By Dylan Smith. ABC Eyre Peninsula. Topic: Travel and Tourism. An artist's impression of the Parnkalla Trail development, if approved. Supplied: Port Lincoln City Council.
Negotiations are ongoing between private landowners and the Port Lincoln City Council over proposed upgrades to the popular Parnkalla Trail. If approved by property owners the foreshore walk from the Lincoln Hotel will be extended through to the Limani Hotel.
If they agree we will go coastal; if they don't agree then we will go roadside. Mr Morgan says urgent upgrades are needed to the path as walkers are "dicing with traffic". The council has already begun works along the foreshore earlier this year as part of phase 2 of the project.
Mr Ramsey said the trail was an important part of the city's attraction and said that both locals and tourists would enjoy the upgrades. Discussions with home owners along the foreshore have been ongoing since And it will be great for the Port Lincoln community," he said.
The frontage of Port Lincoln is one of the delights of the place, it's a great tourist attraction. The trail was formally developed in and follows the coastline around Boston Bay, providing visitors and locals with the opportunity to enjoy the views of the coastline. In , the council developed a Parnkalla Trail Strategy, identifying key aspects of the path that needed upgrading.
