At the top of the Great Southern Walk track from Bald Hill to Stanwell Park. Photo: Ben McNamara, DPE.
Helicopters will be buzzing around the northern Illawarra this week (24-25 July) to carry material into the escarpment for work on the Great Southern Walk.
Weather permitting, the helicopter will lift about 120 loads to the work zones on the Wodi Wodi and Forest tracks between Austinmer and Stanwell Park.
Work started at the southern extent of Wodi Wodi track in 2023 and are set to continue onto Forest track along the top of the escarpment.
The choppers will operate between 9 am and dusk. National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) says there will be intermittent helicopter operations over the coming months.
Residents can visit the NPWS website to stay up to date with ongoing works.
NPWS relies on helicopters to transport construction materials to tracks that are difficult to access due to the location and rugged terrain that makes vehicle access impossible.
For public safety, all associated tracks will remain closed to the public while works are undertaken.
The Great Southern Walk will be a 67-km coastal track from Sydney’s south to Bulli Tops. Image: Environment NSW.
The Great Southern Walk will eventually be a 67-km coastal track from Kurnell in Sydney’s south to the Southern Gateway Centre at Bulli Tops.
It will incorporate existing walking tracks through the Kurnell Peninsula, the iconic Royal Coast Track and tracks through the Illawarra Escarpment, with some new connecting tracks in both Royal National Park and the Illawarra Escarpment State Conservation Area and upgraded tracks in Kamay Botany Bay National Park.
The Illawarra section will link from Bald Hill and Stanwell Park, adjacent to the southern entrance to Royal National Park, and through the Illawarra Escarpment State Conservation Area to the Southern Gateway Centre at Bulli Tops. Locations are being explored for overnight campgrounds.
About 64 km of the $17 million track upgrade has been completed and the project is due to be finished in 2025.
Click here for more information on the Great Southern Walk.
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