Burnie Coastal Pathway
Announcement
Have your say on the Shared Coastal Pathway!
Your feedback will assist CCA in advocating for federal and state funding to maximise the Shared Coastal Pathway's impact.
- Completion Date24 October 2024
Have your say
Help the Cradle Coast Authority (CCA) shape the future of the Shared Coastal Pathway by completing a quick survey. Your feedback will play a vital role in supporting federal and state funding applications and to help guide advocacy efforts to maximise the Shared Coastal Pathway's positive impact on the community.
Survey
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Closing date: This will be an open survey to allow us to continue to seek input from our community.
Pathway Development Timeline
The Burnie Coastal Pathway started back in 2009 with 5km shared cycling and walking pathway from Emu River to Cooee Creek including the new Burnie Boardwalk. In 2010 Councils from Wynyard to Latrobe came together and developed the Northwest Coastal Pathway Plan committing to a shared vision of linking our towns across the coast. Below is a timeline of some of the major activities and pathway sections that Burnie have contributed toward this vision over the past 16 years.
2025
Landscaping is underway and planting works will be completed prior to end of April 2025.
Final works are being completed, with the project due for full completion by June 2025.
2024
- Cooee to Wynyard section - Coastal Pathway and Revetment Structures-Red Rock Cooee to Port Creek Wynyard
The Official Opening of the Cooee to Wynyard Coastal Pathway was held on 24 October 2024.
The Cam River crossing and an additional 1km of asphalt completed in Cooee, alongside track removal in Somerset. Track removal continued at Doctors Rocks, and Burnie City Council laid concrete sections from Emu River Bridge to Wivenhoe Beach. Seven rock revetments were constructed between Wynyard and Burnie to prevent onshore erosion. Landscaping works were designed and commenced.
2023
The Development Application (DA 2022/166) for the Coastal Pathway between Cooee Point and Cam River was lodged, followed by a tender process that awarded the contract to Shaw Contracting. Work began with vegetation and rail line removal on the Cooee to Wynyard sections, progressing to sub-grade ballast leveling and the placement of pavement material west of Cooee Creek. Penguin fencing was installed between Cam River and Cooee Point, and asphalt laying commenced. Meanwhile, Fairbrother completed sections at West Park as part of the UTAS redevelopment.
2022 - Council and State Government come to agreement on future responsibilities for erosion control, enabling the Coastal Erosion Control & Revetment Design to be tendered for Cooee to Wynyard Coastal Pathway.
2021 - South Burnie Beach Esplanade improvements included Coastal Pathway re-alignment in addition to provision of facilities.
- South Burnie Beach Esplanade section
2020 - Burnie City Council was appointed railway corridor manager between the Burnie port and Wynyard giving the council control of the maintenance and management of the rail corridor, allowing it to progress the Coastal Pathway, negotiations continued over the future responsibility of erosion management.
2019 - State government allocated $12 million to the development to manage the significant erosion issues.
2018 - Major Coastal Erosion issues occur due to storm surge, king tide and storms causing widespread damage, negotiations with state government commenced.
$1.65m Marine Terrace section linking the Oakleigh Overpass near Spring Street to the Waterfront Precinct. Featuring a cantilevered section from Cattley Street north to the Metro cinema with a lookout to the Burnie Port. Minor works behind West Park Oval linking the pathway through to the boardwalk, completed the Coastal Pathway from Cooee to Emu River. The Burnie parkrun began in June.
- Oakleigh Overpass
- Marine Terrace
- West Park
2017 - $1.86m Cooee to Wynyard Funding Announced from the State Government. The $3.7 million project to be jointly funded by the Burnie and Waratah-Wynyard Councils.
2010 - The new Burnie Boardwalk officially opened and Burnie officially launched the 3km Coastal Pathway shared cycling and walking pathway from Emu River to Cooee, this included the following sections:
- Cooee (red rock) to Westpark
- Burnie Boardwalk
- Oakleigh Park to Yacht Club
- Yacht club to Emu River (Burnie Pulp Paper Trail)
2009 - Burnie Pathway planning commenced
$969,000 from Federal Government funding Jobs Fund - National Bike Path Projects, plus $375 from state Government to match Council's funding contribution. The $1.7 million project will see a 5km shared cycling and walking pathway from Emu River to Cooee Creek.
In addition to this Council was also granted $1.26 million from Federal Government Jobs Fund for the Waterfront Boardwalk project.
Click Burnie Coastal Pathway section images to view
Cooee Rest Stops
Rest Stops at Cooee Creek Beach and Cooee Beach - have shelters equipped with night lighting, wireless charging stations for mobile phones, and USB ports for other devices, all powered by solar energy!