A new recreational walking trail is coming to Camden Bicentennial Equestrian Park.
The trail will be built along Ferguson Lane and will link with existing trails.
It will also connect adjoining residential communities to this regional space and the Nepean River via the cricket facility and the Matahil Creek tributary.
Camden Council has received a $250,000 metropolitan greenspace program grant towards the cost of the trail.
It was one of 12 councils to share in almost $3.9 million of matched funding for pedestrian and cycle pathways, new and improved parks and open spaces.
Campbelltown Council will receive $100,000 for a Scenic Hills landscape study.
Member for Camden Peter Sidgreaves said the $250,000 grant for a walking trail at Bicentennial Equestrian Park was “fantastic news’’ for council and for the community.
“These funds are highly contested, and council’s success in securing matched funding speaks to the quality of the team’s application for funding in this round,’’ he said.
“I’m delighted that this project has been selected and thrilled that we’ll see more green and open space for everyone in the community to enjoy.”
The grants program has helped councils to deliver hundreds of public space projects since 1983.
Mayor of Camden, Cr Theresa Fedeli said The Camden Bicentennial Equestrian Park was a very popular and important community asset.
“This funding will allow council to install gravel paths and restore the Cumberland Plain Woodland within the Equestrian Park,’’ Cr Fedeli said.
“This forms part of council’s stage 3 Covid-19 support package, giving residents and visitors the opportunity to further enjoy the facility,” Cr Fedeli said.
