Parklands welcome funding granted by the Cross-Border Commissioner’s Infrastructure Fund to extend pedestrian access along the Murray River Adventure Trail and support the work and engagement of volunteer stewardship groups.

This project builds on Parklands Albury Wodonga’s strengths in bringing together a broad cross section of the community to deliver landscape scale environmental and park infrastructure projects. Involving community Friends, Landcare and Men’s Shed groups along with workplace, youth and disability volunteers, as well as local business partners, the project aims to assist our community to recover from Covid restrictions and respond to the need for contact with nature realised by so many during lockdowns.

The project will establish a ‘hub’ space at Parklands Leneva depot – a space not only to store tools and materials but for volunteers and Rangers to connect, learn and share skills and knowledge. With a ‘learning by doing’ approach, volunteers will engage with our experienced Rangers to help build the hub infrastructure and roll out the installation of chicane gates along the Murray River Adventure Trail.

The project will benefit both the community volunteers involved in caring for sections of the Murray River frontages, and the broader community who have long sought improved access to the river. The chicane gates that will be installed will provide pedestrian access through cross-fences and open up walking trails along the beautiful meanders of the Murray between Lake Hume and west Wodonga.

If you’d like to get involved with this project, come along and meet the team at our monthly ‘third Tuesday’ working bee – register here – or contact us via our website.

This project is supported by the Cross-Border Commissioner’s Infrastructure Fund – COVID Recovery Round.