THE Lake Boga foreshore could be set to receive more improvements with plans for a new footpath currently under review.
The draft plan, indicating the location and dimensions of the new path, is now available for public comment.
Lake Boga Inc and the Swan Hill Rural City Council are encouraging residents to provide feedback.
The plan is to extend the active walking path around Lake Boga with council engaging Heil Consulting to work on the project as part of the Lake Boga to Swan Hill Active Trail Project.
The upgrades, which have been underway since last November, include a 300m extension of the path near Winlaton Road, bringing the total length of the path to 4.5km.
“I think it would be good for the community — the path already there is well utilised,” Lake Boga Inc president Cameron Smits said.
The draft suggests a lakeside concrete pathway from the Lake Boga Yacht Club to the Lake Boga Caravan Park, which will incorporate a shared pedestrian and traffic zone along East Lake Road.
Mr Smits said Lake Boga Inc had a hand in initiating the plan and that their pipe dream was to have a path all the way around the lake.
He said the most recent plan was still conceptual at this stage and that they are looking to open it up for public discussion.
Councillor Les McPhee said the draft plans had been shown to key stakeholders for their input, including the yacht club, caravan park, Lake Boga Inc and private landholders along the proposed pathway.
“Some of the comments we have already received have suggested the need to apply common principals to the alignment, design and structure of the proposed path, such as the path being concrete and going along the lake foreshore,” Cr McPhee said.
“Council sees this as an exciting opportunity to upgrade key infrastructure around the lake, ensuring important benefits to the community,” he said.
“The construction of the active path around the lake over the past few years has been an overwhelming success, to both residents and visitors alike.
“These proposed plans will only enhance this, as it will provide the necessary infrastructure to link these paths to the township as well as to visitors at the Caravan Park.”
The draft plan is available for viewing on the council website and at the Lake Boga News agency.
Contact Amanda Young at the Economic Development Unit on 5032 3033 or ayoung@swanhill.vic.gov.au with comments.
Feedback will be collected until Friday, June 19.
For more on this story, pick up a copy of Wednesday’s Guardian (May 27).
