Walcha Pathways - Review of Environmental Factors

Summary and scope

The Walcha council is planning on extending its network of pathways leading outside the town premises. To evaluate the different options and feasibility, a Review of Environmental Factors (REF) is needed to ensure that no species might be endangered and the good environmental sustainability of the project. The REF are to be performed in 3 different locations / sections of road and the corresponding reports shall be written according to the following breakdown: a) Darjeeling Rd Pathways: From the northern end of the pathways on Uralla Rd (Corner Uralla Rd and Beaver Place) to Darjeeling Road and along Darjeeling Rd to Lions Park (Corner Darjeeling Rd - Towers Street)- over a total distance of approximately 3.8km b) Uralla Rd Sewage extension: Northern end of town intersection of Derby Street/Uralla Road to the western End of Beaver Place over a total distance of approximately 2km c) Summervale Reserve - Emu Creek Rd Northern end of the levee bank footpath (North side of the Apsley River (150m East of Walcha Central School), approximately 100m farther east then heading north on Yellow St (Road reserve - not constructed to date ca. 650m long) to join emu Creek Road (crossing Sugarloaf Rd), along Emu Creek rd to Summervale Reserve over a total distance of approximately 4.5km.