Response From Shoalhaven Tourism On The basin Walk Promotion - Ww need Shoalhaven City Council to Complete Insuramce Claim

 Basically, The Basin Walk will not be promoted until Shoalhaven City Council gets the upgrades on missing sections finished, inclusive of the pending insurance claim from weather damage. Once all is finished, Shoalhaven Tourism will be able to launch and promote the walk.

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Here is the email response:

Dear John,

 

Thanks for sending your feedback through.

 

The Basin Walk, along with a number of other walks was funded via a Tourism Grant via the Federal Government and have been underway for some time. I have linked to the page which contains updates for your information as these projects have not been finished or launched – for the particular walk you are enquiring about, there are significant areas which require missing sections to be fixed and Council is waiting on an insurance claim t finalise these section and hence, launch and promote this walk. 

https://www.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au/Projects-Engagement/Major-Projects-Works/Sustainable-Tourism-Infrastructure-Project

 

We are currently working internally on a plan for promoting these new walks alongside our internal stakeholders, the Executive Comms team and the project manager. We have begun photoshoots. We appreciate your patience.

 

I also thank you for your feedback on including information on buses for the region. In the opening page of our new travel guide we provide information on buses and other transport. This guide is created annually so we do not be publishing exact routes and times as this is dynamic. Please see page 3 of the guide attached here.

 

“Between the Flags” is one of our supplementary Visitor Centres that we provide collateral to. We will continue to provide them collateral they require, and we believe they do have information on the bus routes available for consumers.

 

Once again, thank you John and have a happy new year.

Kristy

 

 

		Kristy Mayhew Acting Tourism and Economic Development Manager +61 2 4429 3644  |  +61 439 591 329 Bridge Road (PO Box 42) Nowra NSW 2541 shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au
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The Basin Walk,needs more Promotions from Shoalhaven Tourism

 What I call 'The Basin Walk' and others call 'Basin Walking Track', is a very popular walk for locals in Sanctuary Point/ St Georges Basin villages and for tourists that come down for a walk for the first time. When you talk to people walking for the first time, you get a feeling that we are all tourism ambassadors, making sure they get as much help and information as they need. This is so they enjoy their time in the Bay & Basin area while spending here.

I personally recommend local shops, so they can spend their pocket money in the area and create a small economic increase in our local economy. They have probably discovered  Sanctuary Point Shops, yet you still point them in that direction and then to surrounding villages. Highlight areas like Booderie National Park, Huskisson and even Mount Canbewarra Lookout. If we don't do this they just drive off, no money spent.

So, what better way to promote The Basin Walk to have Shoalhaven Tourism promote it. Are they doing it, No'. Could they do it, a strong 'Yes'. So, today I wrote to Shoalhaven South Coast NSW asking if they had any flyers promoting The Basin Walk. I was advised, 'No sorry, we haven't seen any flyers for The Basin Walk'.

They responded, 'That link has a printable map, hope it helps?.

The link was for Alltrails.

In their Shoalhaven 'Our Favourite Walk' information Book* The  Basin Walk is not mentioned or highlighted as a walk. Their website: Click here, when searching for The Basin Walk, cannot be found. It is not even on their map. So we need to ask for information flyers or be included in the Shoalhaven Our Favourite Walk information Book or separate flyrers, which I will lobby for.

click here for details from Alltrails

'Alltrails' shows a map they call, 'Basin and Sanctuary Point Foreshaw Walk'  and claim it is a 10.6 km walk taking 2 hours 17 minutes to complete. Although it says great for hiking, mountain biking and running. Well. for me 2 out 3 ain't bad: walking/hiking and running is fine but mountain biking - the pathy width doesn't suit it some sections, with people walking and running continuously. They mention that you may not even encounter many people on the walk, I tend to differ. I meet a lot: even walking with their dogs.

Amazing how they suggest the best time to visit is December to February. I would all year is a good time to come down and walk The Basin Walk. This tends to steer people away from the area outside of those times.

Another link that I located Pacer Click here, shows only one part of The Basin Walk named 'Sanctuary Point Bay & Basin' at 2.1 km from Palm Beach to approximately 1/3 of the way to Paradise Beach and another called 'St George's  Walk' at 2.6 km's with no map.

South Coast Nature Map Click here shows the map of The Basin Walk, along the shores but is not connected it to the Bherwerre  Wetland Boardwalk, which Google Maps in some way.

Jervis  Bay Wild Click here to name it 'Basin Foreshaw Walk' explains it is a 2.6km walk from Palm Beach to Paradise Beach taking 40 minutes to one hour as part of the '6 Great Walks Near Jervis Bay' promotion.

* provided by Jervis Bay Tourist Information, Sanctuary Point at 'Between The Flags'.