A further 2km of the Wollondilly Riverwalk will be completed, courtesy of $2 million in state and federal funding.
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The popular walk, already 10.3km long, this week received a slice of the Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Fund, co-funded by both levels of government.
Hume MP Angus Taylor said the funding would contribute to Walkway's next phase.
"It's so important that we continue to help local councils deliver infrastructure projects that benefit the community and provide local jobs as we recover from the bushfires and Covid," he said.
"The Walkway has been a fantastic project for Goulburn, and its extension will provide both an economic and social boost for the community after what has been a challenging year."
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The 2km extension would help complete the river walkway, linking with the new Josephs Gate subdivision, Mayor Bob Kirk said.
The council this year allocated $500,000 to link Lower Sterne Street to the walkway's current end point at Riversdale.
The river walkway network is 10.3km long, with extensions in the coming year to bring the total length to 14.2km. A further 2.8km of shared pathway has been completed at Riverside Park. The work has occurred over five years.
"This generous co-funding will provide the missing link in our river walkway network, opening up further sections of green space to the community," Mayor Bob Kirk said.
"Our walkers, runners and cyclists will now be able to start at Marsden Weir and follow the shared pathway along our rivers, all the way to the Goulburn Wetlands in Eastgrove."
Goulburn MP Wendy Tuckerman maintained the project would help enhance recreation and support tourism after the 2019/20 bushfires.
"The walking track is already well-loved by locals but it is also becoming a real highlight for visitors to Goulburn," she said.
The track's extension will give visitors another reason to stop or stay here, whether it's a walk along the Wollondilly to take in the local scenery or to share a picnic with their family."
The walkway is wheelchair accessible and is regularly used by parents with prams.
Applications are invited for the $250 million Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Fund open round from October 27.
Grants of between $200,000 and $20 million will be available to organisations, including councils, joint organisations, business chambers, charities, businesses and Local Aboriginal Land Councils to deliver successful projects.
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