Official opening of Huskisson Mangrove Boardwalk

The Huskisson Mangrove Boardwalk was officially opened on Tuesday, December 3, 2024.

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00:00I'm really pleased to be officially opening this wonderful boardwalk.

00:06It's even better than I pictured actually when I was getting briefed on it and hearing about

00:11the progress as it was being built. It's a beautiful, beautiful spot and it's a really

00:16wonderful piece of local infrastructure for people to come down, tourists to come down

00:21and see the wonderful mangroves and beautiful environment that we've got here in Husker

00:26in this beautiful, beautiful part of the world, but also for locals to come down for a moment

00:30of peace and enjoy this beautiful, beautiful spot. Really impressive boardwalk, great location.

00:37Congratulations to everyone who's been a part of contributing to the construction and planning for

00:42this work. I know it's a complicated piece of work when you want to protect the environment

00:47and mangroves that are here, which is what this is for, but also create a beautiful space for

00:51people to be able to enjoy for many, many decades to come. It really is one of the best parts of

00:58New South Wales. I think what this does is allows people to, you know, come along the boardwalk here

01:04and really understand why this area is so special. I've been here a number of times, you know,

01:10sneaking in and having a look and I've literally seen people in wheelchairs being able to access

01:16this and I think that really says it all. It's about tourism. I was just talking before,

01:21I think the people counters have gone in and since they've gone in, I think we had 29,000

01:27visitors that have come through onto the boardwalk and that's before the summer holiday.