Exploring the Coast on foot

the Redgum Forest Walk. The meeting spot is Evans Rd, Toukley, near the Vietnam Veterans Hostel, before setting off at 9am for the 9km mediumlevel walk.

An easier trek on Tuesday, July 18, will be the 8km

Davistown Boat Builders Walk with walkers meeting at 9.30am on Carrick Rd, opposite the Kincumber Hotel, and there’ll be an optional lunch at the hotel afterwards.

On Tuesday, July 25, walkers will tackle the medium-hard

13.7km McPherson State Forest Loop, subject to permission from Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council. Meet at 9am at the end of Waratah Rd, Kulnura.

The first walk in August will be Mogo Camp, Mt Manning

Rock Shelter and Circuit Flat Bridge, an 11km medium-level walk.

Meet at 9am on Tuesday, August 1, at the intersection of George Downs Dr and Walkers Ridge Rd, Bucketty, in front of the National Parks depot.

Central Coast Weekday Walkers can be contacted for more information via email: centralcoastweekday walkers@gmail.com

Three priorities of Central Coast Council’s 2023-24 Operational Plan are maintaining road networks, caring for community open space and improving response time for development applications.

The Plan was approved at Council’s meeting on June 27 and Administrator Rik Hart said the community would continue to see the benefit of Council’s well-planned and long-term capital works program with more than 200 works in the pipeline for the year ahead.

A comprehensive roads, drainage and pathways investment of $58M will include improvement projects such as road and drainage upgrades at Lakedge Ave, Berkeley Vale; Del Monte Pl, Copacabana; Virginia Rd and Warnervale Rd at Hamlyn Terrace; Magenta Shared Path, plus extensive road renewal