Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Member for Gilmore Fiona Phillips in Nowra for this morning’s announcement. Photo: Supplied.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese committed $5 million in funding today (14 January) for the Nowra Riverfront Precinct – a new mixed-use hub that will reconnect Nowra city centre with the Shoalhaven River waterfront.
The Prime Minister said the area would “transform Nowra and create a space that can be enjoyed by the local community and tourists for years to come”.
It will incorporate parklands, accommodation, areas for commercial and social activities, as well as active transport links.
The investment supports a precinct masterplan, detailed designs for the central open space, drainage, an access road, and a business case. It will help complete the planning, while early delivery of public space improvements will encourage private investment and renewal of the surrounding area.
Long-time local and Member for Gilmore Fiona Phillips said the area was personally significant to her.
“It’s where I grew up riding my bike from the farm to the Nowra Pool,” she said. “It’s where I married, where I regularly swam with my family and community, and it’s where I fought so hard along with our community to save Nowra’s community swimming pool.
“To say I’m thrilled with this funding announcement today is an understatement. It is a pivotal piece in the puzzle of the always-longed-for revitalised riverfront.
“A revitalised Nowra Riverfront will mean huge benefits for our community with improved liveability and wellbeing options as well as being good for tourism, local businesses and jobs.”
Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Catherine King said the site would reshape Nowra.
“The Nowra Riverfront Precinct has been a long-held vision of the Shoalhaven City Council, so I’m thrilled to be part of a government that believes in regional communities and is turning their dream into a reality,” she said.
“Precincts like this not only give the community a space to gather and visitors a space to enjoy, but they transform towns by boosting local economies and shaping the everyday lives of locals.”
Echoing the minister’s sentiments was Shoalhaven City Council Mayor Patricia White.
“We are excited to be able to continue to progress this project with the NSW Government’s Nowra Riverfront Advisory Taskforce towards delivery as it presents a significant and long desired opportunity to shape the future of Nowra and strengthen its role as the civic, community, tourism and recreational hub for the Shoalhaven region,” she said.
“This funding will allow us to complete planning investigations and finalise the masterplan designs for the flagship riverfront park, and conduct further community consultation and a business case to facilitate investment in this foreshore precinct.”
For more information on the Nowra Riverfront Activation visit Nowra Riverfront Activation (NRAT) | Get Involved Shoalhaven.
The project is funded through the Albanese Government’s regional Precincts and Partnership Program, which provides investment to transform regional, rural and remote places. For more information, visit here.
Original Article published by Andy Sutton on About Regional.
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