Bridport, North East Tasmania 7262Bridport is a 10
With the opening of the River Forest section in July completing the circuit around the town, a Bridport 10 is now on the event calendar. The inaugural Bridport 10 – Cafe Rahra Fun Run & Walk is to be held on Sunday October 23rd, 2011. Training has started for this event. For more information and entry forms go to the Bridport Walking Track website and click on News Media & Events/Bridport 10
read more$1 million walking track to open
“ The new track is the result of many years of planning and collaboration ” $1 million walking track to open BRIDPORT Innovations will officially open the Bridport River – Forest Walking Track on Friday July 29, at 1.00pm. The opening will showcase the work of the 30 trainees and team leaders who constructed the track and will mark their formal graduation from the training pro- grammes that has been a key part of the track construction. Tasmanian Tigers cricket coach Tim Coyle will present the certificates Conservation and Land Management to...
read moreSense of belief builds valuable asset
Natural beauty and history showcased The State Government provided $216,000 for the walking track. Labor Member for Bass Michelle O’Byrne said it was an exciting addition to the town and would complement golfing and tourism developments in the region. “The community has nurtured this project since the early 1990s and is to be congratulated for their vision and seeing this project through to fruition,” Ms O’Byrne said. “The track is a wonderful asset that showcases the natural beauty, varying landscapes, birdlife, fauna and history of the...
read moreValuable Jobs Created
THE Federal Government provided $750,000 through the Jobs Fund scheme. Federal Member for Bass, Geoff Lyons, said the project created 21 full time jobs and 30 traineeships for local people. “This development project has brought much-needed jobs to the people of Bridport and enabled the track workers to gain a Certificate II in Conservation Land Management.” “The money invested in the walking track is having a flow-on benefit to the community and has helped local residents gain a qualification,” Mr Lyons said. Scenes from the Opening of the...
read moreGrand Opening River-Forest Section
“This track is a credit to everyone involved …it has already become a popular attraction for Bridport.” Bridport Walking Track Opened MORE than 200 people celebrated the opening of the $1 million Bridport Walking Track on Friday. Diana Hardy-Wilson, one of the initiators of the track and a member of Bridport Innovations which received funding for the project, said the track had been 20 years in the making. Ms Hardy-Wilson paid homage to the late Carrie Harrison. “It was Carrie who ignited the spark,” she said. The...
read moreBridport Walking Track Opening
The highly anticipated official opening of the 4.7 km Bridport Walking Track River-Forest section, took place on Friday July 29th. The 30 trainees and team leaders who built this track completed their formal training in Certificate II Conservation and Land Management, and were graduated on the day. On July 14th at 1.15pm precisely, the track was completed; the last wheelbarrow load of top gravel had been screed and wacker packed, and the trainees and team leaders packed up their tools for the final time. After 10 months into this training...
read moreOpening of the History-Foreshore
Environment Minister Praises Bridport Community The Advertiser October 21, 2009 Minister for Environment, Parks and Heritage, Michelle O’Byrne opened Bridport’s foreshore walking track on Saturday. The track has been given a new lease on life with heritage signs and solar lighting. Ms O’Byrne, said the initiative demonstrated the heart behind the Bridport community. “Bridport has much to be proud of, and this latest project is another feather in the community’s cap,” Ms O’Byrne said. “By repairing the existing walking track and adding...
read moreBridport Walking Track Opened in Style
THE new Bridport foreshore walk, complete with solar powered lighting, was officially opened on Saturday and a huge crowd took part and witnessed the many events that were part of the celebrations. The opening was the culmination of many months of voluntary effort for the Bridport community, organised under the banner of Bridport Innovations. A federal government grant of $150,000 was used to purchase overhead solar powered track lighting and upgrade the walking path. Interpretative plaques are installed at significant spots. The event...
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