Now Barry Park in Fingal Bay has a viewing platform to match.

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Built from mainly recycled plastic material, the $50,000 platform has been completed in time for the whale migration season.

A unisex amenities building for the park, estimated to cost $155,000, has also been built but is awaiting connection to the sewer system.

Les Seddon, Port Stephens Council's natural resources co-ordinator, said the platform would combine the natural vista of the coastline with information about whale migration patterns and identifying features of the different species.

"The council has developed some informative signs that will be installed at the platform to enrich the viewing experience with key facts about the whales themselves, and Port Stephens' place on the migration journey," he said.

Kim Latham, the council's tourism and events co-ordinator, said she expected the platform would be popular with visitors wanting to view the whales frolicking in the waters off Port Stephens.

"Barry Park has always been a popular spot for whale watching.

"We tell visitors who don't have the sea legs to try a whale watching cruise to head out there for the next best vantage point," she said.

The platform was partly funded by a National Landcare Program grant through the Federal Office of Environment, and built by Port Stephens Council using composite fibre primarily from recycled plastic materials.