Council has recently constructed a walking path loop along the Peel River, connecting to the existing Bicentennial Park levee bank shared path near the Tamworth Regional Playground.

The concrete path features two sets of stairs to connect this path to the levee bank path.

This path creates a better vantage point for recreational walkers to view the beautiful Peel River when travelling along one of Tamworth’s most popular shared pathways.

This project was identified in Council’s Bicentennial Park Master Plan, adopted in 2020, and aligns with Council’s Blueprint 100 strategy, which aims to improve the planning and development of recreation facilities.

The river path loops down along the Peel River, between the Tamworth Regional Playground and the southern end of Kable Avenue.

This project has been made possible by the Australian Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program, with the Tamworth region benefiting from $6 million in total to be spent improving local infrastructure.

In the first phase of funding, our region was allocated $2.65 million, with a further $3.41 million received under the program’s second phase.

From this funding, the expected investment into this path is $150,000.