The Beach to Beach committee is reinvigorated in 2020 to continue their push to build a path from North Haven to Dunbogan.
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A number of different sections of the footpath have been constructed in the last few years and planning is ongoing for the remaining sections.
Penny Small leads the committee made up of a group of dedicated volunteers who are courageously forging ahead and said that 2020 is the year for the project.
"The project has been coming along for a while now but we are ramping up our push in the new year," Ms Small said.
"We are proud to have two new committee members who are passionate about the project and we are reaching some important milestones so the next few months are looking every exciting."
On January 31 the committee met with Port Macquarie-Hastings Council's Sam Mackie who the council's project manager to receive a progress update.
He said the tender for the next section of the project was released on January 30 and companies have four weeks to put in a bid to do the work in the next stage.
He also said it is expected the tender will be awards towards the end of March all things going well. A successful tender will need to address environmental factors as well as include a detailed design of proposed works.
Ms Small said this was a huge step and with the ongoing work at the Dunbogan bridge all things were looking very positive.
"Putting out the tender is a really great step and one that we have been waiting for," she said.
"Council have been working really hard and the short term pain of construction work on the Dunbogan bridge would be worth the long term gain of having easy pedestrian access once complete."
Kirrily Slater is one of the new members to the committee and she said having Aboriginal representation on the committee was one of the reasons she wanted to join.
"I work at the Bunyah Local Aboriginal Land Council and it is so important that we have representation on projects like this," Ms Slater said.
"People need to acknowledge Aboriginal land and I am really glad this committee and project is being proactive when it comes to this."
Marg Howard is another new member who moved to the area after retiring as a farmer and school teacher in the Riverina. She said she is passionate about the environment and loved the idea of helping out on this project.
"I live at Dunbogan and I think it is really sad watching people have to walk on the road or young kids ride their bike in unsafe areas because we don't have a path," Ms Howard said.
The committee are also planning their annual Beach to Beach fundraising ball which will be held at the Laurieton United Services Club on March 7.
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