A new wider 200 metre footpath connection between Bayview Sea Scouts Hall and Bayview Baths has just been completed providing the community with safer access along this well utilised foreshore track.

With overwhelming support from the local community following consultation and input from the Bayview Church Point Resident Association the project commenced in February 2024. 

The previous footpath had been impacted by coastal erosion which had caused it to become uneven in places and difficult to traverse.

Northern Beaches Mayor Sue Heins said this part of the Beaches is extremely popular for locals and visitors. 

This location is just spectacular and so it is no wonder this well utilised path is a welcome addition for the community. 

“We also gratefully to the NSW Government for their contribution via a grant to assist council make this project possible. 

“The widened path now better protects the embankment it sits on from coastal erosion but also means it is more comfortable for people with prams or young ones on bikes to share the path with people exercising or going to a stroll. 

“The existing seawall has also been upgraded to modern engineering standards which will protect the widened footpath and Pittwater Road from erosion,” Mayor Heins said. 

The seawall now comprises of stepped sandstone blocks and sandstone rock toe protection, which will protect the bank and provide tidal habitat for fauna. 

Local Member for Pittwater Rory Amon said the upgrades would help improve green open space along the foreshore.

“I am so pleased to see these footpath upgrades completed with funding secured from the State Government,” Mr Amon said.

“I commend the Bayview Church Point Residents Association for their passion in seeing this upgrade realised. Thanks to their efforts, locals and visitors can better enjoy our spectacular Pittwater foreshore.”

This $1.35m project was gratefully supported by a $600,000 grant from the NSW State Government’s Metropolitan Greenspace Program.