcome visitors for years to come."
"Crown reserves like Torakina are important public spaces for communities across NSW, and we're proud to invest in keeping them accessible, safe and enjoyable for everyone."
Minister for the North Coast, Janelle Saffin said:
"Torakina is where Brunswick Heads comes together. Where families spend their weekends, kids learn to swim, and locals catch up by the water.
"These practical improvements make this beloved space safer and more accessible for everyone who calls the North Coast home, while making sure it's protected for future generations."
Member for Ballina, Tamara Smith said:
"Torakina is one of those special places that captures so much of what we love about Brunswick Heads - families swimming, picnicking and spending time together in a beautiful natural environment.
"I'm delighted to see this investment making the reserve safer and more accessible while protecting the natural beauty that makes it so special. Our public spaces should be welcoming and accessible to everyone, and these improvements will help ensure Torakina can be enjoyed by locals and visitors for generations to come."
Byron Shire Council Mayor Sarah Ndiaye said:
"Torakina Reserve holds a special place in the heart of Brunswick Heads, where locals and visitors come to swim, fish, walk and enjoy time by the river.
"These improvements make it easier and safer to move through the reserve and better protect the garden areas for everyone to enjoy.
Thank you to the community for your patience during the works and for the input that helped shape this project."
